Search -
Media, Myths, and Narrative: Television and the Press (SAGE Series in Communication Research)
Media Myths and Narrative Television and the Press - SAGE Series in Communication Research Author:James W. Carey Media, Myths and Narratives seeks to decode some of the messages transmitted by our mass media in terms of the cultural tradition in which they are enmeshed. Contributors from the fields of both communication and cultural studies, consider subjects as diverse as the narrative elements of news, the structural links between Dallas a... more »nd the book of Genesis, and Rupert Murdoch as the demon of professional journalism.The volume as a whole is a fascinating exposition of the thesis that television and the press are not only a part of popular culture but a reflection of it. It will be irresistible reading for students, academics and professionals in communication and cultural studies.« less