Media Power

A Sociological Introduction

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Media Power

A Sociological Introduction

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This text offers a clear and succinct overview of a central debate in the study of the media, drawing together a wide range of theoretical and research-based material from both sides of the Atlantic. Written with a light touch and taking a level-headed approach to competing theories and claims, it is accessibly organised around the three central processes in mass communication - production, representation and reception - and provides comprehensive coverage of all the main topics relevant to the thorny issue of media power.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Media Power: From Simple Answers to Complex Questions
The Media as Definers of Social Reality
Whose Frames?
The Production of Media Messages: What Sets the Media Agenda?
Changing Media Agendas, Widening Public Access?
Innocent Entertainment? The Sociological Study of Television Fiction
Media Audiences: Couch Potatoes or Armchair Intellectuals?
Conclusion: The Future for Media Sociology?
Bibliography
Index.

Product details

Published 13 Jun 2002
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 218
ISBN 9780333643402
Imprint Red Globe Press
Dimensions Not specified
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Ciaran McCullagh

CIARAN McCULLAGH is Senior Lecturer in Sociology a…

Anthology Editor

Jo Campling

Jo Campling was a Lecturer in Social Policy for ma…

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