Glasnost, Perestroika and the Soviet Media - 9780415035514

Taylor & Francis

How have the tumultuous changes in the Soviet Union affected the Soviet press and television reporting? This detailed study looks at the changing role of journalism and the media in the Gorbachev era. > \nThe reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev have brought tumultuous change to political, social and economic life in the Soviet Union. But how have these changes affected Soviet press and television reporting? Glasnost, Perestroika and the Soviet Media examines the changing role of Soviet journalism from its theoretical origins in the writings of Marx and Lenin to the new freedoms of the Gorbachev era. The book includes detailed analysis of contemporary Soviet media output, as well as interviews with Soviet journalists. > Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Marxism, Leninism and the Media; Chapter 3 From Theory to Practice \u2013 Building the Soviet Media; Chapter 4 Glasnost Perestroika and Soviet Journalism; Chapter 5 Expanding Access and Socialist Pluralism; Chapter ;