Communication, development, and the Third World: the global politics of information

Abstract

The first book to address two of foremost issues in international communication: UNESCO debate over the New World of Information Order (NWIO) which attempted to reach a global consensus on purpose of journalism; and secondly, place of mass media and telecommunication in development of third world countries. It traces growth of these issues from their beginnings in sixties through UNESCO declaration on mass media in 1978 into present decade. Key features of this text are examination of role communication plays in countries with differing systems of government and an explanation of issues that brought UNESCO into limelight in eighties and its importance to future. Originally published in 1988 by Longman.

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