Publisher's Synopsis
Media Matters is an entirely new text in the magazine-style format Citizenship in Focus series. It is designed to help students analyse the media's influence and power in society, and the role it plays in a democracy.
The topics covered in Media Matters include:
The power of the media
Broadcast media in the UK
Print media in the UK
Who owns the media?
Who decides the news agenda?
Politicians, public relations and the media
What makes a story newsworthy?
News reports: true, fair and accurate?
Freedom and censorship
A responsible press?
TV, films and videos - a good or bad influence?
The power of advertising
The growth of the internet
Problems with the internet
The digital revolution
Informing the world - who sets the global agenda?
Index and Glossary
