The study of journalism has long included a close examination of who gets to be a news
source. With their privileging of the objectivity paradigm and distrust of direct reportorial …

At the heart of major theoretical approaches to the study of news and its relation to wider
society are ideas about the mechanisms and meanings informing the patterns and …

News media, movies, blogs and video games issue constant invitations to picture war,
experience the thrill of combat, and revisit battles past. War, it's often said, sells. But what …

Media and Power addresses three key questions about the relationship between media and
society.* How much power do the media have?* Who really controls the media?* What is the …

We live in times that generate diverse conflicts; we also live in times when conflicts are
increasingly played out and performed in the media. Mediatized Conflict explores the …

This article examines the representation of Islam and Muslims in the British press. It
suggests that British Muslims are portrayed as an 'alien other'within the media. It suggests …

First Published in 1997. This book is intended for final year undergraduates and
postgraduates in cultural and media studies, as well as postgraduate and academic …

Předmět sociologie zpravodajství poskytuje základní orientaci v pohledu na zpravodajství
jako na sociální fenomén, seznamuje studenty se základními teo-riemi, které se vztahují k …

Historically demonstrations and protests have performed a crucial role in the development
and subsequent enactments of democracy (Thompson, 1991, 1993; Tilly, 2005), and they …

Aeron Davis is the first to offer a general overview of the rise and impact of professional
public relations in Britain, stepping beyond the status quo of'spin doctors' and elections by …