In this Book
- After the Czars and Commissars: Journalism in Authoritarian Post-Soviet Central Asia
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: Michigan State University Press
- Series: Eurasian Political Econ. & Public Policy
summary
From Czarism and Bolshevism to the current post-communist era, the media in Central Asia has been tightly constrained. Though the governments in the region assert that a free press is permitted to operate, research has shown this to be untrue. In all five former Soviet republics of Central Asia, the media has been controlled, suppressed, punished, and often outlawed. This enlightening collection of essays investigates the reasons why these countries have failed to develop independent and sustainable press systems. It documents the complex relationship between the press and governance, nation-building, national identity, and public policy. In this book, scholars explore the numerous and broad-reaching implications of media control in a variety of contexts, touching on topics such as Internet regulation and censorship, press rights abuses, professional journalism standards and self-censorship, media ownership, ethnic newspapers, blogging, Western broadcasting into the region, and coverage of terrorism.
Table of Contents
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- Part 1: Under the Commissars
- Part 2: National Perspectives
- Part 3: Trans-Regional Perspectives
- Part 4: Journalism Education and Professionalism
- Part 5: New Media, New Frontiers
- Conclusion: Through the Crystal Ball
- pp. 287-293
- Contributors
- pp. 295-299
Additional Information
ISBN
9781609172282
Related ISBN(s)
9781611860054, 9781628951509, 9781628961508
MARC Record
OCLC
778436391
Pages
307
Launched on MUSE
2012-12-20
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2011