Resumen de The development of a public idea of atomic energy in the Francoism (1945-1964): The role of the official newsreel NO-DO
The NO-DO, the official newsreel of Francoism, was for twenty five years a monopoly of information in the mass media. One of the most unexplored and yet unravelled aspects relate to the central role that NO-DO had in the broadcasting of scientific news and technical advances. The scientific point of view offered by NO-DO definitely contributed to elaborate a common view in the Spanish public for that period of time.
Particularly relevant to study in deep is the public image spread from Franco’s regime regarding atomic energy, an official vision that underwent strategic changes according to Franco’s domestic and foreign policies. Over the years, the official vision of “the atomic affair” moved from a terribly dangerous weapon towards the hopes for health and the promise of an unlimited energy resource. The NO-DO launched through nearly two hundreds news during twenty years, and became the media in charge of broadcasting to Spaniards both the fear and the hopes.
Moreover, Francoism, aware of the power of atomic energy, employed it as an instrument representing to the Spaniards the fragile equilibrium in the world of that period, as well as a matter of anti-communist propaganda.
The Spanish atomic endeavour was one of the outstanding manifestations of the Spanish-nationalism spirit and importantly, a rationale to justify the political regime to the citizens.
The aim of this presentation is to state some of the style features used in NO-DO to develop a particular public perception of “the atomic affair” close to the regime’s one. Indeed we will present data supporting the hypothesis that NO-DO contributed to the efficient spreading the official ideology to the public going to the movies.
