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Utjecaj pluralizma medija na demokratski proces u Bosni i Hercegovini
Influence of Media Pluralism on the Democratic Process in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Author(s): Marko Sapunar, Zoran Tomić
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fakultet političkih znanosti u Zagrebu
Keywords: media; pluralism; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Dayton agreement; international community

Summary/Abstract: The international community, with the implementation of a well-thought out strategy, has established in Bosnia and Herzegovina a pluralist and independent media sphere which has enabled the public discourse with objective informationproviding and promotion of a plethora of different opinions. Such pluralist media scene contributes to the full freedom of expression, promotes the culture of dialogue and civil society, and represents a corrective to the state and the political structures. The article analyses the media scene in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the 1980s (the then socialist BiH) until now. In stages, the plurality of the media in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the war, during the war, and after the signing of the Dayton Accord are analyzed. The author also lists the statistical data which serve for the quantitative analysis of the development of the media in BiH and as the measure of the diversity of its media scene. Međunarodna zajednica je provedbom dobro osmišljene strategije u Bosni i Hercegovini uspostavila pluralnu i neovisnu medijsku sferu koja osigurava stvaranje javnog diskursa s objektivnim informiranjem i mnoštvom različitih mišljenja. Takva medijska scena pridonosi slobodi izražavanja, izgradnji kulture dijaloga, civilnog društva, a korektiv je državnim i političkim strukturama. U radu se analizira i medijska scena u Bosni i Hercegovini od osamdesetih godina prošlog stoljeća do današnjih dana. U etapama se istražuju pluralizam medija u prijeratnoj Bosni i Hercegovini, za vrijeme rata, kao i medijska scena nakon potpisivanja Daytonskog sporazuma. Navedeni su i statistički pokazatelji koji služe za kvantitativnu analizu razvoja medija u BiH, a pokazatelj su i raznovrsnosti medijske scene.

  • Issue Year: XLI/2004
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 3-16
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Croatian