Converging Media, Diverging Politics: A Political Economy of News Media in the United States and Canada

Skinner, David [Editor]; Compton, James R. [Editor]; Gasher, Michael [Editor]; Clarke, Debra [Contributor]; Cooper, Mark [Contributor]; Dyer-Witheford, Nick [Contributor]; Dubois, Frédéric [Contributor]; Fairbairn, Danielle [Contributor]; Gasher, Mike [Contributor]; Horwitz, Robert [Contributor]; Jensen, Robert [Contributor]; Kidd, Dorothy [Contributor]; McGee, Francisco [Contributor]; McVicker, Jeanette [Contributor]; Paterson, Chris [Contributor]; Scott, Ben [Contributor]; Sénécal, Michel [Contributor]; Shade, Leslie Regan [Contributor];

ISBN 10: 0739113062 / ISBN 13: 9780739113066

Published by Lexington Books, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Converging Media, Diverging Politics: A Political Economy of News Media in the United States and Canada
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0739113062
• ISBN 13: 9780739113066
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 18 ounces

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Synopsis

What purpose does the news media serve in contemporary North American society? In this collection of essays, experts from both the United States and Canada investigate this question, exploring the effects of media concentration in democratic systems. Specifically, the scholars collected here consider, from a range of vantage points, how corporate and technological convergence in the news industry in the United States and Canada impacts journalism's expressed role as a medium of democratic communication.

About the Author

DAVID SKINNER is Head of Sociology and Politics at Anglia Polytechnic University, UK.