Editing International broadcasting (section)

{{Short description|Radio and television transmissions across borders.}}

'''International broadcasting''' consists of radio and television transmissions that purposefully cross international boundaries, often with then intent of allowing expatriates to remain in touch with their countries of origin as well as educate, inform, and influence residents of foreign countries. Content can range from overt [[propaganda]] and [[counterpropaganda]] to cultural content to news reports that reflect the point of view and concerns of the originating country or that seek to provide alternative information to that otherwise available as well as promote tourism and trade. In the first half of the twentieth century, international broadcasting was used by colonial empires as a means of connecting 
colonies with the [[metropole]] (for example the BBC Empire Service as well as France's [[:fr:Le Poste colonial|Poste Colonial]] and the Dutch overseas radio services, [[PCJJ]] and PHOHI). When operated by governments or entities close to a government, international broadcasting can be a form of [[soft power]]. Less frequently, international broadcasting has been undertaken for commercial purposes by private broadcasters.

International broadcasting, in a limited extent, began during [[World War I]], when German and British stations broadcast press communiqués using [[Morse code]]. With the severing of Germany's undersea cables, the wireless telegraph station in [[Nauen]] was the country's sole means of long-distance communication. The US Navy Radio Service radio station in New Brunswick, Canada, transmitted the '[[Fourteen Points]]' by wireless to Nauen in 1917.<ref>Wood 2000: 56</ref> In turn, Nauen station broadcast the news of the abdication of [[Kaiser Wilhelm II]] on November 10, 1918.<ref>U.S. Government Printing Office. ''International Law Documents: Neutrality, Conduct and Conclusion of Hostilities''. 1919, p. 55</ref> In the early 2020's, many of the public [[International broadcasting|international broadcasters]] that court audiences abroad have seen their budgets shrink, with the exception of [[Deutsche Welle]], while [[state media]] outlets from [[Authoritarianism|authoritarian]] countries like [[Russia]], [[China]] and [[Iran]] have been increasing their budgets since the early 2000's.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Romy |first=Katy |date=2025-04-25 |title=International public media face uncertain future in democracies |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/democracy/international-public-media-face-uncertain-future-in-democracies/89207323 |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=SWI swissinfo.ch |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=China and Russia are deploying powerful new weapons: ideas |url=https://www.economist.com/international/2025/05/15/china-and-russia-are-deploying-powerful-new-weapons-ideas |access-date=2025-05-29 |work=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref>