Cultural Chaos av Brian McNair

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<P>With examples drawn from media coverage of the War on Terror, the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Hurricane Katrina and the London underground bombings, <EM>Cultural Chaos </EM>explores the changing relationship between journalism and power in an increasingly globalised news culture.</P><P>In this new text, Brian McNair examines the processes of cultural, geographic and political dissolution in the post-Cold War era and the rapid evolution of information and communication technologies. He investigates the impact of these trends on domestic and international journalism and on political processes in democratic and authoritarian societies across the world.</P><P>Written in a lively and accessible style, <EM>Cultural Chaos </EM>provides students with an overview of the evolution of the sociology of journalism, a critical review of current thinking within media studies and an argument for a revision and renewal of the paradigms that have dominated the field since the early twentieth century. Sepa