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Media and Media Policy in Germany Peter J. Humphreys

Media and Media Policy in Germany By Peter J. Humphreys

Media and Media Policy in Germany by Peter J. Humphreys


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Summary

This volume is concerned with the legal structure, the economic concentration and the political dynamics of the West German media in a period of rapid technological change. Adopting a "policy-studies" perspective, the author analyzes the shaping of "communication policies".

Media and Media Policy in Germany Summary

Media and Media Policy in Germany: The Press and Broadcasting Since 1945 by Peter J. Humphreys

Second edition - Revised and updated, with a new preface by the author.- Includes an overview of the impact of German Unification and an update on cable and satellite.This book examines the modern German mass-media system in the context of the country's history, political culture and institutions. Throughout, the focus is on the distinctiveness of the German media policy 'profile' and the political controversies that have occurred over the mass media.

Media and Media Policy in Germany Reviews

'No better introduction in English than [this] book.' American Journalism'... a useful contribution to one sector of public policy ... carefully done and detailed.'Times Higher Education Supplement'... a lucid, well-organized account of postwar developments in German media ... very suitable as a textbook for courses in international communications.'The European Studies Journal

About Peter J. Humphreys

Peter J Humphreys is Senior Lecturer in Government,University of Manchester and Fellow of the European Institute of the Media

Table of Contents

The historical origins and early post-war development of the West German press system; controversies over the West German press system; the historical origins and early development of the West German broadcasting system; controversies over the public-service broadcasting system; the controversy over the introduction of the new media; the "dual broadcasting system" and multimedia diversification.

Additional information

NPB9780854968534
9780854968534
0854968539
Media and Media Policy in Germany: The Press and Broadcasting Since 1945 by Peter J. Humphreys
New
Paperback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
1994-05-11
368
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