The European Character of the Slovak Regional and Local Press (Part One)
The European Character of the Slovak Regional and Local Press (Part One)

Summary/Abstract: The introduction of the article is devoted to a typological description of the regional and local press in Slovakia, taking into account the theoretical opinions of foreign experts on journalism on this subsystem. It is assessed from the perspective of territory, effect and frequency. Socio-professional and universal regionality and localness are demonstrated on an etymological basis. The historical part, against the background of which the subsystem of the periodical press is studied, is divided into several developmental stages till the establishment of the Slovak Republic in 1993. The focus of this part is on the development of the regional and local press in Slovakia from the earliest times to the end of World War II in 1945.

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