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About this book
Contemplating studying media? This handy text will tell you everything you need to know! Beginning with the definition and history of media studies, this book delves into exciting subjects like the political economy of mass media, digitalization, AI, filter bubbles, misinformation and much more. Reading this text, you will encounter:
- Real case studies, from a day in the life of a journalist, to global media conglomerates
- An exploration of key themes like race and gender in the ?critical issues? section
- Accessible content, with ?key material? boxes, a glossary and further reading
- A lively style that won?t leave you bored
A must-have for undergraduate media students, this book enables a broad, confident understanding of key issues and kick starts success in your studies
- Real case studies, from a day in the life of a journalist, to global media conglomerates
- An exploration of key themes like race and gender in the ?critical issues? section
- Accessible content, with ?key material? boxes, a glossary and further reading
- A lively style that won?t leave you bored
A must-have for undergraduate media students, this book enables a broad, confident understanding of key issues and kick starts success in your studies
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- Case Studies and Exercises
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction What are Media Studies?
- 2 The Political Economy of the Mass Media
- 3 The Political Economy of Digital Media Datafication and Platformisation
- 4 Media Law and Media Regulation
- 5 Global and Local Media
- 6 Media Production
- 7 Texts in the Digital Age
- 8 Visual Cultures And Meaning
- 9 Discourse and Discourse Analysis
- 10 Genre and Narrative
- 11 Mass Media Audiences and Digital Media Users
- 12 The Audience Commodity Creating Publics and Selling Them
- 13 Filter Bubbles and Misinformation
- 14 AI and Automation
- 15 Climate Change and the Media
- 16 Intersectionality and Digital Media
- 17 Decolonialising Media Studies
- References
- Index