{"product_id":"the-world-news-prism-isbn-9781118809044","title":"The World News Prism","description":"Now available in a fully revised and updated ninth edition, \u003ci\u003eWorld News Prism \u003c\/i\u003eprovides in-depth analysis of the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes three new chapters on Russia, Brazil, and India and a revised chapter on the Middle East written by regional media experts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures comprehensive coverage of the growing impact of social media on how news is being reported and received\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCharts the media revolutions occurring throughout the world and examines their effects both locally and globally\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSurveys the latest developments in new media and forecasts future developments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Ninth Edition xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Fall and Rise of the Media 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Information for a Global System 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Game Changers: Twitters, Videos, Blogs 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 GlobalMediaUnderStress 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 ImpactofGreatEvents 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 English: The Language of theWorld 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Brazil: Latin America’s Communication Leader 77\u003cbr\u003eHeloiza Golbspan Herscovitz\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Russian Media: Struggling Against New Controls 99\u003cbr\u003eNatalia Bubnova\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 India: Liberalization Spurs Phenomenal Media Growth 119\u003cbr\u003eSandhya Rao\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 China: A New Media Face But Tighter Control 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Africa: The Mobile Continent 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 The Middle East: Media in the Midst of Turmoil 177\u003cbr\u003eRasha Abdulla\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Reporters Abroad: Paid, Free, and Harassed 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 ReportingWar 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Public Diplomacy and Propaganda 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Conclusions and Outlook 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelected Bibliography 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam A. Hachten\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he taught for 30 years. His publications include: \u003ci\u003eNew Media for a New China \u003c\/i\u003e(Wiley, 2010 with J. Scotton), \u003ci\u003eThe Troubles of Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e (2005, 3rd edition), \u003ci\u003eThe Growth of Media in the Third World\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eThe Press and Apartheid\u003c\/i\u003e (1984, with C.A. Giffard).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames F. Scotton\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Journalism at Marquette University. He has taught in Lebanon, China, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda and Nigeria, and has worked as a reporter, editorial writer, and editor with the Associated Press and with newspapers in several states and in China. He is co-author, with William Hachten, of \u003ci\u003eNew Media for a New China\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2010). \u003cp\u003eAn established and well-respected resource for students and scholars of global journalism for more than a decade, \u003ci\u003eThe World News Prism\u003c\/i\u003e is now available in a fully-revised and updated ninth edition. Featuring three all new chapters on Brazil, Russia, and India and a revised chapter on the Middle East written by regional media experts, this new edition charts media revolutions occurring throughout the world and examines their effects both locally and globally. The new edition has also been updated to include comprehensive coverage of the growing impact of social media on how news is being reported and received.\u003c\/p\u003e From tweets that spark uprisings, to state-mandated censorship, \u003ci\u003eThe World News Prism: Digital, Social and Interactive\u003c\/i\u003e provides the most up-to-date and inclusive analysis of transnational news media in the 21st century. \u003cp\u003e“This is a welcome update to a favorite resource. Specialized emphasis on the media environments in Brazil, Russia, India and the Middle East make important contributions to this valuable text.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmily Metzgar, Indiana University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Another superb edition…this time with more diverse voices from around globe and a crucial emphasis on new media without neglecting historical global media industries, political events and economic structures.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJad Melki, American University of Beirut, Lebanon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990376071397,"sku":"NP9781118809044","price":38.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118809044.jpg?v=1761787575","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-world-news-prism-isbn-9781118809044","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}