The Contradictions of Media Power

by Des Freedman

Book Overview

Media power is a crucial, although often taken for granted, concept. We assume, for example, that the media are 'powerful'; if they were not, why would there be so many controversies over the regulation, control and impact of communicative institutions and processes? Further, we assume that this 'power' is somehow problematic; audiences are often treated as highly susceptible to media influence and too much 'power' in the hands of one organization...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849660735
• ISBN13: 9781849660730
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"