Media and Politics in a Globalizing World
Alexa Robertson
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Description for Media and Politics in a Globalizing World
Hardcover. Globalization and technological advances have had a dramatic impact on the relationship between media and politics. How can we understand the connection between the two in the present day? Alexa Robertson argues that we cannot understand the power of the one without taking the other into account. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 253 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
Globalization and technological advances have had a dramatic impact on the relationship between media and politics. How can we understand the connection between the two in the present day? Alexa Robertson argues that we cannot understand the power of the one without taking the other into account. This exciting and accessible book provides fresh insight into our contemporary media landscape, adopting a truly comparative global approach.
In Media and Politics in a Globalizing World, Robertson encourages the reader to explore the relationship from different perspectives – those of the politician, the journalist, the activist and the ordinary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745654690
SKU
V9780745654690
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-14
About Alexa Robertson
Alexa Robertson is Associate Professor at the Department of Media Studies (IMS), Stockholm University, Sweden. Her previous book, Mediated Cosmopolitanism, was published by Polity in 2010.
Reviews for Media and Politics in a Globalizing World
Robertson has authoritatively written a map of the changing media landscape in the contemporary world. She ably examines the limitations of old conceptions of "the media" to understand the profound transformations of the past years. Readers interested in the "mediatization" of society and politics will find this book valuable. A good read, packed with smart insights and encyclopedic knowledge. Silvio ... Read more