ISBN:
0252083261
,
9780252041624
,
9780252083266
Language:
English
Pages:
217 Seiten
Series Statement:
Geopolitics of information
DDC:
302.230968
Keywords:
Mass media Social aspects
;
Mass media Political aspects
;
Mass media and globalization
;
Südafrika
;
Massenmedien
;
Globalisierung
Abstract:
Introduction -- Transitions -- From apartheid to a new democracy : areas of shift -- "This time for Africa"? Global media studies and the view from the South -- A changing media culture : professional ideologies between past and present -- Local contestations -- Is this freedom? Media ethics, "African culture," and universal values -- Global genres and local context : what controversies around tabloidization tell us about South African media and society -- Rethinking global and local : South African perspectives on the "future of journalism" -- Global shifts -- BRICs and beyond : mediating new geopolitical relationships -- New pressures and opportunities : technology, geopolitics, and social change -- Conclusion
