Understanding Media

Drawing on decades of research to examine these and other questions, Understanding Media interrogates claims about the Internet, explores how representations in TV and film may influence perceptions of self, and traces overarching trends while attending to crucial local context, from the United States to China, Norway to Malaysia, and Brazil to Britain. Understanding Media is an accessible and essential guide to the world''s most influential force - the contemporary media.

Report

Drawing from history, political economy, and international case studies, Curran and Redden provide a masterful evidence-based media analysis that wrestles with the thorniest of questions and delivers compellingly clear yet nuanced answers. Everyone - scholars, journalists, activists, and concerned citizens - should read, engage with, and ultimately heed the insights contained in this impeccably researched and superbly written book Victor Pickard

Product details

• Authors: Jame Curran, James Curran, Joanna Redden
• Publisher: PELICAN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780241289617
• ISBN: 978-0-241-28961-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 181 mm x 35 mm
• Series: Pelican Books
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; Media Studies, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Communication Studies, Social and cultural history, Media, Information & Communication Industries