After the Czars and Commissars: Journalism in Authoritarian Post-Soviet Central Asia
East Lansing: Michigan State University Press (2011), 299 pp.
Contains illustrations, map
Series: Eurasian Political Economy and Public Policy Studies
ISBN 9781611860054 (pbk)
Signature commbox: 300:10-General 2011
Theoretical foundations for researching the roles of the press in today's Central Asia / Eric Freedman, 1
I. UNDER THE COMMISSARS
Soviet foundations of the post-independence press in Central Asia / Richard Shafer, 19
II. NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Oligarchs and ownership: the role of financial-industrial groups in controlling Kazakhstan's "independent" media / Barbara Junisbai, 35
Reinforcing authoritarianism through media control: the case of post-Soviet Turkmenistan / Luca Anceschi, 59
Hizb ut-Tahrir in Kyrgyzstan as presented in Vecherniy Bishkek: a radical Islamist organization through the eyes of Kyrgyz journalists / Irina Wolf, 79
The future of Internet media in Uzbekistan: transformation from state censorship to monitoring of information space since independence / Zhanna Kozhamberdiyeva, 99
Journalistic self-censorship and the Tajik press in the context of Central Asia / Peter Gross and Timothy Kenny, 123
III. TRANS-REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Trans-regional perspectives. Loyalty in the new authoritarian model: journalistic rights and duties in Central Asian Media Law / Olivia Allison, 143
Ethnic minorities and the media in Central Asia / Olivier Ferrando, 161
Journalists at risk: the human impact of press constraints / Eric Freedman, 185
International broadcasting to Uzbekistan: does it still matter? / Navbahor Imamova, 199
IV. JOURNALISM EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONALISM
Journalism education and professionalism. Journalism education and professional training in Kazakhstan: from the Soviet era to Independence / Maureen J. Nemecek, Stan Ketterer, Galiya Ibrayeva, and Stanislav Los, 217
Professionalism among journalists in Kyrgyzstan / Gregory Pitts, 233
V. NEW MEDIA, NEW FRONTIERS
New media, new frontiers. Internet libel law and freedom of expression in Tajikistan / Kristine Kohlmeier and Navruz Nekbakhtshoev, 247
Blogging down the dictator? the Kyrgyz revolution and Samizdat web sites / Svetlana V. Kulikova and David D. Perlmutter, 263
Conclusion: through the crystal ball / Richard Shafer, 287
I. UNDER THE COMMISSARS
Soviet foundations of the post-independence press in Central Asia / Richard Shafer, 19
II. NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Oligarchs and ownership: the role of financial-industrial groups in controlling Kazakhstan's "independent" media / Barbara Junisbai, 35
Reinforcing authoritarianism through media control: the case of post-Soviet Turkmenistan / Luca Anceschi, 59
Hizb ut-Tahrir in Kyrgyzstan as presented in Vecherniy Bishkek: a radical Islamist organization through the eyes of Kyrgyz journalists / Irina Wolf, 79
The future of Internet media in Uzbekistan: transformation from state censorship to monitoring of information space since independence / Zhanna Kozhamberdiyeva, 99
Journalistic self-censorship and the Tajik press in the context of Central Asia / Peter Gross and Timothy Kenny, 123
III. TRANS-REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES
Trans-regional perspectives. Loyalty in the new authoritarian model: journalistic rights and duties in Central Asian Media Law / Olivia Allison, 143
Ethnic minorities and the media in Central Asia / Olivier Ferrando, 161
Journalists at risk: the human impact of press constraints / Eric Freedman, 185
International broadcasting to Uzbekistan: does it still matter? / Navbahor Imamova, 199
IV. JOURNALISM EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONALISM
Journalism education and professionalism. Journalism education and professional training in Kazakhstan: from the Soviet era to Independence / Maureen J. Nemecek, Stan Ketterer, Galiya Ibrayeva, and Stanislav Los, 217
Professionalism among journalists in Kyrgyzstan / Gregory Pitts, 233
V. NEW MEDIA, NEW FRONTIERS
New media, new frontiers. Internet libel law and freedom of expression in Tajikistan / Kristine Kohlmeier and Navruz Nekbakhtshoev, 247
Blogging down the dictator? the Kyrgyz revolution and Samizdat web sites / Svetlana V. Kulikova and David D. Perlmutter, 263
Conclusion: through the crystal ball / Richard Shafer, 287
