ABSTRACT

This research examines the evolution of Romanian Television News programs, by analyzing how the power of television was manipulated during the communist regime, and how, after more than seventeen years of a democratic system, propaganda is still working in the Romanian television industry. For the purpose of this study, a historical research was conducted. When analyzing the Romanian television, the historical research encompasses its origin and growth by gathering of as much information as possible. By collecting, analyzing, and interpreting comprehensive narrative and visual data, knowledge about how Romanian television has worked in the past and in the present was obtained. The findings of this research suggest that censorship is still a problem in Romania in the context of news programs. Based on the data collected, the study illustrates that ownership and government control are important problems Romanian broadcasting industry has to deal with.