Media and Maltese Society

by Sammut, Carmen

• ISBN13: 9780739115268
• ISBN10: 073911526X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-26
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

This seminal work is the first comprehensive analysis of the media landscape in the Mediterranean island of Malta. It examines the media owned by political parties, trade unions, and the church and how they successfully compete for audiences with the public and private sectors.

Author Biography

Carmen Sammut is Lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the University of Malta

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. vii
List of Figures	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Advocacy Journalism: Looking Beyond Anglo-American Paradigms	p. 1
The Context: A Media System Overshadowed by Institutions	p. 25
News Production and Political Polarization	p. 69
Journalists and Their Audiences	p. 111
Texts in a Polarized Context: A Case Study of the Portrayal of the EU in News	p. 149
Reality at Odds: Audiences' Reception of Polarized News	p. 185
Conclusion: Anomalous or Alternative Pluralism?	p. 229
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Bibliography	p. 277
Index	p. 295
About the Author	p. 301
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