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Jurnalistica sub cenzura comunistă
Journalism under Communist Censorship

Author(s): Lavinia Betea
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Fundaţia »Societatea Civilă« (FSC)
Keywords: journalism; communism; censorship;freedom of expression;

Summary/Abstract: Based on the author’s direct experience, the article portrays the press during the communist regime in Romania, highlighting features such as censorship, centralization, planning and propaganda of the single party. Equally, the article offers an image of the communist society, with its shortcomings and constraints, indirectly emphasizing the importance of a free and independent press for the functioning of the society, the relationship between the state and the citizen and a functional democracy.

  • Issue Year: XXVI/2018
  • Issue No: 197-198
  • Page Range: 3-17
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Romanian
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