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11. Western Media Systems

    By Jonathan Hardy

    Series: Communication and Society

    Western Media Systems offers a critical introduction to media systems in North America and Western Europe. The book offers a wide-ranging survey of comparative media analysis addressing the economic, social, political, regulatory and cultural aspects of Western media systems. Jonathan Hardy ...

    Published June 29th 2008 by Routledge
12. Television Entertainment

    By Jonathan Gray

    Series: Communication and Society

    Television entertainment rules supreme, one of the world’s most important disseminators of information, ideas, and amusement. More than a parade of little figures in a box, it is deeply embedded in everyday life, in how we think, what we think and care about, and who we think and care about it...

    Published March 18th 2008 by Routledge
13. The Mediation of Power

    A Critical Introduction

    By Aeron Davis

    Series: Communication and Society

    The Mediation of Power investigates how those in positions of power use and are influenced by media in their everyday activities. Each chapter examines this theme through an exploration of some of the key topics and debates in the field, including: theories of media and power media policy and the...

    Published July 24th 2007 by Routledge
14. Media on the Move

    Global Flow and Contra-Flow

    Edited by Daya Kishan Thussu

    Series: Communication and Society

    Media on the Move provides a critical analysis of the dynamics of the international flow of images and ideas. This comes at a time when the political, economic and technological contexts within which media organisations operate are becoming increasingly global. The surge in transnational traffic in...

    Published October 25th 2006 by Routledge
15. Remaking Media

    The Struggle to Democratize Public Communication

    By Robert Hackett, William Carroll

    Series: Communication and Society

    Remaking Media is a unique and timely reading of the contemporary struggle to democratize communication. With a focus on activism directed towards challenging and changing media content, practices and structures, the book explores the burning question: What is the political significance and...

    Published May 7th 2006 by Routledge
16. News and Journalism in the UK

    4th Edition

    By McNair

    Series: Communication and Society

    News and Journalism in the UK is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the political, economic and regulatory environments of press and broadcast journalism in Britain and Northern Ireland.Surveying the industry in a period of radical economic and technological change, Brian McNair...

    Published May 21st 2003 by Routledge
17. Media and Power

    By James Curran

    Series: Communication and Society

    Media and Power addresses three key questions about the relationship between media and society.*How much power do the media have?*Who really controls the media?*What is the relationship between media and power in society?In this major new book, James Curran reviews the different answers which have...

    Published August 7th 2002 by Routledge
18. News and Journalism in the UK

    A Textbook, 3rd Edition

    By McNair

    Series: Communication and Society

    News and Journalism in the UK is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the political, economic and regulatory environments of press and broadcast journalism in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Surveying the industry in a period of radical economic and technological change, Brian McNair...

    Published January 30th 2002 by Routledge
19. Ill Effects

    The Media Violence Debate, 2nd Edition

    Edited by Martin Barker, Julian Petley

    Series: Communication and Society

    Published April 25th 2001 by Routledge
20. De-Westernizing Media Studies

    Edited by James Curran, Myung-Jin Park

    Series: Communication and Society

    De-Westernizing Media Studies brings together leading media critics from around the world to address central questions in the study of the media. How do the media connect to power in society? Who and what influence the media? How is globalization changing both society and the media?...

    Published December 22nd 1999 by Routledge