Media & Film Studies

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

A comprehensive overview of mass communication law and ethics, completely updated with 1996 Telecommunications Act and major court rulings. For students of mass communication law, ethics, and policy...

In this major new book, James Curran addresses three key questions about media power: How much power do the media have? Who really controls the media? What is the relationship between media and power in society?..

In recent years, the importance of disseminating the findings of social research has been given increased emphasis. The most effective way in which this can be done is via the mass media. However, there are frequent complaints that media coverage of social and educational research is very limited an..

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

An analysis of the use and effects of television, video and music where the consumer is not seen as a passive object but as an active subject...

Offering a thorough and accessible account of the global expansion of Discovery and its relationship with media globalization, Mjos explores the way in which the processes of media globalization unfold and develop, and traces some of the possible consequences...

Offering a thorough and accessible account of the global expansion of Discovery and its relationship with media globalization, Mjos explores the way in which the processes of media globalization unfold and develop, and traces some of the possible consequences...

Media Reform examines the relationship between the media and the development of democracy. Detailed worldwide case studies illustrate discussions on liberalisation of media, technological developments and new trends...

Moos contrasts McLuhan's thoughts with those of such thinkers as Ronald Barthes, Frederic Jameson, Friedrich Kittler, Donna Haraway and Deleuze and Guattari...

David Barrat gives a clear account of how and why sociologists have studied the media. He looks at the arguments about the effects of different media on their audiences, and the impact of new technologies such as satellite and cable TV...

How are new media born? How do they change? And how do they change us? Media Technology and Society offers a comprehensive account of the history of communications technologies, from the printing press to the internet...