Abstract

Before the disastrous 1942 Dieppe raid, allied authorities, headed by Lord Mountbatten's Combined Operations Headquarters, devised a publicity strategy to minimize negative press if the raid failed. This deceptive policy initially led the English-Canadian press to portray Dieppe as successful. However, as more information emerged, there arose a growing criticism of the raid in some Canadian newspapers. Yet the political leanings of some newspapers heavily influenced their editorial stance on the raid. The deceptive publicity efforts failed to convince many Canadians, although the reputation of Mountbatten and his organization was preserved. Avant le raid d�sastreux sur Dieppe en 1942, les responsables des forces alli�es dirig�es par Lord Mountbatten, chef des op�rations interarm�es, avaient pr�par� une strat�gie publicitaire visant � minimiser les commentaires n�gatifs qui seraient publi�s dans les journaux en cas d'�chec. � cause de cette conduite trompeuse, la presse canadienne anglaise a d'abord annonc� que Dieppe avait �t� un succ�s. Toutefois, � mesure que des renseignements additionnels ont fait surface, on a commenc� � d�noncer cette op�ration militaire dans certains journaux canadiens. Malgr� tout, les tendances politiques de certains journaux ont continu� d'influer grandement sur le contenu de leurs articles concernant le raid. En d�pit de tous les efforts de publicit� mensong�re, peu de Canadiens ou de Canadiennes se sont laiss�s convaincre, m�me si la r�putation de Lord Mountbatten et de son organisation a �t� pr�serv�e.

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