Online social media are changing the face of politics in the United States. Beginning with a strong theoretical foundation grounded in political, communications and psychology …
How the media are organised and funded is central to understanding their role in society. Critical Political Economy of the Media provides a clear, comprehensive and insightful …
Hesmondhalgh has done it again! The third edition of The Cultural Industries is a tour-de- force. At once brilliant and accessible, it is without peer when it comes to detailing the big …
The internet is now a mainstay of contemporary political life, and captivates researchers from across the social sciences. From debates about its impact on parties and election …
In art making, materials and media are the intermediaries between private ideas, thoughts and feelings, and their external manifestation in a tangible, sensual form. Thus, materials …
Western Media Systems offers a critical introduction to media systems in North America and Western Europe. The book offers a wide-ranging survey of comparative media analysis …
The emergence of'new media'and social media is widely discussed in contemporary society. However, media and public communication are mostly analyzed within particular theoretical …
This book offers a new, interdisciplinary model for understanding audience engagement as a type of behaviour, a form of response and a cost to audiences that, combined, offer value …