"A text that reveals the value and significance of community
media in an era of global communication"
With contributions from an international team of well-known
experts, media activists, and promising young scholars, this
comprehensive volume examines community-based media from
theoretical, empirical, and practical perspectives. More than 30
original essays provide an incisive and timely analysis of the
relationships between media and society, technology and culture,
and communication and community.
Key FeaturesProvides vivid examples of community and alternative
media initiatives from around the worldExplores a wide range of
media institutions, forms, and practices community radio,
participatory video, street newspapers, Independent Media Centers,
and community informaticsOffers cutting-edge analysis of community
and alternative media with original essays from new, emerging, and
established voices in the fieldTakes a multidimensional approach to
community media studies by highlighting the social, economic,
cultural, and political significance of alternative, independent,
and community-oriented media organizationsEnters the ongoing
debates regarding the theory and practice of community media in a
comprehensive and engaging fashion
Intended Audience
This core text is designed for advanced undergraduate and
graduate courses such as Community Media, Alternative Media, Media
& Social Change, Communication & Culture, and Participatory
Communication in the departments of communication, media studies,
sociology, and cultural studies."
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