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Title: | Chapter 22 : Media |
Other Titles: | Sociology of the Maltese Islands |
Authors: | Murphy, Brenda Sammut, Carmen |
Keywords: | Mass media -- Malta Mass media -- History Mass media -- Research -- Malta Media programs (Education) -- Malta Culture and globalization -- Malta |
Issue Date: | 2016 |
Publisher: | Miller Publishing |
Citation: | Murphy, B., & Sammut, C. (2016). Chapter 22: Media. In M. Briguglio, & M. Brown (Eds.), Sociology of the Maltese Islands (pp. 425-441). Ħal Luqa: Miller Publishing. |
Abstract: | Most media historians look to Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in 1450 as a milestone moment in media history. This culture-changing invention had great impact on Europe. It was claimed that the press opened the way for the Protestant Reformation, the Renaissance, it led to a scientific revolution and that it even greased the wheels of early capitalism (Eisenstein, 1997). The Order of Knights Hospitaliers that ruled Malta, heavily invested in fortified cities that mirrored advancements in Europe but the printing press did not arrive before 1642, a century and a half after its diffusion on the continent (Zammit, 2008). Its arrival triggered a clash among the Grand Master, the Bishop of Malta and the Inquisitor over who had the right to impose censorship. Under the Knights, the printing press did not stir any disruptions because it remained idle for many decades and then it was used as a Government press. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/46410 |
ISBN: | 9789995752590 |
Appears in Collections: | Sociology of the Maltese Islands |
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