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Media & society : production, content & participation / Nicholas Carah & Eric Louw.

By: Carah, Nicholas [author.].
Contributor(s): Louw, Eric [author.].
Los Angeles, CA : SAGE Publications Ltd., ©2015Description: xii, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text. ISBN: 9781446267684; 1446267687; 9781446267691 (pbk); 1446267695.Other title: Media and society.Subject(s): Mass media -- Social aspects | Communication -- Social aspects | Mass media -- Political aspects | Communication -- Political aspects | Mass media and cultureDDC classification: 302.23/C17 Other classification: CAS
Contents:
Introduction -- 1. Meaning, Representation and Power -- 2. The Industrial Production of Meaning -- 3. Power and Media Production -- 4. The Global Information Economy -- 5. Media and Communication Professionals -- 6. Making News -- 7. Politics and Communication Strategists -- 8. Producing and Negotiating Identities -- 9. Consumer Culture, Branding and Advertising -- 10. Popular Culture -- 11. Social Media, Interactivity and Participation -- 12. Mobile Media, Urban Space and Everyday Life -- 13. Constructing and Managing Audiences -- 14. Managing Participation.
Summary: A cutting-edge, student focused introduction to the broad field of media, culture and society. Louw and Carah critically explore the emergence of interactive, social and mobile media, alongside established questions of production, content and participation.Summary: "This book unpacks the role of the media in social, cultural and political contexts and encourages you to reflect on the power relationships that are formed as a result. Structured around the three cornerstones of media studies; production, content and participation, this is an ideal introduction to your studies in media, culture and society."--Publisher's website.
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General Reference Section 		CAS 302.23/C17 (Browse shelf) Available 83864

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- 1. Meaning, Representation and Power -- 2. The Industrial Production of Meaning -- 3. Power and Media Production -- 4. The Global Information Economy -- 5. Media and Communication Professionals -- 6. Making News -- 7. Politics and Communication Strategists -- 8. Producing and Negotiating Identities -- 9. Consumer Culture, Branding and Advertising -- 10. Popular Culture -- 11. Social Media, Interactivity and Participation -- 12. Mobile Media, Urban Space and Everyday Life -- 13. Constructing and Managing Audiences -- 14. Managing Participation.

A cutting-edge, student focused introduction to the broad field of media, culture and society. Louw and Carah critically explore the emergence of interactive, social and mobile media, alongside established questions of production, content and participation.

"This book unpacks the role of the media in social, cultural and political contexts and encourages you to reflect on the power relationships that are formed as a result. Structured around the three cornerstones of media studies; production, content and participation, this is an ideal introduction to your studies in media, culture and society."--Publisher's website.

In English.

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