EUTopia CoLeCo Legal History: The End(s) of War

Introduction Information has become the corner stone of modern governance and way of life; its fast transfer can mean the difference between life and death. The dissemination, collection, distribution and control of information is also essential to one’s grip in power as well as one nations sovereignty. media historian Harold A. Innis wrote, that “The written record, signed, sealed and swiftly transmitted was essential to military power and the extension of government.”  In the following text, you will find out about one nations desire to assert itself on the world stage, using its own alternative means of information gathering and innovative tactics during wartime and active resistance to build its own Telegraph agency, so it’s voice may be heard at home and abroad. Today you will read about the short-lived and lesser-known Slovene branch of the Tanjug press agency. What is a Telegraph agency? Before we begin, we must first define what a telegraph agency is. A telegraph/press/new...