Revistes Catalanes amb Accés Obert

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5 The Last Sem ester 
This summary of thc second semester of 1989 shows that. in the fïrst place. 
"thcre has been a new acceleration in the persistent wave of renovation and 
ex pa nsion o f the media system. with all o f its repercussions on the practice o f 
journalism and the work of journalists". 
The su mmary puts special emphasis on severa! important achievements wit-
hin the media world: the new private televisions. the changes in the various 
Catalan newspapers. the renewed atternpt to create a weekly informative 
newspaper in Catalan. the changes in both public radio and television. 
etc. 
lt also records the open debate about the function of the public media a nd 
journalists that work in the media during the electoral period. 
Different national and international events have also reopened the debate 
about independence a nd the function o f journalists a nd ha ve promoted inter-
national solidarity and communication within the profession. 
Finally. the semester has registered a notable increase in topics of interest 
about professional practices: Ethic codes. limitations on political activity a nd 
the economic interests of the journalists working on the big American news-
papers. political sensationalism in sorne of the Spanish publications. etc. 
9 
Francesc Nabot i Tomas 
or an example of radical 
Catholicism as a theory 
for a "Good Press" 
SUSANNA TAVERA I GARCIA 
The author of this article speaks about Francesc Nabot i Tomàs. professorat 
the University of Barcelona who. between 1911 a nd 1923. published a collec-
tion of tracts with the support of the ecclesiastical authorities of Barcelona. 
"All of them • says the author- ha ve a confessional discourse about the func· 
tions of the press a nd catholic journalism in com mon. And they a re. moreo· 
ver, a clear response to the crisis o f the Barcelona society. represented by the 
"Setmana Tràgica" (The Tragic Week) in July of !909". 
ANNALS DEL PERIODISME CATALÀ 


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