Media, Politics and Democracy (Paperback, 3 ed)

Introduction.- PART I: REPRESENTING POLITICS.- Political Bias.- Telling Tales: The Reporting of Politics.- It's Just for Fun: Politics and Entertainment.- Media Effects.- PART II: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MASS MEDIA.- State Control and State Propaganda.- Conglomerate Control: Media Moguls and Media Power.- Tech Giants and the Global Webs of Media Power.- Watchdogs or Lapdogs? The Politics of Journalism.- PART III: MASS MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY.- Transforming Political Communication? From Political Marketing to Celebrity Politics.- Digital Media, Digital Politics?.- Power and Mass Media.- A Free Press: Democracy and Mass Media.- Conclusion.