Ole J. Mjøs is Professor in Media Studies at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen, Norway. He specializes in the fields of international communication and global media. He is co-author of The Media Welfare State: Nordic Media in the Digital Era (2014), and author of Music, Social Media and Global Mobility (2012) and Media Globalization and the Discovery Channel Networks (2010). He has been a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, USA, and visiting researcher at the Centre for Mobilities Research, Lancaster University, UK.

With this book, Ole J. Mjøs makes a vital contribution to global media studies, by drawing attention to continuity as well as change in the rise of digital platforms and social media. His judicious use of case studies and breadth of scholarship make it clear that we need to apprehend the recent past in global media scholarship in order to better understand current trends.

• DedicationAcknowledgementCase Studies List of Tables 1. IntroductionPart I: Key Developments: Industry, Infrastructure, Content, and Audiences2. The Emergence of a Global Media and Communications Landscape: From the Telegraph to the Internet3. The Popularization and Consolidation of the Global Online Environment: The Internet, Social Media, and Search Engines4. Media Companies, Content and Branding in the Global Digital Age: Platforms, Distribution, and ProductionPart II: Key Theoretical Traditions: The Continuity of Themes and Concerns 5. The Role of Media and Communications in Development: Modernization, Progress, and Social Change6. The Power of Media and Communications: Imperialism, Influence, and Domination7. The Power of Media Audiences and Users: Empowerment and Autonomy8. The Dimensions of Globalization in the Context of Media and CommunicationsIndex

Ole J. Mjøs is Professor in Media Studies at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen, Norway. He specializes in the fields of international communication and global media. He is co-author of The Media Welfare State: Nordic Media in the Digital Era (2014), and author of Music, Social Media and Global Mobility (2012) and Media Globalization and the Discovery Channel Networks (2010). He has been a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, USA, and visiting researcher at the Centre for Mobilities Research, Lancaster University, UK.

With this book, Ole J. Mjøs makes a vital contribution to global media studies, by drawing attention to continuity as well as change in the rise of digital platforms and social media. His judicious use of case studies and breadth of scholarship make it clear that we need to apprehend the recent past in global media scholarship in order to better understand current trends.

• DedicationAcknowledgementCase Studies List of Tables 1. IntroductionPart I: Key Developments: Industry, Infrastructure, Content, and Audiences2. The Emergence of a Global Media and Communications Landscape: From the Telegraph to the Internet3. The Popularization and Consolidation of the Global Online Environment: The Internet, Social Media, and Search Engines4. Media Companies, Content and Branding in the Global Digital Age: Platforms, Distribution, and ProductionPart II: Key Theoretical Traditions: The Continuity of Themes and Concerns 5. The Role of Media and Communications in Development: Modernization, Progress, and Social Change6. The Power of Media and Communications: Imperialism, Influence, and Domination7. The Power of Media Audiences and Users: Empowerment and Autonomy8. The Dimensions of Globalization in the Context of Media and CommunicationsIndex