Draws attention to the extent to which (1) developments in publishing can better be understood by comparison with developments in other communications media, and (2) internationalization of publishing can be seen as part of the growth of multinational media generally. Implications for publishing and cultural change in underdeveloped countries are…

An illustration of the dependence and vulnerability of the Third World in relation to the First World--especially North American--news flow is illustrated by the news coverage of the events surrounding Jim Jones and the People's Temple in Guyana. Three editorial attitudes emerged in that coverage: an almost total absence of interest in the country…

Argues that the compromises involved in the final acceptance of the UNESCO Mass Media Declaration favored none of the parties involved. The developing Third World nations gained the most by the declaration's recognition of the present imbalance in news reporting. (JMF)

Reviews the three stages involved in the development of the UNESCO Mass Media Declaration: the developing countries' initiative, the Western counter move, and the mutual accommodation in a spirit of realistic compromise. (JMF)

In the past five years, unprecedented discussion and analysis have been focused on mass media in the third world. Common topics include development journalism, the New Information Order, cultural invasion and exchange, and ruralization of media. Ethical considerations for first world involvement in third world media have arisen in several areas.…

Examines the role of the mass media in the issues debated in the Brandt report, a document prepared in England which advocates economic interdependence between developing and developed nations. In addition to informing the public, the media should play a supporting role in development education in schools and colleges. (JJD)

Examines the key tenets of the MacBride Report and the critical response by scholars and journalists. Includes the text of the Declaration of Talloires adopted by journalists from 20 countries at the Voices of Freedom Conference, 1981. (PD)

At the 19th General Conference of UNESCO a declaration on the "use of the mass media in strengthening peace and international understanding" was discussed. This article focuses briefly on views of the media by authoritarian and democratic states. (LBH)

As a result of a UNESCO declaration on the use of the mass media in strengthening peace and international understanding, this Indian journalist examines the need for news from a Third World perspective as well as the relationship between developing and developed nations in this area. (LBH)

One of a series prepared for the International Commission for the Study of Communication of Unesco, this report elucidates the principal reasons supporting reform of the international information system. Following an introduction that outlines the role of information in developing countries and explains why the current media are inadequate, the…

Developing countries have addressed the problem of unequal world information flow by proposing the New World Information Order (NWIO), a set of guidelines suggesting a framework for the establishment of more equitable flow of information. Although the unanimous adoption of the 1980 NWIO resolution by Unesco has done much to legitimize Third World…

With the selection of the role of the media in development education activities as the theme for the meeting, the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA) continued its dialogue with the private and voluntary organizations (PVO) community on the crucial issue of educating the U.S. public about hunger and related international…

Presents the Soviet view of the negotiations leading to the UNESCO Mass Media Declaration and of the American reaction to the Declaration. (JMF)

This volume presents the hearings on the implications of international communications and information held before the Senate Subcommittee on International Operations of the Ninety-fifth Congress. Statements taken from Otis Chandler, publisher of the "Los Angeles Times," Andrew Heiskell, chair of Time Incorporated, Glenn E. Watts,…

Intended for media practitioners in developing nations, this manual summarizes theories, policies, and experiences pertaining to the role of communication in Third World societies. The nine major headings of the manual are as follows: (1) Explanation of Terms: Theoretical Considerations; (2) Developing-Country Research: From Cultural Arrogance to…