Human and Mediated Communication around the World A Comprehensive Re
This book is unique in the sense that it offers a comprehensive review and analysis of human communication and mediated communication around the world. This is one of the first attempts to do so in a systematic, comprehensive way. It challenges the assump
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Human and Mediated Communication around the World A Comprehensive Review and Analysis
Human and Mediated Communication around the World
Marieke de Mooij
Human and Mediated Communication around the World A Comprehensive Review and Analysis
Marieke de Mooij Burgh-Haamstede The Netherlands
ISBN 978-3-319-01248-3 ISBN 978-3-319-01249-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-01249-0 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013948751 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This book is meant for students, teachers, researchers, journalists, media managers, media producers, and anyone else who wants to understand the working of communication and the media around the world. According to Thussu (2009), “thinking outside the national, ethnic, religious, cultural boxes is not only a practical necessity but an ethical imperative.” Along with globalization, the world of communication has changed, and this change has been influenced by increased literacy and education levels, but even more strongly by the advent of the Internet, which has both widened and narrowed our communication. By principle, we can communicate with anyone in the world, but by nature we do not
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