TY - BOOK AU - Hesmondhalgh,David TI - Media production SN - 0335218849 (pbk.) : AV - P90 .M368 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Maidenhead, England, New York PB - Open University Press KW - Mass media N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "This book goes behind the scenes to offer an essential introduction to media production. It guides students through the key issues, debates and controversies within the field, including the increasing internationalisation of the media industries, power and control in media organisations, audience and market research and the experience of working in the media. The authors take students carefully through these and other topics, using readings from key research, carefully designed student activities and many contemporary case studies, including The Simpsons, Silvio Berlusconi, CNN, the BBC and Al-Jazeera, audience measurement devices, war and crime reporting and rap music."--BOOK JACKET. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc ER -