Media and Globalization by Nancy Morris, Silvio Waisbord, Kaa... - 9780742510302

Media and GlobalizationWhy the State Matters\nAuthor(s): Nancy Morris, Silvio Waisbord, Kaarle Nordenstreng, Seok-Kyeong Hong, Robert B. Horwitz, Daeho Kim, Stephen D. McDowell, Philip Schlesinger, Nikhil Sinha, Joseph Straubhaar\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Rowman & Littlefield\nISBN-13: 9780742510302, 978-0742510302\nSynopsis\nMedia and Globalization shows why the state matters to media and telecommunications industries in a globalizing world: governments control and regulate these industries in important ways and states remain central arenas for policymaking and international agreements. Using case studies drawn from around the world, this book sheds light on the extent of state power in the face of transnational pressures and explores policy, economics, and culture as they factor into media globalization.