{"product_id":"the-media-9781405840361","title":"The Media","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, arguably more than at any time in the past, media are the key players in contributing to what defines reality for the citizens of Europe and beyond. This book provides an introduction to the way that the media occupy such a position of prominence in contemporary human existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis expanded and fully updated third edition of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Media: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e collects in one volume thirty-six specially commissioned essays to offer unrivalled breadth and depth for an introduction to the study of contemporary media. It addresses the fundamental questions about today's media  for example, digitisation and its effects, new distribution technologies, and the implications of convergence, all set against the backdrop of a period of profound social and economic change in Europe and globally. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey features:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpert contributions on each topic \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproachable, authoritative contributions provide a solid theoretical overview o\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaniele Albertazzi and Paul Cobley \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Understanding the Media \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003cem\u003eDaniele Albertazzi and Paul Cobley \u003c\/em\u003e1. Approaches to the Media \u003cem\u003eJoanne Sayner \u003c\/em\u003e2. Media Form \u003cem\u003eJohn Corner \u003c\/em\u003e3. Models of Media Institutions \u003cem\u003eStylianos Papathanassopoulos \u003c\/em\u003e4. The Media in Europe \u003cem\u003eHans J. Kleinsteuber \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: What Are the Media? \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003cem\u003eDaniele Albertazzi and Paul Cobley \u003c\/em\u003e5. Comics \u003cem\u003eRoger Sabin \u003c\/em\u003e6. Photography \u003cem\u003eStephen Bull \u003c\/em\u003e7. Book Publishing \u003cem\u003eBeverley Tarquini \u003c\/em\u003e8. Public Relations \u003cem\u003eDavid Miller \u003c\/em\u003e9. Newspapers \u003cem\u003eRaymond Kuhn \u003c\/em\u003e10. Magazines \u003cem\u003eAnna Gough-Yates \u003c\/em\u003e11. Radio \u003cem\u003eGuy Starkey \u003c\/em\u003e12. Television \u003cem\u003eDorothy Hobson \u003c\/em\u003e13. Cinema \u003cem\u003eAnne Jäckel \u003c\/em\u003e14. Pop Music \u003cem\u003eRoy Shuker \u003c\/em\u003e15. The Internet and the www \u003cem\u003eLorenzo Cantoni and Stefano Tardini \u003c\/em\u003e16. News Agencies \u003cem\u003eOliver Boyd-Barrett and Terhi Rantanen \u003c\/em\u003e17. News Media \u003cem\u003eJackie Harrison \u003c\/em\u003e18. Advertising \u003cem\u003eIain MacRury \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: The Media Environment: Policy, Economics and Institutions \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003cem\u003eDaniele Albertazzi and Paul Cobley \u003c\/em\u003e19. Economics \u003cem\u003eJohn Sedgwick and Guglielmo Volpe \u003c\/em\u003e20. Policy \u003cem\u003eMarco Gambaro \u003c\/em\u003e21. Public Service Broadcasting in Europe \u003cem\u003eJérôme Bourdon \u003c\/em\u003e22. Censorship and Freedom of Speech \u003cem\u003eJulian Petley \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Audiences, influences and effects \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003cem\u003eDaniele Albertazzi and Paul Cobley\u003c\/em\u003e 23. Administrative Research of Audiences \u003cem\u003eMichael Svennevig \u003c\/em\u003e24. Effects \u003cem\u003eGuy Cumberbatch \u003c\/em\u003e25. Impacts and Influences \u003cem\u003eJenny Kitzinger \u003c\/em\u003e26. Active Audiences \u003cem\u003eJoke Hermes \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Media representations \u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction \u003cem\u003eDaniele Albertazzi and Paul Cobley \u003c\/em\u003e27. Sexuality \u003cem\u003eCharlotte Ross \u003c\/em\u003e28. Gender \u003cem\u003eRosalind Gill \u003c\/em\u003e29. Social Class \u003cem\u003eKarima Laachir \u003c\/em\u003e30. Race and Ethnicity \u003cem\u003eSarita Malik \u003c\/em\u003e31. Media and Religion \u003cem\u003eLeen d’Haenens and Jan Bosman \u003c\/em\u003e32. Youth \u003cem\u003eBill Osgerby \u003c\/em\u003e33. The Body, Health and Illness \u003cem\u003eAndy Miah \u003c\/em\u003e34. Nationality \u003cem\u003eBarbara O’Connor \u003c\/em\u003e35. Sport \u003cem\u003eNeil Blain and Raymond Boyle \u003c\/em\u003e36. Sex Acts \u003cem\u003eBrian McNair \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738946679127,"sku":"9781405840361","price":52.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-media-9781405840361","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}