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English
Wiley-Blackwell
24 July 2015
Now available in a fully revised and updated ninth edition, World News Prism provides in-depth analysis of the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century.

Includes three new chapters on Russia, Brazil, and India and a revised chapter on the Middle East written by regional media experts Features comprehensive coverage of the growing impact of social media on how news is being reported and received Charts the media revolutions occurring throughout the world and examines their effects both locally and globally Surveys the latest developments in new media and forecasts future developments
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Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   9th edition
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   372g
ISBN:   9781118809044
ISBN 10:   1118809041
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Notes on Contributors ix Preface to the Ninth Edition xi Introduction: Fall and Rise of the Media 1 1 Information for a Global System 9 2 Game Changers: Twitters, Videos, Blogs 19 3 GlobalMediaUnderStress 35 4 ImpactofGreatEvents 46 5 English: The Language of theWorld 61 6 Brazil: Latin America’s Communication Leader 77 Heloiza Golbspan Herscovitz 7 Russian Media: Struggling Against New Controls 99 Natalia Bubnova 8 India: Liberalization Spurs Phenomenal Media Growth 119 Sandhya Rao 9 China: A New Media Face But Tighter Control 138 10 Africa: The Mobile Continent 159 11 The Middle East: Media in the Midst of Turmoil 177 Rasha Abdulla 12 Reporters Abroad: Paid, Free, and Harassed 196 13 ReportingWar 210 14 Public Diplomacy and Propaganda 229 15 Conclusions and Outlook 246 Selected Bibliography 259 Index 263

William A. Hachten is Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he taught for 30 years. His publications include: New Media for a New China (Wiley, 2010 with J. Scotton), The Troubles of Journalism (2005, 3rd edition), The Growth of Media in the Third World (1993), and The Press and Apartheid (1984, with C.A. Giffard). James F. Scotton is Associate Professor of Journalism at Marquette University. He has taught in Lebanon, China, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, and has worked as a reporter, editorial writer, and editor with the Associated Press and with newspapers in several states and in China. He is co-author, with William Hachten, of New Media for a New China (Wiley, 2010).

Reviews for The World News Prism: Digital, Social and Interactive

This is a welcome update to a favorite resource. Specialized emphasis on the media environments in Brazil, Russia, India and the Middle East make important contributions to this valuable text. Emily Metzgar, Indiana University Another superb edition...this time with more diverse voices from around globe and a crucial emphasis on new media without neglecting historical global media industries, political events and economic structures. Jad Melki, American University of Beirut, Lebanon


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