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010 _a 2014010313
020 _a9781849660730 (HB)
020 _a9781849660693 (PB)
020 _z9781472589835 (ePub)
020 _z9781849666107 (ePDF)
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_beng
_cDLC
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042 _apcc
050 0 0 _aP95.8
_b.F729 2014
082 0 0 _a302.23
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084 _aSOC052000
_aPOL004000
_2bisacsh
100 1 _aFreedman, Des,
_d1962-
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe contradictions of media power /
_cDes Freedman.
250 _a1st ed
264 1 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bBloomsbury,
_c2014.
300 _aviii, 179 pages ;
_c24 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 147-167) and index.
520 _a"Media power is a crucial, although often taken for granted, concept. We assume, for example, that the media are 'powerful'; if they were not, why would there be so many controversies over the regulation, control and impact of communicative institutions and processes? Further, we assume that this 'power' is somehow problematic; audiences are often treated as highly susceptible to media influence and too much 'power' in the hands of one organization or individual is seen as risky and potentially dangerous. These concerns have been at the heart of recent controversies involving the relationships between media moguls and political elites, the consequences of phone hacking in the UK, and the emerging influence of social media as vital gatekeepers. Yet it is still not clear what we mean by media power or how effective it is. This book evaluates contrasting definitions of media power and looks at the key sites in which power is negotiated, concentrated and resisted - politically, technologically and economically. Combining an evaluation of both previous literature and new research, the book seeks to establish an understanding of media power which does justice to the complexities and contradictions of the contemporary social world. It will be important reading for undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and activists alike"--
650 0 _aMass media
_xPolitical aspects.
650 0 _aMass media
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aMass media
_xInfluence.
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
_2bisacsh
650 7 _aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights.
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