| The Romanian Mass Media and Cultural Development Contributor(s): Berry, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0754610691 ISBN-13: 9780754610694 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 302.230 |
| LCCN: 2003060965 |
| Physical Information: (1.02 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This compelling book assesses the development of the mass media since the Romanian Revolution in December 1989 and the media's impact on cultural development, the public sphere, civil society and democracy. It controversially claims that Romania's failure to experience a thoroughgoing enlightenment project in its entire history remains a major obstacle for producing democratic ownership of the media and democratic development of society. Analyzing both the print and broadcast media and their respective effects on development, the book also discusses the effects of Romanian law on media and societal development, ethics, and media responsibilities. It concludes, however, that far from having an absolutely negative impact on Romanian post-communism, the media has helped produce a contradictory empirical form that equally contains positive moments in terms of subjective cultural development. |