Informação, Publicidade, Propaganda: Correspondentes estrangeiros, agências noticiosas e a “Grande Guerra de palavras” da primeira metade do século XX

The essay takes as a starting point Goebbels’ speech delivered at the closing session of Continental Advertising Congress, held in Vienna June 1938, and explores transformations that communicational public space first half twentieth century underwent following two world conflicts erupted then. In part, addresses progressive hybridisation discourse time, increasing blurring information, advertising propaganda, rapid acceleration international circulation communication during period. this context, special attention is paid to actors who, though not new political scene – such foreign correspondents news agencies –, gained decisive importance throughout period question. second part analyses case studies involving these their power on World War II. Geographically, are centred around an axis usually considered peripheral war neutral Portugal but which appears central and, way, paradigmatic “Great Words” was also being fought space.