Böcker av Kaarle Nordenstreng

This study presents a general history of how journalism as an emerging profession became internationally organized over the past one hundred and twenty years, seen mainly through the associations founded to promote the interests of journalists around the world.

This volume is a collection of contemporary commentaries on international communication issues, with the concept of national sovereignty as the departure point. topics include mass media communication across borders, communication satellites, and Third World nations and the need to establish a new world information order.

Brings together the main contributions to this debate from some of the key figures in the field. Major topics addressed include: postindustrialism and globalization, surveillance, and the impact of corporate capital on the information revolution.