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After the political changes in 1989 the institutional frame of the Hungarian press in Romania was restored, and journalists founded their new, independent professional organization. Its leaders recognized the importance of the training of media specialists. The essay presents the history of the two decades of media teaching at Babes-Bolyai University.
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It takes six month to establish the democratic political institutions, six years to succesfully change the plan oriented economics to market economy, but it takes sixty years to place the revolution into the hearts and minds of people - states the essay of Peter Gross.Despite the changes that happened in the socio-political and economic system of the former communist states censorship and self censoring is still haunting journalism menacing other legal rights as well. The study wishes to discover the cultural basis of censorship and self censoring, and to place them into cultural context.
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At the forty’s anniversary of the launching of the legendary Hungarian Service of the RomanianTelevision three of the former editors (Erika Józsa, Mária Tomcsányi and Katalin Simonffy) haddecided to write a book about this program. They asked for the help of their former colleagues. Thememories of people who worked there offer important information and many touching details on thehistory of the „Hungarian Service”.
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The main issue of this study is which term applies best for those studios of the Romanian television which are not located in Bucharest. The author starts from the hypothesis that the legal expression (territorial studios) is not established in the common speech and does not apply to the more or less unified European terminology. The author of the essay argues that the term „regional studio” would be closer to the socio-cultural context and the identity making process these studios are involved in.
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The turn of the 20th century brought several changes not only in the socio-economical life, but in lifestyle as well. Advertisements concerning health and hygiene become common in printed press.Starting from the point of view that advertisements are telling us about the habits and requirements of a society this study gives a content analysis of the advertisements published in two newspapers Szamos (edited at Satu Mare) and Ellenzék (edited at Cluj).
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This paper is dealing with a specific issue of sport management in post/Communist countries:what happened following to the fall of the Iron Curtain with the football-clubs supported by the Military during decades of Socialist state. Our paper exams the situation of former Soviet, Polish,Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Yugoslav and Albanian teams supported by Communist armies, and their path from the last two decades.
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This article treats the sections of TIFF, Transilvania International Film Festival, 2014
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In my research, I analyzed the appearance of Egerszegi Krisztina in Hungarian women's magazines. My hypothesis was that those social changes, which appeared after the fall of the communist regime ( the period in which Egerszegi Krisztina became popular) boost the energy of the narratives about the sport woman. This socio-historical context helped to preserve the interesting her career and person, an interest that did not fade after 1996. My research points out the elements, which determined the interpretations of the appearance of sports star in the context of the society, and how celebrities can keep their fame.
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In my paper I examine the last 70 years of the Teleki castle’s history in Gornesti, using the method of oral history. I interviewed 19 locals and the current owner, asking them about their memories, their opinion of the castle and the late proprietors. Being a local myself, I analyse the topic from a personal perspective giving space to the voice of the villagers, revealing stories that have never been heard.
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The paper discusses body signs in the following structure: (I.) according to the body of the sign (the sign vehicle): non-verbal communication: 1. body characteristics: body type, appearance, weight, color of hair and skin, body and breath smell, etc. 2.complementary object (product, emblem) or cosmetics (perfume, lipstick) worn on the body, (II.) according to the intention of the communicator: 1. unintentional (natural), 2. intentional (artificial), (III.) according to the origin of signs: 1. prototypical, 2. deformed (universal), 3. intentional (culture-specific), (IV.) according to the function/aim of communication: 1. informality (concealment), 2. expressiveness (revelation). The paper discusses the areas of body communication, especially tattoo, and draws attention on the opposition of various characteristics of body communication (skin color, body transformation).
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The correspondence between Miklós K. Papp and József Szinnyei represents a discussion on journalism, on the mechanism and role of the press in the second half of the 19th century. The friendship arose from a common passion: the devotion for the press, culture and creation. The letters highlight an interesting discussion on the newspapers (Hölgyfutár and Történeti Lapok) of Papp K. Miklós and a professional discussion on the Transylvanian press in the second half of the century.
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Our study aims to describe the groups in the middle of the social stratification hierarchy through a synthetizing literature analysis. The analysis briefly summarises the main concepts about the history of Hungarian middle class, examines the group-forming force of class identity, and investigates the possible approaches to the social groups located in the middle of social stratification. One of the main conclusions of this study is that the concept of middle class can be considered more as an ideal type or a prescriptive category, than an objective, descriptive concept.
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Blogging nowadays is much more than a way to express yourself, it has a community creating force. There was a need to create a space for it, that could serve the needs of the media responsible bloggers. Today's bloggers can express themselves in many ways:in writing or using still images (drawings, photoes, pictures taken from films), moving images, or modified images. Since 2007 Tumblr leads the way in this segment of the market. While the content is left to the care of bloggers, they built up a structure that allows the use of different forums, and the members of community to interact. This innovation made the community of Tumblr to found a special form of art, each member of the community becoming user and creator in the same time.
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The internet has changed the way people find data. Connected 24/7 to the internet through their mobile phones and tablet computers, this new form of communication is influencing all those that earn their paycheck working with information. It seems that no other area is as affected as journalism in general and, in particular, the printed press. A combination of newspaper’s mistakes,technological advances and shifting consumer habits push the once king of the media to the brink of extinction. Media executives around the world are trying to put together a new economic model for the venerable newspaper. Even if they succeed, the media landscape is changed forever.
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The field of political communication is constantly changing, we witnessed in the last decade changes among the key actors, the form and content of the communication process.In the era of post-modern campaigns the Internet has opened new possibilities in the field of political communication. This study aims to be a short overview of the changes in the history of online political communication, identifying its turning points.
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The author presents the book of Péter Gyuricza (Média – csata – tér: fejezetek a magyar média és a hatalom utóbbi 25 évének történetéből; The battles of media - spaces) showing the relationship between media and politics in Hungary in the last 25 years. The book examines the impact of the media on political life in Hungary, focusing on both traditional media and new (Facebook, blogs,etc.). Ivett Bak concludes that this book is pessimistic, because media in Hungary tend to influence the masses, not to inform them impartially.
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This article treats the relations between the communication, media and sport
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In August 2013 Budapest hosted the fencing World Championships. One of the reasons that the international federation awarded the Hungarian capital with hosting the event was that in the same year the Hungarian Fencing Federation celebrated its 100th anniversary and also to honor the performance of Hungarian fencers at the Olympics,World and European Championships. It is impossible to name each and every person who made lasting efforts in Hungarian and international fencing. Just some of these names like Italo Santelli, Sándor Pósta, Aladár Gerevich, Rudolf Kárpáti, Pál Kovács, Endre Kabos, Ilona Elek, the sport diplomat and coach Béla Nagy, Béla Bay, József Sákovics, János Kevey, Béla Rerrich, Jenő Kamuti, Pál Schmitt. This study summarizes the history of Hungarian fencing, highlighting its crossroads and important events as well as the life of those persons whose life and athletic performance could be exemplary for the coming generations.
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