Kazakh media: Heisei of information or knowledge

Abstract

In the present review a qualitative assessment of the new book by Professor GJ Ibrayeva «At the crossroads of communication: journalism, media in Kazakhstan». Publication is dedicated to the history, current state and prospects of development of Kazakhstan’s media. The reviewer admits that this is the first multi-faceted, systemic investigation of the place and role of journalism in the Kazakh society awareness of the new economic and political realities of sovereign Kazakhstan.