Gandhi, advocacy journalism, and the media / edited by David W. Bulla.
| Other author/creator | Bulla, David W., 1959- editor. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Peter Lang, [2022] |
| Description | xii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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| Series | Mass communication and journalism Hampton Press communication series. Mass communications and journalism ; v. 29. ^A361213 |
| Abstract | "This book documents the journalistic career of Mohandas K. Gandhi. Known as the Mahatma and the Father of India, Gandhi was also a journalist. However, he was not the kind of journalist one would think of when we think of someone who works for the New York Times or the BBC. Rather, Gandhi was what is called an advocacy journalist; that is, his journalism served various political, social, and cultural causes-most importantly, in the long run, the Indian independence movement. Among the other key causes were equality, human rights, Muslim-Hindu relations, vegetarianism, chastity, poverty, and hygiene. This chapters in this book were written by authors who attended a conference on Gandhi and media at the University of St. Andrews on the 150th anniversary of Gandhi's birthday, in October 2019. It relies on careful analysis of his newspapers, produced in both South Africa and India, including Indian Opinion, Young India, the Gujarati newspaper Navijan, three versions of Harijan, which were in English, Gujarati, and Hindi. The authors also place Gandhi's version of journalism in a historical context of small, family-operated weekly newspapers that were commonplace in the nineteenth century. Finally, the book looks at other media tools Gandhi used to transmit his messages to the public, including his recorded voice for gramophone"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Bulla, David W., 1959- Gandhi, advocacy journalism, and the media. New York : Peter Lang, 2022 9781433182426 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2022002066 |
| ISBN | 9781433182419 |
| ISBN | 1433182416 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | Mobipocket electronic book |
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