History of printing and journalism. The shaping of international cooperation of journalists from the 1880s to the 1940s

Founding of IOJ 1946-47 Crisis 1948-49 Results of the Cold War 1950-53 Striving for Unity 1954-60 Emancipation of the Thirld World 1961-66

This is a unique history of what in the 1980s was the world’s largest association in the media field. However, the IOJ was embroiled in the Cold War: the bulk of 300,000 members were in the socialist East and developing South. Hence the collapse of the Soviet-led communist order in central-eastern Europe in 1989–91 precipitated the IOJ’s demise. The author – a Finnish journalism educator and media scholar – served as President of the IOJ during its heyday. In addition to a chronological account of the organization, the book includes testimonies by actors inside and outside the IOJ and comprehensive appendices containing unpublished documents.

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.

Seventeen articles covering Western industrialized countries, European socialist countries , Developing countries and Overall pespectives by leading experts of journalism and mass communication. Ten appendices reproduce documents on professional ethics and related topics. Published by the International Organization of Journalists, Prague 1989

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