Media Regulation and Social Responsibility of the Media in
mr MIMO DRAŠKOVIĆ :
Media Regulation and Social Responsibility of the Media in the Post‐Industrial (Information) Society MEDIA REGULATION AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MEDIA IN
THE POST‐INDUSTRIAL (INFORMATION) SOCIETY
MEDIJSKA REGULATIVA I DRUŠTVENA ODGOVORNOST MEDIJA U POSTINDUSTRIJSKOM
(INFORMACIONOM) DRUŠTVU mr MIMO DRAŠKOVIĆ, saradnik u nastavi
Fakultet za pomorstvo Kotor, Univerzitet Crne Gore
Abstract: Improvement of human communication, and treating it as one of the basic unalienable human rights is a imprtant goal, but also the ultimate dream that not only preoccupies our present day communication and media researchers, but has historically concerned a lot of thinkers and philosophers.
Arguably, this investigation originated in the seventeenth century when John
Milton fought for liberty of the press and an end to government control over political and religious writings, thereby advocating for freedom of thought and speaking out against pre‐publication censorship. Further contributions to the debate were made by such philosophers as John Locke, Voltaire, John Stuart
Mill, John Dewey and Jürgen Habermas who investigated the ways of democratizing of modern media and emancipating the public sphere, and advocated for an undistorted communication.
In the post‐industrial (information) society like in the industrial society, freedom of expression is a right for every one. That right includes the right to freedom of doing research, and the right to receive and disseminate information and all sorts of ideas regardless of any boundaries and in any form and any way of his or her choice. That freedom includes in practice special duties and social responsibilities. Along with the other ICTs, the Internet is recognized as a global facilitor of information but its use should not be limited to journalism. Intellectual property, children’s rights, cultural diversity, electronic commerce and international security need to be secured with the
Media Regulation and Social Responsibility of the Media in the Post‐Industrial (Information) Society MEDIA REGULATION AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MEDIA IN
THE POST‐INDUSTRIAL (INFORMATION) SOCIETY
MEDIJSKA REGULATIVA I DRUŠTVENA ODGOVORNOST MEDIJA U POSTINDUSTRIJSKOM
(INFORMACIONOM) DRUŠTVU mr MIMO DRAŠKOVIĆ, saradnik u nastavi
Fakultet za pomorstvo Kotor, Univerzitet Crne Gore
Abstract: Improvement of human communication, and treating it as one of the basic unalienable human rights is a imprtant goal, but also the ultimate dream that not only preoccupies our present day communication and media researchers, but has historically concerned a lot of thinkers and philosophers.
Arguably, this investigation originated in the seventeenth century when John
Milton fought for liberty of the press and an end to government control over political and religious writings, thereby advocating for freedom of thought and speaking out against pre‐publication censorship. Further contributions to the debate were made by such philosophers as John Locke, Voltaire, John Stuart
Mill, John Dewey and Jürgen Habermas who investigated the ways of democratizing of modern media and emancipating the public sphere, and advocated for an undistorted communication.
In the post‐industrial (information) society like in the industrial society, freedom of expression is a right for every one. That right includes the right to freedom of doing research, and the right to receive and disseminate information and all sorts of ideas regardless of any boundaries and in any form and any way of his or her choice. That freedom includes in practice special duties and social responsibilities. Along with the other ICTs, the Internet is recognized as a global facilitor of information but its use should not be limited to journalism. Intellectual property, children’s rights, cultural diversity, electronic commerce and international security need to be secured with the
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