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Media, Geopolitics, and Power : A View from the Global South /

The end of apartheid brought South Africa into the global media environment. Outside companies invested in the nation's newspapers while South African conglomerates pursued lucrative tech ventures and communication markets around the world. Many observers viewed the rapid development of South A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wasserman, Herman, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Transitions
  • From apartheid to a new democracy : areas of shift
  • "This time for Africa"? Global media studies and the view from the South
  • A changing media culture : professional ideologies between past and present
  • Local contestations
  • Is this freedom? Media ethics, "African culture," and universal values
  • Global genres and local context : what controversies around tabloidization tell us about South African media and society
  • Rethinking global and local : South African perspectives on the "future of journalism"
  • Global shifts
  • BRICs and beyond : mediating new geopolitical relationships
  • New pressures and opportunities : technology, geopolitics, and social change
  • Conclusion.