Foreign History of Journalism and Communication (21st Century Series of Journalism and Communication Textbooks)

Author: Zheng Chaoran Cheng Manli Wang Taixuan
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Publishing Date: 2004-02-02
Features: Additionally, the title of this book is "A History of Foreign Journalism and Communication" because it breaks through traditional frameworks of journalism research. It attempts to place the history of journalism and communication, as well as the evolution of various media, within the broader context of human societal development to examine their relationships with political systems, economic structures, cultural backgrounds, and social environments. We aim to achieve a goal where, after understanding the history of journalism and communication, readers can also grasp the history of human societal development, rather than being confined simply to the scope of industry history.
This book is a key textbook under the Ministry of Education's 9th Five-Year Plan and a national-level key textbook. It records the development of journalism and communication worldwide with a brand-new format, perspective, and comprehensive materials. It introduces the state of journalism and communication in major countries around the world, breaks through traditional frameworks of journalism research, and attempts to place the history of journalism and communication and the evolution of various media within the broader context of human societal development for examination. From a macro-societal perspective, it analyzes the inseparable relationships between journalism and communication and politics, economics, culture, etc. The book also pays strong attention to the history of the ever-evolving modern journalism and communication technologies.