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| Title: | Advances in Communications & Media Research, Volume 3
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| Author: | Patula E Grossmark (ed) |
| ISBN: | 1600211887 : 9781600211881 |
| Illustrations: | tables & charts |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Size: | 180x260mm |
| Pages: | 135 |
| Weight: | .478 Kg. |
| Published: | Nova Science Publishers - December 2006 |
| List Price: | 63.5 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | Communication STUDIES |
In a society predicated on information, the media has a pervasive presence. From government policy to leisure television, the information age touches us all. The papers collected in this book constitute some of today's leading analyses of the information industry. Together, these essays represent a needed foundation for understanding the present state and future development of the mass media. Current trends in communications as well as media impact on public opinion are studied and reported on.
Preface; Rosse's Model and the Ring Model: Explaining Newspaper Competition in the Millennium; The Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Media's Role in the Imagining of "New" Nation; The New South Africa: Representing Nation and State; Newspaper Employee Management in a Diverse Population; Regulation of Newspaper Ownership; Strategic Options for the Newspaper Publishing Companies; Weekly Newspapers in the Millennium; Buying and Selling Newspapers; Index.
