Trappel, J., Nieminen, H., & Nord, L. (Eds.). (2011). The Media for Democracy Monitor: A Cross National Study of Leading News Media. Sweden: Nordicom Mass Media are essential players in a democratic society. This book explores the concepts of freedom, equality, and control and argues that they “are the core fields of media performance in …
Category Archive: Books
Sep
26
New Book: Negotiating Communication Rights: Case Studies from India
Thomas, P. N. (2011). Negotiating Communication Rights: Case Studies from India. New Delhi: Sage. (ISBN: 978-81-321-0636-4(HB)). pp. 253 From the blurb: Communication Rights is a key issue in contemporary societies, especially in a country like India, which faces major communication deficits. Negotiating Communication Rights explores some of the most important aspects of communication rights movements …
Sep
23
New Book: Drama for Development- Cultural Translation and Social Change
Skuse, A., Gillespie, M. and Power, G. (Eds.). (2011). Drama for Development: Cultural Translation and Social Change. New Delhi: Sage. (ISBN: 978-81-321-0591-6(HB)) 325 pp. From the Blurb: The young hero keeps sheep. His daily journey to tend them is fraught with risks of unexploded mines. He wants to marry the heroine but her father wants …
Sep
21
New Book: Public Relations in India: New Tasks and Responsibilities
Vilanilam, J.V (2011). Public Relations in India: New Tasks and Responsibilities. New Delhi: Sage. ISBN: 978-81-321-0629-6 (PB). 292 pp. From the blurb: This book is a review of the history of Public Relations (PR) in the World and India and an in-depth critical analysis of the value of PR as an essential feature of the management …
Jun
01
The Handbook of Global Media and Communication Policy – New IAMCR Book Series
Editors: R. Mansell and M. Raboy Co-published by IAMCR and Wiley-Blackwell, this book offers insights into the boundaries of this field of study, assesses why it is important, who is affected, and with what political, economic, social and cultural consequences. It provides the most up to date and comprehensive collection of essays from top scholars …
Apr
06
New Book: Advertising Self-Regulation in Asia and Australasia
This Report comes at a crucial time, when members of the advertising industry are fashioning their own indigenous and home-grown responses to the various criticisms hurled against the advertising profession. The Report has highlighted good practices and codes of advertising standards in 12 countries that can serve as models for other Asian nations to emulate. …
Mar
24
New book: Fuchs, Christian. 2011. “Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies”
Fuchs, Christian. 2011. Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-58881-2. 384 pages. Routledge Advances in Sociology No. 52. Hardcover edition. Foundations of Critical Media and Information Studies lays down foundations for the analysis of media, information, and information technology in 21st century information society, as well as introducing the theoretical …
