Soviet Media Theory/ Communist media Theory

soviet media theory is one of the normative theory of press which is also known as communist media theory
features
The government controls the media and communication
Media serves the interests of the working class
End of the private ownership of the press
State have absolute power to control any media for the benefits of people
Media provide positive thoughts to create a strong socialist society

1. Soviet M edia T heory Presented by: Bipesh Sapkota

2. Four theories of P ress

3. History After the 1917 th revolution, the Soviet Union was restructured with new political system based on the Marxist-Leninist principles Communist party formed by L enin shows much interest in the media which serves to the working class in the country and their welfares T he Soviet originates a theory from Marxist, Leninist and Stalinist thoughts, with mixture of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ideology  is called Soviet Media Theory The same theory was developed and followed by Adolf Hitler Nazi in Germany and Benito Mussolini in Italy This theory is also known as The Communist Media Theory

4. Features The government controls the media and communication Media serves the interests of the working class End of the private ownership of the press State have absolute power to control any media for the benefits of people Media provide positive thoughts to create a strong socialist society

5. Critics Two way communication Restriction based on the national interest rather than personal No freedom media contents are censored Press must support the soviets Wrong leadership leads to suffering of the whole nation

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