| Welcome to the second edition of the World Press Encyclopedia: A Survey of Press Systems Worldwide. In these two volumes, readers will find comparative, indepth essays on the press systems of 232 countries and/or territories. World Press Encyclopedia (WPE) is unique and valuable to users because, in addition to essays on each country’s press system, WPE also contains custommade graphs and statistical tables, as well as regional maps, useful appendices, and an extensive index.
This comprehensive, authoritative source of information allows for easy comparison between essays with a standard format or set of “rubrics” used whenever possible (see section titled “Essay Components”). Each essay also features basic data information—such as official country name, literacy rate, language(s), and number of daily newspapers—clearly marked with headings at the beginning of each entry. Additionally, WPE ’s contributors include scholars, professionals, and educators from across the United States and around the world; each essay has a byline (also see the “Contributor Notes” section). |
