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Mass Media, Politics and Democracy

  • Textbook
  • © 2001

Overview

  • Genuinely international in scope drawing examples from Europe, North America and a wide range of other countries
    Very clearly and accessibly written in a lively style
    Takes a uniquely broad view of its subject matter looking at the representation of politics in entertainment media as well as news and current affairs; at the political economy of media organisation and their role in politics; and at the opportunities and threats for democracy posed by new media technologies

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Introduction

  2. Representing Politics

  3. The Political Economy of Mass Media

  4. Mass Media and Democracy

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About this book

Mass Media, Politics and Democracy provides a broad ranging overview of all aspects of the relationship between the media and politics. Drawing its examples from a wide range of developed liberal democracies, the book combines an accessible account of the political impact and regulation of the mass media today, with an assessment of the democratic potential and anti-democratic dangers of new media technologies.

About the author

JOHN STREET is Reader in Politics, University of East Anglia

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