Censorship Of Mass Media

Question 1

Newspaper

Answer 1

A decree in November 1917 banned all non-socialist newspapers. All editors and journalists were employees of the government, the printing press was nationalised and approval from Glavnit, the censorship office, was needed for every article written for publication. Ensured rigid control over info population receiving, preventing oppositional groups and propegatinf propafanda to present comm favourable

Question 2

Pravda statistic

Answer 2

Pravda had a circulation of 10.7 million in 1983.

Question 3

Radio

Answer 3

Reached 65% illiterate population. The Spoken Newspaper of the Russian Telegraph Agency featured news and propaganda material

Question 4

Television

Answer 4

Used by 1950s. Mass production brought affordability so by early 1980s, most of rural population had access. Life in SU presented as joyeous, whereas life under capitalism shown to be rife with crime, homelessness and violence

Question 5

Evaluation

Answer 5

Limiting info restricted level of public debate, quashing oppositional opinions that could have developed into a serious threat. Controlled views and opinions. A wide audience was able to be reached to ingrain communist values