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Nwico: New Word Information and Communication Order

NWICO was a proposal put forth in the 1970s that aimed to establish a New World Information and Communication Order. It sought to balance the unequal flow of information between developed and developing nations by strengthening infrastructure and promoting cooperation. However, it faced issues around freedom versus sovereignty and was seen by some in the West as a means of increasing government control over media. Efforts to establish organizations to help developing nations, like NANAP, struggled due to political and economic difficulties. Ultimately NWICO failed to gain widespread support and acceptance.

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Nwico: New Word Information and Communication Order

NWICO was a proposal put forth in the 1970s that aimed to establish a New World Information and Communication Order. It sought to balance the unequal flow of information between developed and developing nations by strengthening infrastructure and promoting cooperation. However, it faced issues around freedom versus sovereignty and was seen by some in the West as a means of increasing government control over media. Efforts to establish organizations to help developing nations, like NANAP, struggled due to political and economic difficulties. Ultimately NWICO failed to gain widespread support and acceptance.

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NWICO

New Word Information and


Communication Order
NWICO

 Definition
 Purpose
 History
 Issues
 Characters and Contents
 Problems and Prospects
Definition of NWICO

NWICO was a position statement, molded


principally by the countries of the developing
word in alliance with the communist nation of
Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
(Mody, Gudykunst, 2002: 325)
Purpose Of NWICO

 Rights to get Information => Right to


communicate the Information
 Balancing the unbalanced flow of information
between developed 1st World country and the
3rd World Country
History of NWICO
(Mody, Gudykunst 2002:328-329; Hildreth, www.scribd.com)

 1948, Universal Declaration of Human Right


=>freedom of Information
 1961, ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social
Council) => global imbalance of information
structures
 1962, UN General Assembly => 70% people
don’t get enough information facilities and
effective enjoyment of getting information
History….

 1966&1972, UN General Assembly => issues of


satelite broadcasting and the implication for
nation sovereignty of the receiving country.
 1974, UN => Declaration NIEO -> advocated
equitable economic relationship beetwen 1st and
3rd World Country
 1975, Intergovernmental Meeting of Experts at
UNESCO => commissioned the MacBride
Commission to
find out the prevailing world communication
problems.
History…

 1976, NAM’s Symposium => fight for national


emancipation obstructed by International
media
 NAM => established Non Aligned News
Agencies Pool (NANAP)
 1980, NWICO principles spoken in Baghdad
Issues

 Freedom vs Sovereignty
 Idea about Media for Nation vs Media for
People
 Freedom of Press vs Freedom of Information
 Ideas of Audience as a Clients vs Audience as
Media Partners
 Communication Equality vs Communication
Choice
Character and Content Of NWICO

 Character: to reduce the gab between


the developed and developing
countries by strengthening
infrastructure and services through
international cooperation and
assistance.
 Content:
- The will to bring about chance in their own areas of
communication
- Co-operation for removing all obstacles to
balanced flow of news and information
- Sharing of communication resources
- Co-operations to correct imbalances
- Co-operation between the media-rich and media-
poor to strengthen the communication
infrastructure
Problems and prospects of NWICO
(Mody, Gudykunst 2002:336-327;

 UNESCO favored government control of


information and license Journalist
 -> Western (US) can’t adopt it -> withdraw
from UNESCO
 -> many 3rd World country start to transform
information flow
Problems…

 NANAP, PANA and others news agencies


initiative never great and tends to collapse.
 > political and economical difficulty
 > incapable of challenging dominant western
Agencies
 > lack of credibility as the result of
government dependence
“Satu contoh adalah kelahiran Tata Informasi
dan Komunikasi Dunia Baru (NWICO), yang
dikait-kaitkan dengan pelaksanaan Deklarasi
Media Massa UNESCO 1978. Bagi banyak
pihak, lembaga itu lebih merupakan kontrol atas
kebebasan pers dengan motor utama
International Organization of Journalist --
organisasi rekaan kekuatan komunis”
(Tempo, 24 Oktober 1987)
References

 McPhail, Thomas L., 2006. Global Communication:


Theories, Stakeholders and Trends (2nd Edition). Oxford:
Blackwell Publising
 Mody, B. & Gudykunst. 2002. Handbook of International
and Intercultural Communication (2nd Edition).
California: Sage Publications
 Shamsi, Nayyar. 2005. Encyclopaedia of Mass
Communication in Twenty First Century: Vol 1
Introduction to Mass Communication. New Delhi: Anmol
Publication
 Patsis, Louiza. Accessed 2010. UNESCO and Information
Policy: The US withdrawal, the IGOs IFAP and IPDC, and
Other Information Programs. www.scribd.com/doc/

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