The Penguin Atlas of Media and Information Key Issues and Global Trends

by Donald, Stephanie Hemelryk; Balnaves, Mark; Donald, James

• ISBN13: 9780142000175
• ISBN10: 0142000175
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Penguin Books

Summary

Provides a graphic look at global trends in media and information, including profiles of e-commerce, websites, advertising, and cell phones.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(5)
PART 1 The Information Age
The Information Society	12	(4)
Access to Ideas	16	(2)
E-Commerce	18	(4)
PART 2 The Press and Radio
Newspaper Circulation	22	(2)
Newspaper Online	24	(2)
Liberty of the Press	26	(4)
Radio	30	(4)
PART 3 Cinema
The Fall and Rise of the Big Screen	34	(2)
Hollywood	36	(2)
Fortress Europe?	38	(2)
The Silver Screen	40	(2)
The Moviegoers	42	(4)
PART 4 Television and Beyond
Television Worldwide	46	(2)
Local v Global, Public v Commercial	48	(2)
Cable v Satellite	50	(2)
Digital TV	52	(2)
TV Ratings	54	(2)
Home Entertainment	56	(4)
PART 5 Ownership and Control
Media Moguls	60	(2)
AOL Time Warner	62	(2)
Disney	64	(2)
News Corporation	66	(4)
PART 6 Advertising
The Advertising Industry	70	(2)
Advertising Expenditure	72	(2)
Advertising Standards	74	(4)
PART 7 Information and Communication Technology
Plain Old Telephone Systems	78	(2)
Cell Phones	80	(2)
Telcos	82	(2)
Internet Connections	84	(2)
Internet Regulation	86	(2)
Electronic Mail	88	(2)
Websites	90	(4)
PART 8 Global Village, Global Market
E-Tourism	94	(2)
World Music	96	(2)
Women and Media	98	(2)
Kids' Stuff	100	(2)
World Table	102	(8)
Media Table	110	(8)
Glossary	118	(2)
References	120	(6)
Index	126