Previous edition: 2013. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Early communication -- The Gutenberg Revolution -- The emergence of "Gatekeepers": Public and private -- The development of electricity: An explosion of new technologies -- Electronic (non-internet) gatekeepers -- The develpmentof the internet -- The implications of the internet for democracy -- Governmental repression and the emergence of new gatekeepers -- The dark side of the web -- The internet's impact on traditional media -- Information overload.
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