Media and politics in a globalizing world / Alexa Robertson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robertson, Alexa, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Political aspects.

Mass media.

Press and politics.

Elite (Social sciences).

Globalization.

Physical Description:

xiv, 239 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Edition:

1.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2015.

Summary:

Globalization and technological advances have had a dramatic impact on the relationship between media and politics. How can we understand the connection between the two in the present day? Alexa Robertson argues that we cannot understand the power of the one without taking the other into account. This exciting and accessible book provides fresh insight into our contemporary media landscape, adopting a truly comparative global approach. In Media and Politics in a Globalizing World, Robertson encourages the reader to explore the relationship from different perspectives - those of the politician, the journalist, the activist and the ordinary citizen - and how the relationship between media and politics varies across cultures. Illustrated with contemporary examples throughout, the book weighs up arguments for seeing new developments in terms of change or continuity, as empowering or debilitating, and as promoting or undermining democracy. Suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates studying politics, media and sociology, it also will be of interest to the general reader wishing to understand the complex role of the media in political life the world over. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Power in media societies

Political elites

Journalists

The people formerly known as the audience

Activists

Mediated conflict

Infotainment

Mediatization

Media freedom

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-227) and index.

Machine generated contents note: Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Media Power Chapter 3. Political Elites Chapter 4. Journalists Chapter 5. The People Formerly Known as the Audience Chapter 6. Activists Chapter 7. Mediated Conflict Chapter 8. Infotainment Chapter 9. Mediatization Chapter 10. Media Freedom Chapter 11. Conclusion Notes References and Bibliography.

ISBN:

9780745654690

074565469X

9780745654706

0745654703

OCLC:

891126286

Publisher Number:

40024773846

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