List of abbreviations | x | ||
Acknowledgements | xii | ||
Permissions | xiii | ||
Introduction | xv | ||
1 Explaining Western media systems | 1 | ||
2 Media system evolution | 22 | ||
3 Transformations and continuities in media systems (late 1970's to 2000's) | 57 | ||
4 Media theory: paradigms and power | 79 | ||
5 Media and politics | 97 | ||
6 Media policy and regulation | 134 | ||
7 Media markets | 169 | ||
8 Western media and globalisation | 206 | ||
9 Assessing Western media systems | 231 | ||
Appendix: Comparative country data | 241 | ||
Notes | 242 | ||
Bibliography | 246 | ||
Index | 269 |