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Thoroughly updated and revised to take account of the changes that are transforming the media in Western Europe, this Second Edition of the authoritative handbook of the Euromedia Research Group provides an essential guide to media developments.

Clear and comprehensive, it covers: key facts about media use, access, finance and ownership; essential comparative statistics; the whole range of print, broadcast and electronic media; the historical development of broadcasting and the press; the context and structure within which the media operate; and national trends in mass media development.

The Media in Western Europe offers both a source of systematic information on the media, and detailed descr

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• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Ireland
• Italy
• Luxembourg
• The Netherlands
• Norway
• Portugal
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• The United Kingdom

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CHOICE Review

Written in a communal spirit by the Euromedia Research Group, this volume documents media developments in each Western European country since 1945. Comparable chapters on individual countries provide national profiles; sections on developments in press and broadcasting structure, ownership, and policies; information on electronic media; and statistics. The book updates earlier research by the same group, Electronic Media and Politics in Western Europe (Frankfurt, 1986) and New Media Politics (London, 1986), and acts as a companion volume to their Dynamics of Media Politics (London, 1992). Though the contributors range widely in specialization from communications scholars to urban planners, all are recognized media experts involved with ongoing changes in Europe, i.e., increased access to programs brought about by commercialization of broadcasting and synergistic activities within media industries. The work would have been improved by a section on the film industry and by more extensive bibliographies (two countries lack them altogether), but for a quick overview of European media trends, there is nothing more current or accessible in the English language. Subject index provided. Recommended for university and college libraries. S. G. Williamson; University of Pennsylvania