Media and Globalization: Why the State Matters

by Nancy Morris (Editor), Silvio Waisbord (Editor)

Media and Globalization shows why the state matters to media and telecommunications industries in a globalizing 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.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published May 25, 2001