Converging Media, Diverging Politics A Political Economy of News Media in the United States and Canada |
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| Editor:
| Skinner, David
Compton, James R.
Gasher, Michael |
| Contribution by:
| Clarke, Debra
Cooper, Mark
Dyer-Witheford, Nick
Dubois, édéric
Fairbairn, Danielle
Gasher, Mike
Horwitz, Robert
Jensen, Robert
Kidd, Dorothy
McGee, Francisco
McVicker, Jeanette
Paterson, Chris
Scott, Ben
Sénécal, Michel
Shade, Leslie Regan |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7391-1306-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $72.95 |
Book Description:
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What purpose does the news media serve in contemporary North American society? In this collection of essays, experts from both the United States and Canada investigate this question, exploring the effects of media concentration in democratic systems. Specifically, the scholars collected here consider, from a range of vantage points, how corporate and technological convergence in the news industry in the United States and Canada impacts journalism's expressed role as a medium of...
More DescriptionWhat purpose does the news media serve in contemporary North American society? In this collection of essays, experts from both the United States and Canada investigate this question, exploring the effects of media concentration in democratic systems. Specifically, the scholars collected here consider, from a range of vantage points, how corporate and technological convergence in the news industry in the United States and Canada impacts journalism's expressed role as a medium of democratic communication.