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"Media, Environment and the Network Society" provides a timely and far-reaching analysis of the shifting role of the media in covering some of the most important global environmental challenges we face today. Anderson examines the influential theory of 'network society' and discu...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2014. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave studies in media and environmental communication
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"Media, Environment and the Network Society" provides a timely and far-reaching analysis of the shifting role of the media in covering some of the most important global environmental challenges we face today. Anderson examines the influential theory of 'network society' and discusses its significance for understanding the nature of contemporary environmental activism and the media politics of the environment ... |
| Carrier Form: | x, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-198) and index. |
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9780230217614 : 0230217613 9781137314086 1137314087 |
| Index Number: | P96 |
| CLC: | G206.3-05 |
| Call Number: | G206.3-05/A545 |
| Contents: | Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Environmental Risks, Protest and the Network Society 3. News Agendas, Framing Contests and Power 4. The Climate Change Controversy 5. Oils Spills and Crisis Communication 6. Emerging Technologies 7. Future Directions Bibliography. |