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This article focuses on the functional specifi c of modern mass media. The article is concerned with problems of the crisis in the European Un- ion in the light of the, English-speaking and German-speaking media. The authors concentrate on the following problems: the economic crisis, the crisis of democ- racy in the EU, the leadership crisis in the EU

The article is devoted to the questions about mass media as non-governmental actors of world politics. The author notes the main activities of mass media in world politics, researches the state information policy, models of the relations of the state with mass media. The role of political censorship and propaganda in interaction with the international public opinion is considered especially.

AbstractThe mass media are no doubt a political resource. In a plural and deeply divided society like Nigeria, its role is even more imperative in achieving national cohesion, integration, and stability. The snag however in Nigeria is that the mass media – both publicly and privately owned – are more or less ethnic jingoist. This research note takes a cursory look at the mass media and ethnicity in Nigerian politics, and infers that in the interest of the polity, media practitioners need to imbibe the ethics of their profession.

This book examines the contribution of mass media to modern democracies, in comparative perspective. Part I deals with the conceptualization and implementation of a systematic framework to assess democratic media performance, both in terms of media systems and content. Part II studies media effects on the quality of democracy.

Cover; Dedication; Title page; Copyright page; Boxes; Preface; 1: Influencing Public Opinion; Our pictures of the world; Contemporary empirical evidence; The accumulated evidence; Cause and effect; A new communication landscape; Summing up; 2: Reality and the News; Idiosyncratic pictures; Perspectives on agenda-setting effects; Content versus exposure; Agenda-setting in past centuries; Summing up; 3: The Pictures in our Heads; Pictures of political candidates; Candidate images in national elections; Candidate images in local elections; Media influence on candidate images; Attributes of issues

India has been the focus of international attention in the past few years. Rhetoric concerning its rapid economic growth and the burgeoning middle classes suggests that something new and significant is taking place. Something has changed, we are told: India is shining, the elephant is rising, and the 21st century will be Indian. What unites these powerful re-imaginings of the Indian nation is the notion of change and its many ramifications. Election campaigns, media commentators, scholars, activists and drawing room debates all cut their teeth around this complex notion. Who is it that benefit