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Overview

This lively and supportive textbook introduces students to the role, practice, and influence of the mass media in contemporary society. Emphasizing the social, cultural, political, and economic contexts in which the media operates, it provides a clear conceptual framework for understanding the process of media communication and looks at a range of key issues, from news production to media control and audience reception. This welcome new edition has been thoroughly updated to includes substantial new material on the Internet and a more sustained engagement with debates about globalization.

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Overview

This lively and supportive textbook introduces students to the role, practice, and influence of the mass media in contemporary society. Emphasizing the social, cultural, political, and economic contexts in which the media operates, it provides a clear conceptual framework for understanding the process of media communication and looks at a range of key issues, from news production to media control and audience reception. This welcome new edition has been thoroughly updated to includes substantial new material on the Internet and a more sustained engagement with debates about globalization.

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An introduction to the role, practice, and influence of mass media in contemporary society. Emphasizes the social, cultural, political, and economic contexts in which media operates; discusses the influences and constraints on the construction of media messages; and addresses questions such as the values of the media, the effect of ownership, and the processes of making the news. Also explores a range of debates and research findings on audiences and reception. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781403901491
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
  • Publication date: 8/2/2003
  • Edition description: Second Edition
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 328
  • Product dimensions: 6.16 (w) x 9.34 (h) x 0.82 (d)

Meet the Author

James Watson is Director of the BA Honours degree in Media and Communication, West Kent College.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Introduction: Studying Media 1
1 Setting the Scene: Media in Context 11
2 The Language of Study 32
3 The Audience for Media: Perspectives on Use and Response 60
4 Media in Society: Purpose and Performance 91
5 The News: Gates, Agendas and Values 120
6 Narrative: The Media as Storytellers 150
7 The Practice of Media: Pressures and Constraints 173
8 The Global Arena: Issues of Dominance and Control 205
9 Network Communication: Interactivity, Surveillance and Virtual Reality 230
10 Research as Exploration and Development 263
11 In Summary: Media in a New Century 294
Concluding Remarks 314
App. 1 A Brief ABC of Perceived Media Effects 315
App. 2 Screen Violence as Influence and Commodity: An Ongoing Debate 318
Notes 327
Glossary of Terms 349
Index 362

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