The invisible scissors [electronic resource] : media freedom and censorship in Switzerland / Marc H�ochli.
Publication details: New York : Peter Lang, 2010.Description: 359 pISBN:- 9783034303897 (alk. paper)
- 9783035100976
- Mass media -- Political aspects -- Switzerland
- Freedom of the press -- Switzerland
- Censorship -- Switzerland
- Journalistic ethics -- Switzerland
- Journalism -- Political aspects -- Switzerland
- Journalism -- Objectivity -- Switzerland
- Freedom of information -- Switzerland
- Mass media -- Law and legislation -- Switzerland
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- P95.82.S9 H65 2010eb

Introduction -- The meanings of censorship -- The origins and evolution of media freedom in Switzerland -- Media and democracy today -- International obligations and the freedom of the media in Switzerland -- National standards -- The secretiveness of the military -- Media organisations and journalists' associations -- Education and training in journalism -- Print media -- Radio and television -- The Internet : progressing by fits and starts -- The power of advertising -- Playing with the truth -- Self-censorship and blind obedience -- The failure of media journalism -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-354).
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.