Communication Theory and Research
First Edition
Edited by:
- Denis McQuail - University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Peter Golding - Northumbria University, UK
- Els De Bens - University of Gent, Belgium
January 2006 | 320 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This exciting collection of papers represents some of the finest communications research published during the last decade. To mark the 20th anniversary of the European Journal of Communication, a leading international journal, the editors have selected 21 papers, all of which make significant and valuable interventions in the field of media and communications.
The volume is prefaced with an introduction by the editors and will be a central research text for scholars in this field.
Denis McQuail
Introduction and Overview
PART ONE: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION
Preben Sepstrup
Research into International Television Flows
Marjorie Ferguson
The Mythology about Globalization
Els De Bens and Hedwig de Smaele
The inflow of American Television Fiction on European Broadcasting Channels Revisited
PART TWO: AUDIENCE
Klaus Bruhn Jensen and Karl Erik Rosengren
Five Traditions in Search of the Audience
Daniel Biltereyst
Resisting American Hegemony
PART THREE: POLICY AND POLITICS
Denis McQuail
Accountability of Meida to Society
Kees Brants
Who's Afraid of Infotainment?
Jay G Blumler
Political Communication Systems All Change
Dafna Lemish and Inbal Barzel
`Four Mothers'
Jeffery Klaehn
A Critical Review and Assessment of Herman and Chomsky's `Propaganda Model'
PART FOUR: JOURNALISM
Thorbj[um]orn Broddason
The Sacred Side of Professional Journalism
Peter Golding
Telling Stories
Jo Bardoel
Beyond Journalism
Tiina Laitila
Journalistic Codes of Ethics in Europe
Rossella Savarese
`Infosuasion' in European Newspapers
Olessia Koltsova
News Production in Contemporary Russia
PART FIVE: MEDIA CULTURE
Tamar Liebes and Sonia Livingstone
European Soap Operas
Liesbet van Zoonen
Gendering the Internet
Patrick Vyncke
Lifestyle Segmentation
Baris Kilichay nad Mutlu Binarck
Consumer Culture, Islam and the Politics Lifestyle
After reading the book I have released that it is not appropriate for Early Years students. Perhaps it is more relevant for media students.
Childhood Studies (Bishop Otter), Chichester University
April 4, 2013