Political Communication and Social Theory presents an advanced and challenging text for students and scholars of political communication and mass media in democracies. It draws…

News and Journalism in the UK is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the political, economic and regulatory environments of press and broadcast journalism in…

Based on the work of media historian, James Curran, Narrating Media History explores British media history as a series of competing narratives.

This unique and…

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…

Television entertainment rules supreme, one of the world’s most important disseminators of information, ideas, and amusement. More than a parade of little figures in a…

The Mediation of Power investigates how those in positions of power use and are influenced by media in their everyday activities. Each chapter examines this…

In this successful and well established textbook, Brian McNair examines how politicians, trade unions, pressure groups and terrorist organizations make use of the media. Separate…

Media on the Move provides a critical analysis of the dynamics of the international flow of images and ideas. This comes at a time when…

Remaking Media is a unique and timely reading of the contemporary struggle to democratize communication.

With a focus on activism directed towards challenging and changing media…