Mass media and society / 
edited by James Curran and Michael Gurevitch. 
 - 3rd ed. 
 - London :  Arnold,  2000. 
 - vi, 408p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: 1996. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>1.Reconstructing the ruined tower: contemporary communications and questions of class. Graham Murdock -- 2.Recent developments in feminist communication theory: difference, public sphere, body and technology. Andrea L. Press -- 3.Race, ethnicity and the segmentation of media markets. Oscar H. Gandy, Jr. -- 4.Culture, communications and political economy. Peter Golding and Graham Murkock -- 5.The global and the local in international communicatoins. Annabelle Sreberny -- 6.Rethinking media and democracy. James Curran -- 7.Rethinking the study of political communication. Jay G. Blumler and Michael Gurevith -- 8.The sociology of news production revisited (again). Michael Schudson -- 9.Entertainment. Simon Frith -- 10.Commercialism and professionalism in the American news meida. Daniel C, Hallin -- 11.In defence of  objectivity revisited. Judith Lichtenberg -- 12.The return to cultural production. Case Study: Fashion journalism. Angela McRobbie -- 13.From dead tress to live wires: the Internet's challenge to the traditional newspaper. Colin Sparks -- 14.National prisms of a global 'media event' -- 15.Media, citizenship and civic culture. Peter Dahlgren -- 16.Globalization and cultural identities. Keith Negus and Patria Roman-Velazquez -- 17.No gain, no game? Media and sport. David Rowe -- 18.Representation and popular cutlure: semiotics and the construction of meaning. Christine Geraghty -- 19.'Influence': the contersted core of media research. John Corner. 
<br/><br/> In this well established text, a team of international scholars give their thoughts on mass media and culture. The book also seeks to reflect changing emphasis in the study of mass communication and popular culture. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780340732014 (pbk.) :  �16.99 9780340732007 (hbk.) :  �40.00 0340732016 (pb) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001265702 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mass media--Political aspects<br/>Mass media and culture.<br/>Mass media--Social aspects<br/>Media Studies.<br/>Media studies<br/>Cultural studies<br/>Sociology & anthropology
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>P94.6 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>302.23 CUR