Interwar Czech and Slovak Journalism (1918-1938)

The period between the two world wars in Czechoslovakia is still associated with the idea of a flourishing democracy, economy and culture. This idealistic view clashes with a number of problematic phenomena that the period of the so called. of the First Republic, not to mention the period after Munich 1938. Nevertheless, Czechoslovakia has proved during these twenty years that it can in many ways be equal to advanced democratic states with a much longer tradition. One such area was undoubtedly the cultural sphere. Czechoslovakia became a republic of readers and the fascination with the printed word permeated all levels of society. This interest also extended to newspapers and magazines. Anyone who wanted to stand out and be seen in their field of work had to be present in newspapers and magazines, either as an object of interest or as a writer. From today's point of view, the diversity of the offer of the individual periodicals is surprising, bringing their specific view on politics, economy, individual areas of culture, sport and lifestyle. The media environment of the 1920s and 1930s, however, did not belong only to the press; film already played its role in the field of entertainment and information, and after timid beginnings, radio also began to develop rapidly. < br> < br> The Czech and Slovak authors of this monograph focus on these topics, including Jan Cebe, Jana Čeňková, Jan Halada, Svetlana Hlavčáková, Marta Chladová, Magdalena Prajerová, Alena Lábová, Martin Lokšík, Karol Lovaš, Josef Maršík, Petr Orság, Barbora Osvaldová, Peter Sasak, Danuša Serafínová, Jaroslav Slanec and Martin Štoll.