Media Power

ISBN-10: 0803924119
ISBN-13: 9780803924116
Category: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies
Pages: 288
Language: English
Published: 1985
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Author: David L. Altheide

Description

Altheide deals with a very simple paradox: in the past, people communicated in order to get something done; now they must first do something in order to communicate. The role of the mass media in establishing, shaping, and maintaining basic communication formats is the main focus of his book. He looks at how mass-mediated versions of events differ from those experienced first-hand, and at what would happen if everyone had unlimited access to television broadcasting facilities. Using specific examples and case studies of current events, Altheide examines the impact and implications of the mass media on a range of phenomena from international relations down to self-concept.

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Other editions

Media Power: Who Is Shaping Your Picture of the World?
- 2005
- 265 pages
- Paperback
- iUniverse
Media Power: A Sociological Introduction
- 2002-09-06
- 230 pages
- Paperback
- Palgrave Macmillan

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