Nick Couldry is Professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

'With this book, Nick Couldry emerges as the centre-left Raymond Williams of our time. Media: Why It Matters will be read widely across the world.'James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London‘No one quite sees the media like the sagacious Nick Couldry.’John Durham Peters, Yale University‘Few have written so lucidly and poignantly about why media matter. Couldry provides a road map for understanding media and society in the twenty-first century.’Lisa Parks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Acknowledgements Introduction1 Connecting2 Representing3 Imagining4 Sharing5 GoverningConclusion NotesFurther Reading

Nick Couldry is Professor of Media, Communications and Social Theory at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

'With this book, Nick Couldry emerges as the centre-left Raymond Williams of our time. Media: Why It Matters will be read widely across the world.'James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London‘No one quite sees the media like the sagacious Nick Couldry.’John Durham Peters, Yale University‘Few have written so lucidly and poignantly about why media matter. Couldry provides a road map for understanding media and society in the twenty-first century.’Lisa Parks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Acknowledgements Introduction1 Connecting2 Representing3 Imagining4 Sharing5 GoverningConclusion NotesFurther Reading