Many Voices, One World

Sean MacBride was an international human rights activist and Nobel Peace PrizeDwinner who served as chair of the International Commission for the Study of Communication Problems for UNESCO. Also known as The MacBride Commission, this distinguished group included Elie Abel, Hubert Beuve-Mery, Elebe Ma Ekonzo, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Sergei Losev, Mochtar Lubis, Mustapha Mosmoudi, Michio Nagai, Fred Isaac Akporuaro Omu, Bogdan Osolnik, Gamel El Oteifi, Johannes Pieter Pronk, Juan Somavia, Boobli George Verghese, and Betty Zimmerman.

• Chapter 1 Foreword to the New EditionChapter 2 ForewordChapter 3 PrefacePart 4 Part I: Communication and SocietyChapter 5 1 The Historical DimensionChapter 6 2 The Contemporary DimensionChapter 7 3 The International DimensionPart 8 Part II: Communication TodayChapter 9 1 Means of CommunicationChapter 10 2 Expanding InfrastructuresChapter 11 3 Integration: Changing PatternsChapter 12 4 ConcentrationChapter 13 5 Interaction: ParticipantsChapter 14 DisparitiesPart 15 Part III: Problems and Issues of Common ConcernChapter 16 1 Flaws in Communication FlowsChapter 17 2 Dominance in Communication ContentsChapter 18 3 Democratization of CommunicationChapter 19 4 Images of the WorldChapter 20 5 The Public and Public OpinionPart 21 Part IV: The Institutional and Professional FrameworkChapter 22 1 Communication PoliciesChapter 23 2 Material ResourcesChapter 24 3 Research ContributionsChapter 25 4 The Professional CommunicatorsChapter 26 5 Rights and Responsibilities of JournalistsChapter 27 6 Norms of Professional ConductPart 28 Part V: Communication TomorrowChapter 29 A Conclusions and RecommendationsChapter 30 B Issues Requiring Further Study

Many Voices, One World...[is]a praiseworthy merit in more than one way and a highly recommended resource for young and established scholars in the field of international communication.