Media and Politics

1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 978-1-0362-0045-9
Verlag: Sage Publications

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 343 g

Media and politics are inextricably linked and transforming fast. This book is the first to make sense of this transformation by showing how changes in media, communication, and technology are reshaping political power, democracy and public life.

This textbook provides a clear and accessible introduction to media and politics in the digital age. Drawing on a huge range of contemporary research and international case studies, it explores how technological change has reshaped relationships between citizens, states, media organizations, and technology platforms.

The ways we discover, consume, create, and share information have changed fundamentally in the twenty-first century. We have moved from an era of information scarcity to one of information abundance; from shared mass media to personalized feeds, and from passive audiences to active participants in the production and circulation of content. These changes have transformed not only media and communication but also politics itself.

Digital platforms have altered how citizens access news and information, how political opinions are formed, and how governments, politicians, activists, and journalists communicate with the public. They have enabled new forms of participation and protest while also contributing to polarization, disinformation, declining trust, and political disengagement.

Going beyond media effects and political campaigning, this book explains the broader transformation of the media environment and traces its implications for democracy, elections, journalism, and sovereignty. It is essential reading for all students of media and politics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moore, Martin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Chapter 1 Power & Influence
Chapter 2 Sovereignty & States
Chapter 3 Freedom & Responsibility
Chapter 4 Gatekeeping & Moderation
Chapter 5 Advertising & Journalism
Chapter 6 Appropriation & Surveillance
Chapter 7 Elections & Campaigning
Chapter 8 Dominance & Ownership
Disinformation & Disorder
Governance & Regulation

Über Autor(innen)

Moore, Martin
Martin Moore joined the Department of Political Economy as a Senior Lecturer in Political Communication Education, and as Director of the Centre for the Study of Media, Communication and Power at King’s College London, in 2018. Prior to this he was a Senior Research Fellow in the Policy Institute at King’s.
Before joining King’s, Martin was the founding director of the Media Standards Trust (MST), an independent charity dedicated to fostering high standards in the news media, from 2006-2015. During this time the MST won a Prospect Think Tank of the Year Award (2011) and a Knight News Challenge award (2008). He completed his doctorate in the department of International History at the London School of Economics in 2004, where he subsequently taught undergraduates in history. Before completing his doctorate, Martin spent over a decade working in media and communications – with the BBC, Channel 4, NTL, AT&T and others.