<p>“I wish I had written this book. It describes a thesis that can be unanimously shared: ‘Media do not grow up in a vacuum.’ In large part the nature of media systems is shaped by the past and present culture. Peter Gross very convincingly demonstrates this thesis in relationship to the Romanian case.”</p>

- Paulo Mancini, University of Perugia, Italy, Co-author of Comparing Media Systems: Three Models of Media and Comparing Media Systems Beyond the Western World,

<p>“Peter Gross' book creates a change of Copernican perspective to the set of studies related to the transition from communism...An engaging, instructive, and thoroughly revelatory read.”</p>

- Mihai Coman, University of Bucharest, Co-Author of Media and Journalism in Romania,

<p>“Thanks to its cultural approach, Peter Gross’ book fills a major research and knowledge gap in the scholarship about Romania media...this study will become a go-to resource.”</p>

- Marius Dragomir, Central European University,

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<p>"One of the most authoritative voices in media studies, Peter Gross offers numerous examples in support of this viewpoint in a book written with poise and attention to detail. By doing so he demonstrates that culture matters not only in Romania but more broadly in Central and Eastern Europe in ways that media students have generally neglected to date."</p>

- Lavinia Stan, St. Francis Xavier University,

<p>“It is a truly groundbreaking book for media studies...”</p>

- Auksė Balčytienė, Vitautas Magnus University, UNESCO Chair in MIL for Inclusive Knowledge Society,

<p>“A highly insightful and thought-provoking work.”</p>

- Peter Bajomi-Lazar, Budapest Business School,

This book offers an alternative perspective to the reigning socio-political and economic approaches to evaluating media systems and why and how they function. Peter Gross outlines a cultural model, a "kaleidoscopic cultural prism," for assessing the nature and functioning of these systems. By testing this model in one Eastern European country, Romania, Gross contributes to existing scholarship on media theory, media and transformation, East and Central European media, Romanian media, and East and Central European transformations in general. Awareness of the inherent negatives in the cultural bricolage accumulated over the centuries while Romanians lived under physical, administrative, and ideological dominance of various empires is increasingly sown among the new generations. This reality makes a culture-driven understanding of Romania’s media system even more urgent and meaningful for comprehending the evolving transformation. Scholars of communication, media studies, and Romanian studies will find this book of particular interest.
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This book provides a theoretical framework and case study to explore how media systems take on the form and coloration given to them by culture and in tandem with the affecting socio-political and economic systems, which are also defined by society’s values, beliefs, and attitudes and even more so by those of its elites.
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PrefaceChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Culture and its GuidepostsChapter 3: Culture, Political Culture, Corruption, and TrustChapter 4: Culture, Media, and Political MarketsChapter 5: Values (whose?), Attitudes and Media ProfessionalizationChapter 6: Conclusion – The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning?BibliographyAbout the Author
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781666932577
Publisert
2023-06-12
Utgiver
Vendor
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Vekt
404 gr
Høyde
238 mm
Bredde
157 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
174

Forfatter

Biographical note

Peter Gross is professor emeritus in the School of Journalism and Electronic Media at the University of Tennessee.