Western Media Systems

<p><em>Western Media Systems</em> offers a critical introduction to media systems in North America and Western Europe. The book offers a wide-ranging survey of comparative media analysis addressing the economic social political regulatory and cultural aspects of Western media systems. </p> <p></p> <p>Jonathan Hardy takes a thematic approach guiding the reader through critical issues and debates introducing key concepts and specialist literature. <em>Western Media Systems</em> is essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying comparative and global media. </p>