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The third edition of Media, Politics and Democracy examines the fraught debate over media influence, who wields it and what effect social and traditional media has on what we think, how we behave, and how we vote. Charting the media conglomerates of old, the alarming rise of the Tech Giants in recent decades, concerns over 'fake news', and the use of social media by political candidates, this book places contemporary anxieties into historical context and compares the response to such issues across different states and societies. Using examples from around the world, Street tackles the changing nature of political communications and brings under scrutiny the question of how a democratic society can function alongside a democratic media.
Suitable for students studying politics and the media, political communications and other related fields.
New to this Edition:
- Completely revised and updated version of Mass Media, Politics and Democracy.
- Includes a new chapter on the power of the Tech Giants.
- Contains detailed accounts of the significance of figures such as Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch and Mark Zuckerberg.
- Student questions and issues for debate interspersed throughout the book.
List of contents
Introduction
PART I: REPRESENTING POLITICS
Political Bias
Telling Tales: The Reporting of Politics
It's Just for Fun: Politics and Entertainment
Media Effects
PART II: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MASS MEDIA
State Control and State Propaganda
Conglomerate Control: Media Moguls and Media Power
Tech Giants and the Global Webs of Media Power
Watchdogs or Lapdogs? The Politics of Journalism
PART III: MASS MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY
Transforming Political Communication? From Political Marketing to Celebrity Politics
Digital Media, Digital Politics?
Power and Mass Media
A Free Press: Democracy and Mass Media
Conclusion.
About the author
John Street is a Professor of Politics at the University of East Anglia, UK.
Summary
The third edition of Media, Politics and Democracy examines the fraught debate over media influence, who wields it and what effect social and traditional media has on what we think, how we behave, and how we vote. Charting the media conglomerates of old, the alarming rise of the Tech Giants in recent decades, concerns over ‘fake news’, and the use of social media by political candidates, this book places contemporary anxieties into historical context and compares the response to such issues across different states and societies. Using examples from around the world, Street tackles the changing nature of political communications and brings under scrutiny the question of how a democratic society can function alongside a democratic media.
Suitable for students studying politics and the media, political communications and other related fields.
New to this Edition:
- Completely revised and updated version of Mass Media, Politics and Democracy.
- Includes a new chapter on the power of the Tech Giants.
- Contains detailed accounts of the significance of figures such as Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch and Mark Zuckerberg.
- Student questions and issues for debate interspersed throughout the book.
Foreword
This third edition examines the fraught debate over media influence, who wields it and what effect social and traditional media has on what we think, how we behave, and how we vote. Charting the media conglomerates of old, the alarming rise of the Tech Giants in recent decades, concerns over ‘fake news’, and the use of social media by political candidates, this book places contemporary anxieties into historical context and compares the response to such issues across different states and societies.
