Table of Contents

Introduction The Media Situation under Tudjman Victory for Democracy--A Dream Fulfilled of A False Hope? Theory of Free Press/Open Societies The Croatian Government's View of The Media The Press and Self-censorship Rise of the Press, Fall of the Secret Services Case Study: Forty Days Which Changed the Country The Transition and the First Elections The Media Role in the Croatian-Serbian War The Post-War Years Professionalism and Ethics of Croatian Journalists The Public View of Democracy and the Press Role of the International Community Technology: Catalyst for Change Appendix

About the Author

STJEPAN MALOVIC' is a professor of journalism at the University of Zagreb and educational director of the Croatian Press Association. A practicing journalist since 1968, Malovic reported on domestic and foreign affairs during the years of Communism, through the war and transition period, and into the current era of press reform in Croatia. The author of two earlier books, Malovic was Editor-in-Chief of Vecernji list, the largest daily newspaper in Croatia. GARY W. SELNOW is Professor of Communication at San Francisco State University and director of World Internet Resources for Education and Development (WIRED), a non-profit corporation that brings the Internet to war-torn regions. Selnow is the author/co-author of six earlier books, including Society's Impact on Television and High Tech Campaigns. Electronic Whistle-Stops, his latest book about the use of the Internet in American politics, was published by Praeger in 1998.

Reviews

?Stjepan Malovic and Gary W. Selnow's thorough discussion of the politically related press events in Croatia in the 1980's and 1990's allows readers to draw their own conclusions.?-Slavic Review

"Stjepan Malovic and Gary W. Selnow's thorough discussion of the politically related press events in Croatia in the 1980's and 1990's allows readers to draw their own conclusions."-Slavic Review