About the Author:
Jeremy Tunstall is Professor of Sociology at City University, London. He is the author of numerous books including Media Mogules (with Michael Palmer, 1991), Television Producers (1993), and Newspaper Power (1996).
Review:
Jeremy Tunstall and David machin explore the relationship between the world's biggest superpower and Britain, asking who is benefiting from the relationship and how this peculiar relationship affects our dealings with other European countries./Press Gazette friday 22nd October 1999.
`an excellently serious book ... a work of detailed research: academic not polemic.'
Peter Preston, The Observer, 24/10/99
`A magisterially thorough examination of a vital subject There's been no better attempt I can remember to look at the men and the money behind the cameras and printing presses of the media. It's an unsurpassable book for all who want to learn about the media and think about the media in the
21st century.'
Peter Preston, The Guardian
`A masterly overview of recent developments in the western media world.'
Denis McQuail, University of Southampton
`The breadth of this study is amazing should be required reading for media managers and policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic.'
BChristopher Sterling, George Washington University
`Chracteristically lucid and assiduously researched, this book offers a challenge and a resource to anyone concerned with the future of the media, whether at national or global level.'
Peter Golding, Loughborough University
`An extremely well written book offering a wealth of insightful information on the intimate Anglo-American media relationship, what it means for Britain's position in Europe, and the problems this relationship causes both for Britain and her European partners.'
Hans J. Kleinsteuber, University of Hamburg
This book will be fascinating reading for all those interested in media issues as well as students of British and international media. VLV Bulletin
'... relevant for the novice as well as the seasoned scholar of international communication ... Tunstall and Machin make a significant contribution to international communication.' Journal of Communication
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