Global Media Discourse : A Critical Introduction

Name: Global Media Discourse : A Critical Introduction
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Global Media DiscourseA Critical Introduction\nAuthor(s): David Machin, Theo Van Leeuwen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415359467, 978-0415359467\nSynopsis\nFeaturing a wide range of exercises, examples, and images, this textbook provides a practical way of analyzing the discourses of the global media industries. Building on a comprehensive introduction to the history and theory of global media communication, specific case studies of lifestyle and entertainment media are explored with examples from films, global women's magazines, Vietnamese news reporting and computer war games. Finally, this book investigates how global media communication is produced, looking at the formats, languages and images used in creating media materials, both globally and in localized forms. \n\nAt a time when the media is becoming increasingly global, often with the same films, news and television programmes shown all over the worl.