Kogumikku on koondatud 1991. a. Oslos toimunud meediakonverentsil «The Media in a Changing Society» peetud ettekanded. Tegemist on esimese ulatuslikuma ülevaatega Baltikumi ajakirjandusajaloost ning projekt hõlmas 22 uurijat ning teadlast eri riikidest, tipnedes Balti Meediauuringute Assotsiatsooni loomisega.

Sisu:

• The Balts - West of the East, East of the West
• A Retrospective Look at the Development of the Media in the Baltics
• The Beginning of Publishing in the Baltics
• The Emergence of National Presses
• National Journalism's Challenge to the Russian and Baltic German Authorities
• The Political Press in the Early 20th Century
• Freedom of the Press and Governement Intervention during the Period of Baltic Independence 1918-1940
• A Sombre Interlude: The Two Occupations from the Summer of 1940 to the Autumn of 1944
• The Communist Press in the Soviet Republics
• The Stalinist Era (1945-1955)
• The Thaw (1956-1968)
• The Period of Stagnation (1969-1986)
• Latvia: From the Singing Revolution to the 1993 Elections
• Lithuania: Reshaping the Media and Society
• Estonia: The First Years in the Elementary School of Democracy
• A View from Outside
• Appendices