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Politics and the mass media / Mark Wheeler.

By: Wheeler, Mark.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Oxford : Blackwell, 1997Description: 274 p. ; 25 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0631197842 ; 0631197834.Subject(s): Mass media -- Political aspects | Mass media -- Technological innovationsDDC classification: 302.23
Contents:
The traditional paradigms: political theories of the mass media -- The development of the british press -- The contemporary british press -- The british public service broadcasting system -- Whither public service broadcasting? -- Whither public service broadcasting? -- A changing landscape - the globalization of the media: liberalization or constraint? -- Democracy and the information superhighways -- Conclusions: citizenship, politics and the mass media towards the second millennium.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This superlative introduction to the political role of the mass media provides a detailed consideration of the political and philosophical implications of the changing communications landscape

Bibliography: (pages 255-260) and index.

The traditional paradigms: political theories of the mass media -- The development of the british press -- The contemporary british press -- The british public service broadcasting system -- Whither public service broadcasting? -- Whither public service broadcasting? -- A changing landscape - the globalization of the media: liberalization or constraint? -- Democracy and the information superhighways -- Conclusions: citizenship, politics and the mass media towards the second millennium.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • List of Tables
  • Aknowledgements
  • 1 The Traditional Paradigms: Political Theories of the Mass Media
  • 2 The Development of the British Press
  • 3 The Contemporary British Press
  • 4 The British Public Service Broadcasting System
  • 5 Whither Public Service Broadcasting System
  • 6 Whither Public Service Broadcasting?
  • 8 Democracy and the Information Superhighways
  • 9 Conclusion
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

The author is Lecturer in the Department of Politics and Modern History, London Guildhall University.