This fully updated second edition of Gender and Popular Culture examines the role of
popular culture in the construction of gendered identities in contemporary society. It draws …

This special issue introductory article investigates contemporary notions of theory in
journalism studies. Many scholars have argued that we need better ways of conceptualising …

ABSTRACT A central theme in media research has been the transition from traditional
broadcast media, like television and radio, to social media and streaming services. For both …

Mediatisation of the world and the increasing power of social networks, means that
consumers' choices are more and more based on identity play, gaining social currency and …

This open access book presents a qualitative longitudinal panel-study on child and
adolescent socialisation in socially disadvantaged families. The study traces how children …

Local news is a crucial source of information, as well as a force for cohesion and an arena
for debate in local societies. Consequently, it is important to reveal the transformation …

Despite discoverability and prominence emerging as crucial to contemporary industry and
policy debates in relation to online and internet-distributed television, there remains …

Our lived experience is, as Mark Deuze (2007, 13) writes,“framed by, mitigated through, and
made immediate by pervasive and ubiquitous media”. In this new human condition, he …

Many academic works and authors have added to our understanding of the changing
audience dynamics that emerged with the wide adoption of digital media by exploring …

4 Introduction public communication and engagement activities. That is not to say that
communication did not play an important role before this time; in fact, as will be documented …