Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-145) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : Re-inventing the media -- Part I. Rethinking the media. Rethinking media theory ; Entertainment, informaiton and the 'culture of search' -- Part II. The media and the nation-state. The media, the nation and globalisation ; Rethinking media regulation -- Part III. The consequences of celebrity. The celebrification of the media ; Intervening in the social : the function of celebrity culture -- Conclusion : Teaching the re-invented media.
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