Media Studies: Media history, media and societyWhile examining exactly who owns the media and who produces the media, this text manages to encompass the systematic, critical, and analytical media in all its forms and concludes that the media is one of the most important generators and disseminators of meaning in contemporary society. Investigating the power relationships between the media and politics, culture, economy, society, and above all, democracy, this resource is well-suited for anyone with an interest in the modern role of media in society. |
Contents
A History of the South African Media | 3 |
The Media in Africa | 59 |
Approaches to the Study of Mass Communication | 89 |
Theoretical approaches | 115 |
The Role and Functions of the Media in Society | 184 |
Entertainment | 216 |
Media Culture | 269 |
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