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Media and Power (Communication and Society)
Media and Power - Communication and Society Author:JAMES CURRAN What kind of influence do the media have in society? Are they agencies of freedom and control in social welfare democracies? Critical media studies is in a state of ferment. Studies exposing class bias in the media have given way to a stress on the ambivalence and inconsistency of media representations of the world. Above all, the questioning of... more » the totalizing themes of marxism has undermined many of the established terms of reference of critical guide to the debates that are causing researchers to question old models of understanding the media and to seek new ones. Using both case studies and overviews, James Curran poses and answers a wealth of important questions about the role of the media, dividing his discussion into three main areas - Media Influence, Media Organizations and Media and Society.« less