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020 $a9781849660730 (hardback)
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050 00 $aP95.8$b.F729 2014
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084 $aSOC052000$aPOL004000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aFreedman, Des,$d1962-$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe contradictions of media power /$cDes Freedman.
264 1 $aLondon ;$aNew York :$bBloomsbury Academic,$c2014.
300 $aviii, 179 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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520 $a"Media power is a crucial, although often taken for granted, concept. We assume, for example, that the media are 'powerful'; if they were not, why would there be so many controversies over the regulation, control and impact of communicative institutions and processes? Further, we assume that this 'power' is somehow problematic; audiences are often treated as highly susceptible to media influence and too much 'power' in the hands of one organization or individual is seen as risky and potentially dangerous. These concerns have been at the heart of recent controversies involving the relationships between media moguls and political elites, the consequences of phone hacking in the UK, and the emerging influence of social media as vital gatekeepers. Yet it is still not clear what we mean by media power or how effective it is. This book evaluates contrasting definitions of media power and looks at the key sites in which power is negotiated, concentrated and resisted - politically, technologically and economically. Combining an evaluation of both previous literature and new research, the book seeks to establish an understanding of media power which does justice to the complexities and contradictions of the contemporary social world. It will be important reading for undergraduates, postgraduates, researchers and activists alike"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aApproaches to media power -- Elites, ownership and media power -- Media policy and power -- Power shifts and social media -- Challenging media power -- Conclusions: media power paradigms revisited.
650 0 $aMass media$xPolitical aspects.
650 0 $aMass media$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aMass media$xInfluence.
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMass media$xInfluence.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01011251
650 7 $aMass media$xPolitical aspects.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01011278
650 7 $aMass media$xSocial aspects.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01011303
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