Media Studies: Media History, Media and Society Volume 1 (Second Edition)

Product Description While 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. About the Author Pieter J. Fourie is an internationally renowned senior scholar in communication and media studies. He is affiliated with the department of communication science at the University of South Africa. Softcover. English. Juta Academic. 2008. ISBN: 9780702176920. 464 pp. Good. Book No: 65210