Media, Geopolitics, and Power

A View from the Global South

AvHerman Wasserman

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Engelska, 2018

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The end of apartheid brought South Africa into the global media environment. Outside companies invested in the nation''s newspapers while South African conglomerates pursued lucrative tech ventures and communication markets around the world. Many observers viewed the rapid development of South African media as a roadmap from authoritarianism to global modernity.

Herman Wasserman analyzes the debates surrounding South Africa''s new media presence against the backdrop of rapidly changing geopolitics. His exploration reveals how South African disputes regarding access to, and representation in, the media reflect the domination and inequality in the global communication sphere. Optimists see post-apartheid media as providing a vital space that encourages exchanges of opinion in a young democracy. Critics argue the public sphere mirrors South Africa''s past divisions and privileges the viewpoints of the elite. Wasserman delves into the ways these simplistic narratives obscure the country''s internal tensions, conflicts, and paradoxes even as he charts the diverse nature of South African entry into the global arena.

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Utgivningsdatum:2018-03-01
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:232
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9780252050282
Förlag:University of Illinois Press
Serie:Geopolitics of Information

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Herman Wasserman is a professor of media studies and director of the Centre for Film and Media Studies at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of Tabloid Journalism in South Africa: True Story!. He is editor of Taking It to the Streets: Popular Media, Democracy and Development in Africa and coeditor of Media Ethics Beyond Borders.

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Book of the Year, Global Communication and Social Change Division of the International Communication Association (ICA), 2019UCT Book Award (University of Cape Town), 2020— International Communication Association (ICA)Book of the Year, Global Communication and Social Change Division of the International Communication Association (ICA), 2019UCT Book Award (University of Cape Town), 2020— University of Cape Town

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CoverTitleCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART 1: TRANSITIONS1. From Apartheid to a New Democracy: Areas of Shift2. "This Time for Africa"? Global Media Studies and the View from the South3. A Changing Media Culture: Professional Ideologies between Past and PresentPART II: LOCAL CONTESTATIONS4. Is This Freedom? Media Ethics, "African Culture," and Universal Values5. Global Genres and Local Context: What Controversies around Tabloidization Tell Us about South Afri6. Rethinking Global and Local: South African Perspectives on the "Future of Journalism"PART III: GLOBAL SHIFTS7. BRICS and Beyond: Mediating New Geopolitical Relationships8. New Pressures and Opportunities: Technology, Geopolitics, and Social ChangeConclusionNotesReferencesIndex