Snap and crackle goes pop (original) (raw)
PROPAGANDA, news, curiosity and even espionage were the fuel of short-wave radio broadcasts. Readers of a certain age may recall the thrill of hearing a crackly, venomously worded broadcast from far away, such as the Voice of Free China denouncing the communist bandits on the mainland, or Radio Peace and Progress in Moscow deriding the imperialist hullabaloo about human rights.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Snap and crackle goes pop”
From the June 21st 2008 edition
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