The International World of Electronic Media

by Gross, Lynne Schafer

• ISBN13: 9780070251427
• ISBN10: 0070251428
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-12-01
• Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY

Summary

This new book offers a fresh, contemporary look at electronic media systems around the world. Each chapter focuses on a particular country and is written by an expert who has lived in, worked in and/or taught media courses in the country about which they write. Regional overviews offer a perspective on each country discussed.

Table of Contents

PREFACE

1. The Importance of Electronic Media Throughout the World

PART I: NORTH AMERICA. Overview of North America

2. United States of America, by Lynne Schafer Gross

PART II: SOUTH AMERICA. Overview of Central and South America

3. Brazil, by Joseph Straubhaar

PART III: WESTERN EUROPE. Overview of Western Europe

4. United Kingdom of Great Britain, by Brian T. Evans

5. Germany, by Wolfgang Hastert

PART IV: EASTERN EUROPE. Overview of Eastern Europe

6. The Slovac Republic and the Czech Republic (formerly Czechoslovakia), by Ivan Stadtrucker

7. Russia, by Sergei V. Erofeev

PART V: THE MIDDLE EAST. Overview of the Middle East

8. Saudi Arabia, by Douglas A. Boyd

PART VI: AFRICA. Overview of Africa

9. Nigeria, by Louise M. Bourgault.

PART VII: ASIA. Overview of Asia

10. India, by Lalit and Surekha Acharya

11. China, by Joseph S. Johnson with Observations by Du Ruiqing

12. Japan, by Nobuo Otsuka.

PART VIII: AUSTRALASIA. Overview of Australasia

13. Australia, by Bruce Molloy and Derek Wilding Epilogue

Index