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 media products has primarily benefited the major corporations such as Disney, AOL, Time Warner and News Corporation. However, as this book argues, new networks have emerged which buck this trend: Brazilian TV is watched in China, Indian films have a huge following in the Arab...
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 th...
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 media products has primarily benefited the major corporations such as Disney, AOL, Time Warner and News Corporation. However, as this book argues, new networks have emerged which buck this trend: Brazilian TV is watched in China, Indian films have a huge following in the Arab...
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 th...
No book is more timely than this collection, which analyses brilliantly the Western media's relentless absorption into the designs of dominant, rapacious power' - John Pilger
A most timely book, with many valuable insights' - Martin Bell O.B.E
It has long been known that the outcome of war is deeply influenced by the battle to win 'hearts and minds'. This book provides a stimulating set of perspectives which combine the analyses of prominent academics with the experiences of leading journalists' -
Professor Tom Woodhouse,...
No book is more timely than this collection, which analyses brilliantly the Western media's relentless absorption into the designs of dominant, rapaci...
No book is more timely than this collection, which analyses brilliantly the Western media's relentless absorption into the designs of dominant, rapacious power' - John Pilger
A most timely book, with many valuable insights' - Martin Bell O.B.E
It has long been known that the outcome of war is deeply influenced by the battle to win 'hearts and minds'. This book provides a stimulating set of perspectives which combine the analyses of prominent academics with the experiences of leading journalists' -
Professor Tom Woodhouse,...
No book is more timely than this collection, which analyses brilliantly the Western media's relentless absorption into the designs of dominant, rapaci...
Richly detailed and empirically grounded, this first book-length study of infotainment and its globalization by a leading scholar of global communication, offers a comprehensive and critical analysis of this emerging phenomenon. Going beyond - both geographically and theoretically - the 'dumbing down' discourse, largely confined to the Anglo-American media, the book argues that infotainment may have an important ideological role, a diversion in which 'soft news' masks the hard realities of neo-liberal imperialism.
Richly detailed and empirically grounded, this first book-length study of infotainment and its globalization by a leading scholar of global communicat...
New communication technologies and the opening up of global markets are transforming the world's media and cultural industries. Colonizing the imagination of consumers worldwide, the virtual empires of the electronic age have a profound effect on national media systems and cultural sovereignty. This book centers on current debates on globalization, the public sphere, and the potential of the Internet for empowerment. Written by a group of internationally renowned contributors, it looks at the effects of large transnational media corporations on national and regional media.
New communication technologies and the opening up of global markets are transforming the world's media and cultural industries. Colonizing the imagina...
This collection of essays by leading scholars from around the world aims to stimulate a debate about the imperatives for internationalizing media studies, and provides much-needed material on the dynamics of the media studies field in a global context. Lively and current case studies are included within the essays to exemplify the main arguments.
This collection of essays by leading scholars from around the world aims to stimulate a debate about the imperatives for internationalizing media s...
In recent years, India has emerged as a major economic and political power. Yet, the country's cultural influence outside India has not been adequately analyzed in academic discourses. This book, a pioneering attempt, from an international communication/media perspective, is aimed to fill the existing gap in scholarship in this area.
In recent years, India has emerged as a major economic and political power. Yet, the country's cultural influence outside India has not been adequatel...
