Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1982 · 107 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesCommunicationInternational RelationsInternational Political CommunicationMedia StudiesPostcolonial StudiesGlobal CommunicationGlobal MediaPostcolonial TheoryBroadcastingDigital ColonialismInternational News Agencies
A balanced, yet dramatic, insider's account of how the politics of international communication -- by such means as the New World Information Order debates of the 70's and the actions of such agencies as UNESCO -- have shifted power away from North America and Western Europe to newer nations. McPhail also shows how Western governments and news agencies have responded.