TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hardy,Jonathan
TI  - Western media systems
T2  - Communication and society
SN  - 0415396921 (pbk.) :
AV  - P96.E252 E8514 2008
U1  - 302.23094 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Mass media
KW  - European Union countries
KW  - United States
KW  - Ownership
KW  - Mass media policy
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Convergence (Telecommunication)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-268) and index
N2  - The author address the economic, social, political, regulatory and cultural aspects of Western media systems. He argues that although media may seem to be going global, the national media are an important force and will be in existence in the future
ER  -