Why Study the Media?

"It′s easy to be snobbish about media culture; the great merit of Roger Silverstone′s book is to make the reader understand just how important that culture is."
- Richard Sennett, New York University

"A remarkable book which argues for a new paradigm for the study of the media."
- Daniel Dayan, Centre National de la Recherche

"A persuasive and sophisticated discussion of the role of the media in mod...