01093nam a2200193 i 4500008004100000020002200041040000800063082001900071100002000090245004300110260003200153300003000185336002700215337002800242338002700270500002000297520055900317650002300876240120s2008    xx a          001 0 und d  a978-0-415-39692-9  aGCL  a302.23094bHAR10aHardy, Jonathan10aWestern Media System /cJonathan Hardy  bRoutledge,aLondon :c2008.  a282 pages :bpbk.c22 cm.  atextbrdacontent2text  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aincludes index.  aWestern Media Systems offers a critical introduction to media systems in North America and Western Europe. The book offers a wide-ranging survey of comparative media analysis addressing the economic, social, political, regulatory and cultural aspects of Western media systems.

Jonathan Hardy takes a thematic approach, guiding the reader through critical issues and debates, introducing key concepts and specialist literature. Western Media Systems is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying comparative and global media.
  aMass Communication