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Diversity and the media /

"Offers a concise and interdisciplinary overview of the relationship between diversity and media. Focusing on media regulation in democratic societies throughout, individual chapters explore how different conceptions of diversity relate to media audiences, media workforces, media outlets and me...

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Main Author: Metykova, Monika
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: New York: Palgrave; 2016.
Series:Key concerns in media studies.
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Summary:"Offers a concise and interdisciplinary overview of the relationship between diversity and media. Focusing on media regulation in democratic societies throughout, individual chapters explore how different conceptions of diversity relate to media audiences, media workforces, media outlets and media content. Drawing on research approaches grounded in the political economy of media, political communication, media economics and critical media industry studies, the book analyses a wide range of current and historical examples from the UK, the US and Europe"--Publisher's description.
Item Description:Diversity and the Media offers a concise and interdisciplinary overview of the relationship between diversity and media. Focusing on media regulation in democratic societies throughout, individual chapters explore how different conceptions of diversity relate to media audiences, media workforces, media outlets and media content. Drawing on research approaches grounded in the political economy of media, political communication, media economics and critical media industry studies, the book analyses a wide range of current and historical examples from the UK, the US and Europe. This far-reaching and inclusive text is an invaluable resource for students and academics from media, communication studies, journalism, cultural studies and sociology backgrounds. About the author: Monika Metykova is Lecturer in Media Communications and Journalism Studies at the University of Sussex, UK. Her research focuses on media and democracy, migration and European media spaces and policy.
Physical Description:vi, 181 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-176) and index.
ISBN:1137285990
9781137285997