Books of the week 2/2018

On weeks 52/2017, 1/2018 and 2/2018 the following publications have come to our attention:

Media Logic(s) Revisited: Modelling the Interplay between Media Institutions, Media Technology and Societal Change

  • Edited by Caja Thimm, Mario Anastasiadis & Jessica Einspänner-Pflock
  • Published by Palgrave Macmillan
  • 294 pages

Shifting Nicaraguan Mediascapes: Authoritarianism and the Struggle for Social Justice

  • Written by Julie Cupples & Kevin Glynn
  • Published by Palgrave Macmillan
  • 82 pages

Viral Structures in Literature and Digital Media: Networked Counterpublics and Participatory Capitalism

  • Written by Kim Brillante Knight
  • Published by Routledge
  • 264 pages

The Mourning News: Reporting Violent Death in a Global Age

  • Written by Tal Morse
  • Published by Peter Lang
  • 268 pages

Public Service Media Renewal: Adaptation to Digital Network Challenges

  • Written by Michał Głowacki and Alicja Jaskiernia
  • Published by Peter Lang
  • 252 pages

Youth Media Matters: Participatory Cultures and Literacies in Education

  • Written by Korina M. Jocson
  • Published by University of Minnesota Press
  • 208 pages

Breaking News? Politics, Journalism, and Infotainment on Quebec Television

  • Written by Frédérick Bastien
  • Published by University of British Columbia Press
  • 236 pages

Television, Democracy, and the Mediatization of Chilean Politics

  • Written by Harry L. Simón Salazar
  • Published by Rowman & Littlefield
  • 190 pages

Under the title “Books of the week”, JRN will list new, relevant publications that have recently become available. Click the title of the book for further information on the publisher’s website. We keep our eyes peeled, but if you want to make sure your publication makes the list, let us know when it’s out! You can send a message or tweet us @jresearchnews.

 
Edited on 12.1.2018: A previous version of this article falsely credited the book Mourning News to the publisher Routledge.
Edited on 12.1.2018: The list was updated with two new entries.

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