The Bureaucracy Of Truth

How Communist Governments Manage The News
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-29046-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 285 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 689 g

This book deals with the Communist mass media, their structure, function and control, combining common features and variations in each country. It discusses the significance and consequences of the Helsinki accords and the Eastern record of implementation in 1975.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lendvai, Paul

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction -- Communist Mass Media -- The Party’s Sharpest Weapon -- What is Newsworthy — and What is Not? -- Censorship, Secrecy and the Special Bulletins -- The International Dimension -- Western Broadcasts — A Lifeline of Information -- The Soviet Response — Jamming and Intimidation -- The Soviet Model and the ‘New World Order for Information’ -- From Helsinki to Madrid: Prospects for a Freer Exchange of Information -- A Test of Will in Belgrade -- Eastern Compliance with the Final Act -- Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Lendvai