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Cleansing among Czech Journalists after World War II and a Comparison with the Situation in France and the Netherlands

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  • Jan Cebe

    (Department of Media Studies, Charles University, Czech Republic)

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After the end of World War II Czechoslovakia was faced with the task of punishing its Nazi collaborators. Besides sentencing traitors by the special people’s courts, Czech journalists themselves also started the cleansing among their own ranks. The cleansing committee of the Czech Journalists’ Union investigated some 400 journalists and imposed some sort of penalties on more than 200 people. The article also presents a brief a comparison with the situation in France and the Netherlands. The cleansing among Czech journalists was very rigorous, even in comparison to other European countries. In contrast to Western countries, and due to the subsequent political developments, the journalists punished were often prohibited from resuming their profession.

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  • Jan Cebe, 2017. "Cleansing among Czech Journalists after World War II and a Comparison with the Situation in France and the Netherlands," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(3), pages 70-78.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:meanco:v:5:y:2017:i:3:p:70-78
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    1. Markéta Ševčíková & Kaarle Nordenstreng, 2017. "The Story of Journalist Organizations in Czechoslovakia," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(3), pages 95-102.
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    1. Markéta Ševčíková & Kaarle Nordenstreng, 2017. "The Story of Journalist Organizations in Czechoslovakia," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(3), pages 95-102.
    2. Epp Lauk & Kaarle Nordenstreng, 2017. "Journalists’ Associations as Political Instruments in Central and Eastern Europe," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 5(3), pages 67-69.

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