Original scientific paper
JOURNALISM AS PUBLIC MEDIA IN MID-19th CENTURY IN CROATIA
Vlasta Švoger
; Croatian Institute of History, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The article reviews the influence of the press as the first and most important public medium in the beginning of 19th century in Croatia for the formation of public opinion. The newspapers had then a very important role in the public and due to that were the subject of great interest to the ruling and opposing circles. Almost exclusively, repressive media politics during the period before March, 1848, was after the abolishment of censorship in March, 1848 very quickly replaced with the overall generally active press policy, it was specific for the state press policy in the 19th century (there were similar situations in other countries) to have coordinated regulation of the repression and propaganda, which had been executed by the administrative, police and judicial organs and also by the newly established offices for informing.
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207209
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Publication date:
4.12.2000.
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