The people, press, and politics of Croatia / Stjepan Malovic and Gary W. Selnow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malović, Stjepan.

Contributor:

Selnow, Gary W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Political aspects--Croatia.

Mass media.

Press and politics--Croatia.

Press and politics.

Croatia--Politics and government--1990-.

Croatia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title examines the evolution of the press-government relationship in Croatia from the Tito era to the end of the 20th century. It is a story of three interacting players: the Croatian government, the compliant press and the largely quiescent public.

Contents:

Preliminaries; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Media Situation under Tudman; 2 Victory for Democracy A Dream Fulfilled or a False Hope; 3 Theory of Free Press/Open Societies; 4 The Croatian Government's View of the Media; 5 The Press and Self Censorship; 6 Rise of the Press, Fall of the Secret Services; 7 Case Study Forty one Days that Changed the Country; 8 The Transition and the First Elections (Late 1980's, Early 1990's); 9 The Media Role in the Croatian Serbian War; 10 The Postwar Years; 11 Professionalism and Ethics of Croatian Journalists

12 The Public View of Democracy and the Press13 Role of the International Community; 14 Technology Catalyst for Change; Appendix A Journalists Killed during the War; Appendix B Text of Meeting between Secretary of State; For Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-238) and index.

ISBN:

9798400696008

9780313002595

0313002592

OCLC:

55141755