What is a “free press”: East Germany’s experience
BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, Somerset, United KingdomPrior to the eventual fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, millions of East Germans went to the streets to protest state repression, monopolisation and censorship. They demanded freedom of opinion and a free, diverse and democratic media. One year later, the German Democratic Republic (GDR) joined the Federal Republic, reuniting Germany. Much...