The world news prism : global information in a satellite age /
William A. Hachten and James F. Scotton.
- 7th ed.
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., c2007.
- xxii, 216 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-197) and index.
1. News communication for a new global system - 2. Changing ideologies of press control - 3. The international news system - 4. The internet, comsats, and bloggers - 5. The impact of great news events - 6. Globalization of media - 7. China: caged media in a free economy - 8. The evolving media of the Arabs and Africa - 9. Foreign news in flux - 10. War reporting under fire - 11. Public diplomacy and propaganda - 12. Western media to world media.