Tables and Figures | p. vii |
Abbreviations | p. ix |
Contributors | p. xiii |
Preface | p. xvii |
Introduction | p. 2 |
The Media and Communications in Australia Today | p. 3 |
Approaches | p. 22 |
Media and Communications: Theoretical Traditions | p. 23 |
Political Economy and News | p. 35 |
Policy | p. 48 |
Textual Analysis | p. 62 |
Representation | p. 72 |
Audiences | p. 85 |
Industries | p. 100 |
The Press | p. 101 |
Notes | p. 115 |
Telecommunications and the New Economy | p. 117 |
Radio | p. 133 |
Film and Video | p. 152 |
Television and Pay TV | p. 173 |
Notes | p. 186 |
Magazines | p. 188 |
Notes | p. 199 |
Advertising | p. 200 |
Public Relations | p. 217 |
Popular Music | p. 226 |
The Internet and Online Communication | p. 244 |
Video and Computer Gaming | p. 258 |
Issues | p. 276 |
Media Ethics After 'Cash for Comment' | p. 277 |
New Media and New Audiences | p. 293 |
Youth Media | p. 304 |
The Future of Journalism | p. 320 |
The Future of Public Broadcasting | p. 330 |
Reference | p. 344 |
Index | p. 370 |
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