History of the Development of Global News Communication

Author: Li Ying / He Li
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: In recent years, with the advancement of globalization, the dissemination and exchange of global news and information have been increasingly valued by countries around the world. This book takes a historical perspective as its starting point, aiming to trace the development of global news communication. The content is divided into three main parts.
The first part narrates the origins of news communication to its flourishing development in the electronic age. Based on analysis and synthesis, it clearly organizes the different characteristics of news communication in various stages, enabling readers to grasp the historical progress of global news communication more easily. The second part focuses on selecting countries that are both distinctive and highly influential in the current global news media industry, such as the United States and the United Kingdom. It showcases the diverse media landscapes through their different types of news communication systems. The third part emphasizes the development of global news communication in the context of globalization, tracing the origins of news communication globalization and outlining the interpromotional relationships between newspapers, radio, television, satellite television, and globalization. With detailed materials and in-depth research, it rationally analyzes various factors that have significantly influenced globalization, particularly the entrepreneurial journeys, management practices, and development changes of the six major multinational media groups—Viacom, Time Warner, News Corp, and others.
This book is suitable for various news professionals and news enthusiasts for reading and reference, as well as for use as a textbook for students majoring in news communication-related fields.