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Notes on Contributors |
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Introduction |
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Part I Classical Theories of Media and the Press |
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1 Classical Liberal Theory in a Digital World |
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2 The Origins of Media Theory: An Alternative View |
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22 | (15) |
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3 Political Economic Theory and Research: Conceptual Foundations and Current Trends |
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37 | (19) |
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4 Semiotics and the Media |
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56 | (18) |
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5 Symbolic Interactionism and the Media |
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74 | (21) |
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6 Patterns in the Use of Theory in Media Effects Research |
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95 | (20) |
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7 Cultivation Theory: Its History, Current Status, and Future Directions |
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115 | (22) |
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8 Media Ecology: Contexts, Concepts, and Currents |
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137 | (17) |
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9 Dramatistic Theory: A Burkeian Approach to the 2004 Madrid Terrorist Attacks |
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154 | (18) |
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10 Ritual Theory and the Media |
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172 | (18) |
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11 Jacques Ellul and the Nature of Propaganda in the Media |
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190 | (20) |
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12 Lewis Mumford: Technics, Civilization, and Media Theory |
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210 | (15) |
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13 The Impact of Ethics on Media and Press Theory |
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225 | (24) |
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Part II Audiences, Social Construction, and Social Control |
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249 | (108) |
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14 Agenda-Setting Influence of the Media in the Public Sphere |
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251 | (18) |
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15 The Uses and Gratifications (U&G) Approach as a Lens for Studying Social Media Practice |
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269 | (18) |
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16 The Media's Impact on Perceptions of Political Polarization |
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287 | (14) |
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17 The Social-Cultural Construction of News: From Doing Work to Making Meanings |
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301 | (13) |
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18 Media, Civil Society, and the Public Sphere: History and Current Thinking |
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314 | (19) |
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19 The Genesis of Social Responsibility Theory: William Ernest Hocking and Positive Freedom |
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333 | (24) |
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Part III New Approaches and Reconsiderations |
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357 | (154) |
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359 | (21) |
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21 Media, Communication, and Postcolonial Theory |
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380 | (20) |
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22 Reconceptualizing Cultural Imperialism”r; in the Current Era of Globalization |
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400 | (20) |
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23 Al Jazeera Remaps Global News Flows |
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420 | (20) |
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24 Nonviolence as a Communication Strategy: An Introduction to the Rhetoric of Peacebuilding |
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440 | (22) |
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25 Globalization and Cultural Identities: A Contradiction in Terms? |
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462 | (18) |
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26 Cultivation Theory in the Twenty-First Century |
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480 | (18) |
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27 Media Theory and Media Policy: Worlds Apart |
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498 | (13) |
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Part IV Media Theory and New Technologies |
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511 | (154) |
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28 The Philosophy of Technology and Communication Systems |
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513 | (22) |
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29 Theoretical Perspectives on the Social Construction of Technology |
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535 | (17) |
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30 Dangerous Liaisons: Media Gaming and Violence |
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552 | (20) |
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31 Empowerment and Online Social Networking |
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572 | (19) |
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32 Global Communication Divides and Equal Rights to Communicate |
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591 | (21) |
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33 Citizenship and Consumption: Media Theory in the Age of Twitter |
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612 | (17) |
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34 Round Pegs in Square Holes: Is Mass Communication Theory a Useful Tool in Conducting Internet Research? |
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629 | (16) |
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35 How Global Is the Internet? Reflections on Economic, Cultural, and Political Dimensions of the Networked Global Village”r; |
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645 | (20) |
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Part V Theory Case Studies |
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36 Nationalism and Imperialism |
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667 | (23) |
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37 Media Control in China |
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690 | (18) |
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38 The Construction of National Image in the Media and the Management of Intercultural Conflicts |
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708 | (18) |
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39 Play Theory and Public Media: A Case Study in Kenya Editorial Cartoons |
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726 | (15) |
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40 Contemporary Chinese Communication Scholarship: An Emerging Alternative Paradigm |
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741 | (25) |
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41 Al Jazeera and Dr. Laura: Is a Global Islamic Reformist Media Ethics Theory Possible? |
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766 | (15) |
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42 Media Ethics Theories in Africa |
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781 | (17) |
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43 The Efficacy of Censorship as a Response to Terrorism |
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798 | (21) |
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44 Blending East--West Philosophies to Meta-Theorize Mediatization and Revise the News Paradigm |
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819 | (25) |
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45 Understanding Mass Media: A Buddhist Viewpoint |
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844 | (15) |
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46 Jewish Communication Theory: Biblical Law and Contemporary Media Practice |
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859 | (15) |
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47 God Still Speaks: A Christian Theory of Communication |
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874 | (14) |
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48 Theorizing about the Press in Post-Soviet Societies |
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888 | (19) |
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49 Internet and Political Activism in Post-Revolutionary Iran |
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907 | (22) |
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929 | (19) |
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50 Looking Ahead to a New Generation of Media and Mass Communication Theory |
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