Development Communication: Reframing the Role of the Media

Development Communication: Reframing the Role of the Media
ISBN-10
1444310739
ISBN-13
9781444310733
Category
Social Science
Pages
256
Language
Bengali
Published
2009-03-30
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Thomas L. McPhail

Description

In Development Communication, top media scholars explore thedetails of communication in areas where modernization has failed todeliver change. Offers a complete introduction to the history of developmentcommunication - the process of systematically intervening witheither media or education in order to promote positive socialchange Discusses the major approaches and theories in developmentcommunication, including educational issues of training, literacy,schooling, and use of media from print and radio to video and theinternet Explores the role of NGOs, the CNN Effect, and the power ofgrass-roots movements and 'bottom-up' approaches that challenge thestatus quo in global media

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