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OverviewThe Global Media describes in detail the recent rapid growth and crossborder activities and linkages of an industry largely composed of international conglomerates. It assesses the significance of the ongoing deregulation and convergence of global media and telecommunications systems and the rise of the internet. The authors argue that the most important features of this globalization process are the implantation, consolidation and concentration of advertisement-based commercial media and the parallel weakening of the ‘public sphere'. It is contended that the United States provides the evolutionary model toward which the global media system is moving, and the history and characteristics of the U.S. System are described, along with developments in seven other countries around the world. Finally, the authors evaluate the defenses of the ongoing globalization process and discuss the forms of local, national and global resistance that have emerged. Written by two of the leading media scholars in America, this book provides the most up-to-date, concise survey of the global media industry available and has become essential reading for all those interested in media studies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward Hermann , Robert McChesney , Edward HerrmannPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd. Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780826458193ISBN 10: 082645819 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 01 June 1997 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: English Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationEdward S. Herman is Professor Emeritus of Finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and author of a number of books including Corporate Control, Corporate Power (1981) and Triumph of the Market: Essays in Economics, Politics and the Media (1995). Robert W. McChesney is Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Wisconsin and author of Telecommunications, Mass Media and Democracy: The Battle for the Control of US Broadcasting, 1928-1935 (1993). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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