This work is a reassessment of the impact of the collapse of communism on the media systems of Eastern Europe. The author analyzes both the changes and their implications for the ways in which we think about the mass media, demostrates that most of the orthodox accounts of the end of communism are seriously flawed in overemphasizing radical ......
This volume is the second collection of the best work published in the prestigious journal "Media, Culture and Society". Distinguished contributors examine the nature of the relationship between culture and power including: explorations of culture in everyday life; the media audience; the cultural construction of identity. The book is intended for students, lecturers and researchers in communication and cultural studies and sociology.
Globalization, Development and the Mass Media gives a comprehensive and critical account of the theoretical changes in communication studies from the early theories of development communication through to the contemporary critiques of globalization. It examines two main currents of thought. Firstly, the ways in which the media can be used to ......
Globalization, Development and the Mass Media gives a comprehensive and critical account of the theoretical changes in communication studies from the early theories of development communication through to the contemporary critiques of globalization. It examines two main currents of thought. Firstly, the ways in which the media can be used to ......
Media, Culture & Society has pioneered a unique approach to media analysis. Since 1979, it has published some of the finest theoretical and historical work in communication and cultural studies from Britain and Europe. The articles in this reader are grouped in three parts, representing a selection of the best work. Each part is preceded by an introductory essay which helps students understand the issues presented, and places the theoretical contributions in context.
This volume examines how tabloid newspapers are read and the relation between the messages they present and the popular culture on which they both draw and aim to appeal. In a series of interrelated studies, the authors examine the theoretical problems in assessing popular journalism, and consider common examples of its manifestations - its relationship to media stars, the coverage of sport, and the presentation of news in a "popular" form.
This work is a reassessment of the impact of the collapse of communism on the media systems of Eastern Europe. The author analyzes both the changes and their implications for the ways in which we think about the mass media, demostrates that most of the orthodox accounts of the end of communism are seriously flawed in overemphasizing radical ......
Contemporary Perspectives on the Changing World Order
Any examination of contemporary society must recognize a central place for information and communication processes and for the technologies and institutions on which they rely, particularly for public communication. The essays in this volume juxtapose two central concepts of recent social and political thought - civil society and information ......
