Electronic Library of Scientific Literature
Electronic Library of Scientific Literature
Volume 39 / No. 3/ 1996
Jozef Darmo
The author analyses specific conditions of the culture and mass media transformation in the Central and East European countries. He deals with the problems of media globalization, relationship between the cultural and media activities as well as with the problems of media dynamics in the production and reproduction of the human thought. The study also analyses some linguistic aspects of mass communication in the process of transformation, the media advertising, the cultural patterns in the Central and East European countries, the cultural and media elite, and the expected change of the media as the result of transformation.
pp. 177–185
Samuel Brecka
In two parts, the study tries to explain that some degree of state regulation of media market is legitimate. This applies especially to the protection and support of the home media operators who, as a result of ongoing media market globalization, will more and more face the unequal competition with the foreign market players. The study is based on the home media market analysis as well as on the comparison of some of its indicators with the situation abroad. The first part of the study justifies the state interventions in the media market developments notwithstanding the risks these interventions may imply for freedom of expression. The media market protection is defined as the protection of the home audiences as well as the support of the home production. The protection measures are seen as an integrant of the state communication policy. Their implementation is explained on the background of EU countries experiences in the protection and support of the European media industry.
pp. 209–218
Lubos Sefcak
The author characterizes two systems that allow the publishing of the periodical press: the licencing/permitting and/or declaring/notifying of the new press titles. He describes the genesis of these opposite systems and their use in Slovakia. The author analyses in detail and compares the legal provisions of different laws related to the establishing of the press. He begins with the two Hungarian press laws from 1848 and 1914, the later of which was in force till 1950, when it was replaced by press law of the totalitarian regime. The author continues by analysing the problems of periodical press registration as it is formulated in the media law from 1966 and in its amendment from 1990. He criticizes the registration provisions in the media bill from April 1996. He comes to the conclusion that the proposed press registration resembles the licencing in the totalitarian regime, and that the new law should apply the democratic system of declaration, that only allows the state authorities to register the new titles of the press.
pp. 219–232
Juraj Vojtek
This newspaper (established already in 1851) not only had been rebounded
quickly from the previous abortive stage of its development but it began
to establish a tradition that brought it on the pedestal of the most
influential and representative newspaper in America. It became one of the
most recognized and quoted papers in the world. On the occasion of this
anniversary, many events were organized in the United States of America,
in order to set up the journalistic as well as non-journalistic public
with the past and present of this title.
This journalism provided the readers with information inevitable for their
orientation in social life, it confessed the ethical issues of the profession
and, in addition, it wanted and proved at last that not only the yellow
newspapers may be financial successful.
pp. 233–244