Global Media Discourse

Van Leeuwen, Theo; Machin, David

ISBN 10: 0415359465 / ISBN 13: 9780415359467

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2007

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Featuring a range of exercises, examples, and images, this textbook provides a practical way of analysing the discourses of the global media industries. This work provides an introduction into how globalisation is changing the language and communicative practices of the media. It is also of interest to students of media and communication studies. Num Pages: 200 pages, 17 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 11. Weight in Grams: 312. . 2006. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780415359467

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Title: Global Media Discourse

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Featuring a wide range of exercises, examples, and images, this textbook provides a practical way of analyzing the discourses of the global media industries. Building on a comprehensive introduction to the history and theory of global media communication, specific case studies of lifestyle and entertainment media are explored with examples from films, global women's magazines, Vietnamese news reporting and computer war games. Finally, this book investigates how global media communication...

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