ISBN:
0275957748
,
9780275957742
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (269 p., [16] p)
,
ill., map
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2010 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Non-Series
Parallel Title:
Print version Global News Access : The Impact of New Communications Technologies
DDC:
303.48/33
Keywords:
Mass media Influence
;
Democracy
;
Mass media Technological innovations
;
Mass media policy
Abstract:
Fascination with satellite television and Internet technology has become an obsession. People throughout the world watch television and believe what they see and hear-without realizing that pictures are selected and stories are sometimes distorted. Concurrently, the world's elite are drawn to the increasing availability of news on the Internet, effectively widening the gap between those who have and do not have access to the new technologies. This analysis of the worldwide impact of new communications technologies shows how ordinary citizens can protect themselves from media brainwashing.||Int
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; Preface; 1. Tomorrow's News and Information; 2. Free Press and Transparent Government; 3. Global Village Media; 4. The Americas; 5. Europe; 6. Middle East and Africa; 7. Asia, Australia, and New Zealand; 8. Conclusions; Further Reading; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-251) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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