In this volume the authors examine the ways in which national and supranational policy is adapting to changes in the European media landscape. They address issues such as the fate of public broadcasting under deregulation, the changes affecting the print media and newspapers, the consequences for broadcasting systems of satellite and cable delivery, the implications of media changes for political and social cultural life, and the significance of the Internet.
In this volume the authors examine the ways in which national and supranational policy is adapting to changes in the European media landscape. They ad...
McQuail's Reader in Mass Communication Theory provides an invaluable resource of statements from the key authorities drawn from communication studies, media sociology and cultural studies, and includes an overview essay and section introductions which place the readings in their theoretical and methodological context. The book is designed as a companion to the best-selling textbook McQuail's Mass Communication Theory, but can also be used independently of that text. The book is divided into ten parts: *Origin and Development *Approaches and Conceptual Issues *Mass Media and Society *From Old...
McQuail's Reader in Mass Communication Theory provides an invaluable resource of statements from the key authorities drawn from communication studies,...
Explores the struggle between journalists, political actors, and the public for control of the news in democratic countries. This book shows how the news media function as an intermediary between governments and citizens, as well as between political actors (such as parties and interest groups) and the public.
Explores the struggle between journalists, political actors, and the public for control of the news in democratic countries. This book shows how the n...
The action theoretical approach has already proved its value as a framework for communication research, most especially in the study of media audiences and media use. The approach privileges the perspective of the acting individual but offers guidelines for connecting the subjective orientation with networks of social interaction and for treating 'behaviour' as a social process. Research within this framework takes account of the wider social context and calls for a careful combination of empirical observation and interpretation, with a corresponding diversity of methodologies. The...
The action theoretical approach has already proved its value as a framework for communication research, most especially in the study of media audience...
