Description
Media Power, Professionals and Policies is a compilation of essays written by prominent scholars in the field of media studies, in honor of Jeremy Tunstall's career as a sociology professor and director of a communications research unit. The book covers topics such as the history and structure of the global media industry, media policy and its relationship with government, and the sociology of labor within the media industry.
A collection of new work from leading international contributors,
Media Power, Professionals and Policies is a tribute to the career of Jeremy Tunstall, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Communications Policy Research Unit at City University. Contributors address the central themes of Tunstall's work: the history, structures and practices of the international media industry, the operation of media policy and the relationship between media and government, and the sociology of labor in the media industry.