Development Communication

Reframing the Role of the Media
Herausgegeben von McPhail, Thomas L.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"Development Communication is a welcome addition to the growing literature in development communication, especially the chapters on digital divide and feminism in a post-development era.  This book is compulsory reading for everybody interested in development communication. "
Srinivas R.

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In Development Communication, top media scholars explore the details of communication in areas where modernization has failed to deliver change.

Offers a complete introduction to the history of development communication - the process of systematically intervening with either media or education in order to promote positive social change
Discusses the major approaches and theories in development communication, including educational issues of training, literacy, schooling, and use of media from print and radio to video and the internet
Explores the role of NGOs, the CNN Effect, and the power of grass-roots movements and bottom-up approaches that challenge the status quo in global media

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 506g
• ISBN-13: 9781405187954
• ISBN-10: 1405187956
• Artikelnr.: 26158694

Autorenporträt

Thomas L. McPhail is Professor of media studies and a fellow in the Center for International Studies at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. He serves as a media analyst for many media outlets including AP, NPR/PBS, Financial Post, and the New York Times. He is the author of many books, including Global Communication: Theories, Stakeholders, and Trends 2e (Wiley-Blackwell 2006).

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables and Figure. Notes on Contributors. Preface. 1. Introduction
to Development Communication: Thomas L. McPhail (University of Missouri-St.
Lewis). 2. Major Theories Following Modernization: Thomas L. McPhail
(University of Missouri-St. Lewis). 3. United Nations and Specialized
Agencies: Thomas L. McPhail (University of Missouri-St. Lewis). 4. The
Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs): Thomas L. McPhail
(University of Missouri-St. Lewis). 5. Differing Views of World Culture:
Thomas L. McPhail (University of Missouri-St. Lewis). 6. A Framework for
Conceptualizing Technology in Development: Renée Houston (University of
Puget Sound) and Michele H. Jackson (University of Colorado and Boulder).
7. The Global Digital Divide: Mitchell F. Rice (Texas A&M University). 8.
Feminism in a Post-Development Age: Luz Estella Porras (University of
Oregon) and H. Leslie Steeves (University of Oregon). 9. Sonagachi Project:
A Case Study Set in India: Satarupa Dasgupta (Temple University). 10. Roma
Project: A Case Study Set in Europe: Eva Szalvai (Colby-Sawyer College).
11. Summary and Conclusions: Thomas L. McPhail (University of Missouri-St.
Lewis). Bibliography. Index.