The Transformation of Media - Globalization, Morality and Ethics

Author: Stevenson
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The changes in contemporary media models are one of the most significant and important transformations of our time. This important new book attempts to analyze the meaning of a series of media-related processes concerning public culture and modern characteristics. In this book, the author presents many complex theoretical issues to the readers, linking the essence of modern communication with its impact on public morality and ethical life. More significantly, the author points out that diverse perspectives such as Marxism, postmodernism, liberalism, corporatism, and technological determinism are no longer sufficient to address these questions. The book attempts to place media and more theoretical topics within a broad sociological framework, enhancing our understanding of the relationship between media and contemporary cultural transformations, including globalization, the development of information capitalism, the evolving nature of the public sphere, and the impact of new social movements. More specifically, the book provides a critical perspective on current debates about media globalization through discussions on the "new media order" and the Rwandan genocide.