A state-of-the-art account of what we know and do not know about the effects of digital technology on democracy.

An updated edition of the “penetrating study” examining how the current state of mass media puts our democracy at risk (Noam Chomsky). What happens when a f

This book presents a systematic overview and assessment of the impacts of politics on the media, and of the media on politics, in authoritarian, transitional an

Drawing from extensive archival research, the book uncovers the American media system's historical roots and normative foundations. It charts the rise and fall

The contributors of this text discuss broad questions of media and politics, offer nuanced analyses of change in journalism, and undertake detailed examinations