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'It is a clich ac]e but this book is timely, welcome and indeed a breath of fresh air...It is of particular value for people concerned with public communications, political economy, economics and the relationship between society and technology. Moreover, this book powerfully dispels the tacit assumption, prevalent in business, politics, media and academia that a combination of technical fixes and the free market can right all social problems' - Irish Journal of Sociology Thirty years ago, one writer complained that 'to admire technology is all out of fashion'. Today excited claims are made...

Thirty years ago, one writer complained that 'to admire technology is all out of fashion'. Today excited claims are made for the impact that these technologies are having on social, political and economic life. But how are we to assess these claims? This book critically interrogates many of the prevailing ideas offers a fresh perspective on this newdigital age'.

Reshaping Communications:

A Provides an alternative and more grounded account of the complex interplay between new technology and information structures and changes in society

A Illuminates the fundamental continuities as well...

Making the News provides a cross-national perspective on key features of journalism and news-making cultures and the changing media landscape in contemporary Europe. .

Focusing on the key trends, practices and issues in contemporary journalism and news cultures, Paschal Preston maps the major contours of change as well as the broader industrial, organizational, institutional and cultural factors shaping journalism practices over the past two decades.

Moving beyond the tendency to focus on journalism trends and newsmaking practices within a single...

Making the News provides a rare, cross-national perspective on key features of journalism and news-making cultures and the changing media landscape in contemporary Europe. .

Focusing on the key trends, practices and issues in contemporary journalism and news cultures, Paschal Preston maps the major contours of change as well as the broader industrial, organizational, institutional and cultural factors shaping journalism practices over the past two decades.

Moving beyond the tendency to focus on journalism trends and newsmaking practices...

This volume explores answers to the following questions: what has been the impact of the collapse of the Cold War on communication policymaking in Eastern and Western Europe?; how valid is it to talk about Europe or an increasingly unified European approach to communication policymaking in the new global order of the 1990s?; how far have the recent velvet revolutions led to the development of more democratic communication orders in Eastern and Central Europe?; and what is the role of communication in the construction of more democratic politics and developed economies in contemporary Europe?