In the 1970s, concerns with the imbalanced state of international communication flows coincided with concerns about inequities in the prevailing global economic system. The desires for change were...

In the 1970s, concerns with the imbalanced state of international communication flows coincided with concerns about inequities in the prevailing global economic system. The desires for change were articulated in UN resolutions calling for a new world economic order (United Nations, 1974) and a new world information and communication order (UNESCO, 1980).