Media, Environment and the Network Society

1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-349-30399-1
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 203 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2776 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in Media and Environmental Communication

The news media has become a key arena for staging environmental conflicts. Through a range of illuminating examples ranging from climate change to oil spills, Media, Environment and the Network Society provides a timely and far-reaching analysis of the media politics of contemporary environmental debates.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Anderson, A.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Alison G. Anderson is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Centre for Culture, Community and Society at the University of Plymouth, UK. She is Editor of Environmental Communication. Her previous books include Media, Culture and the Environment (1997) and Nanotechnology, Risk and Communication (2009) with Alan Petersen, Clare Wilkinson and Stuart Allan.