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Puterea mass media versus rolul religiei
The mass media’s power versus the religion’s role

Author(s): Cristina Rhea
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Fundaţia »Societatea Civilă« (FSC)
Keywords: Mass media; entertainment; collapse of communism; religious phenomenon; information; democracy; European Union

Summary/Abstract: This article analyses the increasing importance of mass media in the European area and the effects religion has on the complex political system of the EU. Due to the TV channels the religious phenomenon is much more present in the entertainment industry. Very often, in the official reports of the European Union, religion is present as part of the legal immigration or of the human rights issues. In this perspective, could religion be a serious policy issue?

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 146
  • Page Range: 99-102
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Romanian