Media-State Relations and Social Media - Reimagining the Four Theories of the Press Through Neo-Gramscianism

This book updates scholarship related to media-state relations for the social media age. It presents a timely account of how states have engaged with the platforms that have spread around the world - and the challenges that this presents.

List of contents

Part I Establishing the Social Media-State Relationship 1. Introduction 2. Framing Media-State Relations Scholarship 3. Distinguishing Social Media From Historical Media Technologies Part II |Theorising the Contemporary Social Media-State Relationship 4. Social Media as an Order Facilitator 5. The Strongman Order 6. The Big Brother Order 7. The Free Market Order 8. The Social Consciousness Order 9. Measuring The Social Media-State Relationship - The Order Index

About the author

Tyler W. Wilson is an early career academic within Bond University's Faculty of Society and Design. He teaches within the Communication and International Relations disciplines. His research interests focus on understanding the intersection of social media, society, and the global system.

Summary

This book updates scholarship related to media-state relations for the social media age. It presents a timely account of how states have engaged with the platforms that have spread around the world – and the challenges that this presents.

Product details

• Authors: Tyler W Wilson, Tyler W. Wilson, Tyler W. Wilson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032755137
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3275513-7
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; USA, History, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Humanities, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government