Nordenstreng / Björk / Beyersdorf A History of the International Movement of Journalists

Professionalism Versus Politics
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-137-53055-4
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 274 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nordenstreng, Kaarle

Björk, Ulf Jonas

Beyersdorf, Frank

Høyer, Svennik

Lauk, Epp

Weitere Mitwirkende

Somavia, Juan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents.-  Foreword; Juan Somavia.- Introduction; Kaarle Nordenstreng.- 1. Frames and Contradictions of the Journalistic Profession; Svennik Høyer and Epp Lauk.- 2. First Internationals: IUPA and PCW (1894–1936); Ulf Jonas Björk.- 3. First Professional International: FIJ (1926–1940); Frank Beyersdorf.-  4. Embroiled in Cold War Politics: IOJ and IFJ (1946–); Kaarle Nordenstreng.- Conclusion; Kaarle Nordenstreng et al..- Appendices.- I     Timeline 1893– .- II   Membership data of IOJ and IFJ 1966–1990.- III Consultative meetings of international and regional... 1978–1990.- Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Kaarle Nordenstreng is Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Tampere, Finland. He has worked as a journalist in Finnish national radio, and was President of the International Organization of Journalists, 1976-90. He has written or edited sixty books, including Mapping BRICS Media (2015). Ulf Jonas Björk is Professor and Chair of the Department of Journalism and Public Relations at Indiana University-Indianapolis, USA, where he teaches media law and journalism history. He has published numerous articles on topics such as international journalism co-operation, the U.S. immigrant press, and foreign correspondence. Frank Beyersdorf teaches European and German history at Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. He has published on the League of Nations, international journalism, the Cold War, and internet governance. Svennik Høyer is Professor Emeritus of the Department for Media and Communication at the University of Oslo, Norway. He has published many journal articles on media history and communication theory, and a number of books in Norwegian. Epp Lauk is Professor of Journalism and Head of the Department of Communication at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and Visiting Professor at Vytautas Magnus University of Kaunas, Lithuania. Her numerous international publications include topics on history and professionalization of journalism, media policy and accountability.