Mass Media, Politics and Democracy

Pre-publication endorsements'Stylish, readable and packed with telling examples from around the world, Mass Media, Politics and Democracy is wide-ranging in its coverage of different media and genres. In a world obscured by spin, soundbites and multivarious political conflict, John Street is an illuminating - and often entertaining - guide.' - Professor Douglas Kellner, UCLA
DescriptionMass Media, Politics and Democracy provides a broad ranging overview of all aspects of the relationship between the media and politics. Drawing its examples from a wide range of developed liberal democracies, the book combines an accessible account of the political impact and regulation of the mass media today, with an assessment of the democratic potential and anti-democratic dangers of new media technologies.
Contents
Introduction
PART ONE: REPRESENTING POLITICS
Political Bias
Telling Tales: The Reporting of Politics
It's Just for Fun? Politics and Entertainment
Media Effects
PART TWO: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MASS MEDIA
State Control and State Propaganda
Conglomerate Control: Media Moguls and Media Power
Watchdogs or Lapdogs? The Politics of Journalism
Dreamworlds: Globalization and the Webs of Power
PART THREE: MASS MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY
Packaging Politics
Remote Control
Power and Mass Media
A Free Press: Democracy and Mass Media
Conclusion
Bibliography
Author Biographies
JOHN STREET is Reader in Politics, University of East Anglia
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Keywords: Politics, Democracy, Media Effects, Mass Media