Binding: Paperback
Description: In this trailblazing book social movements the mainstream news media and public policy are tackled in order to arm readers with an "intellectual self - defense" of the reign of trillion - dollar - valued platform conglomerates reality TV presidencies of the past and present the pandemic and the Biden administration. Firmly situated at the intersection of journalism activism and the deployment of power the author places his analysis within an international context that further develops a critical paradigm called the media dependence model (MDM). Featuring a foreword by Daniel and Noam Chomsky and a preface by Robert W. Mc Chesney the book offers a cutting - edge overview of the news media landscape both within the United States and globally. The MDM critically analyzes dichotomous patterns of mainstream press coverage of the # Climate Strike # Families Belong Together # Evasion Masiva (Chile) # Fight For Hong Kong # Ricky Renuncia (Puerto Rico) and # Cancel Rent movements and the pro - Trump #liberate resistance contrasting them with social media and other historic movements. " Evergreen" topics such as immigration climate change and net neutrality are explored in depth along with media reforms and concrete policy solutions. The book straddles disciplines including media policy and journalism studies political economy and international and political communication. It is a must - read for scholars students policy advisers media makers social media enthusiasts grassroots activists NG Os and concerned citizens alike.
Title: Digital - Age Resistance Journalism Social Movements And The Media Dependence Model
Author(s): Kennis Andrew
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367638511
Pages: 444 Pages, 32 Tables, Black And White; 10 Line Drawings, Black And White; 45 Halftones, Black And Wh
Publication Date: 9/29/2022
Series: Internationalizing Media Studies
Category: Press & Journalism