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Mass Communication in Asia: A Brief History

Singapore: Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre (AMIC) (1978), 85 pp.
"This does as much as can be expected - perhaps more - from an 85-page history of mass communication in Asia. Divided into three sections, it consists of very short chronological accounts of print media in 16 countries, broadcast media in 25, and film in six. This is particularly useful because the facts, although scant, go back to beginnings, and because leading newspapers in their respective countries are identified by name. As might be expected, the section on print media is by far the longest, with 50 pages, even though it deals with fewer countries; broadcast media takes up 24 pages; and film only nine." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 305)