This book would be a great read for anyone looking to understand the intricate relationship between the media and politics in Australia. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of the topic, tracing the evolution of the media landscape and unpacking the key debates and controversies that have shaped it. The book also examines the various institutions, ideas, and actors that influence the operation of the media, shedding light on the complex mechanisms that underpin the relationship between media and politics in Australia. Overall, this book offers a rigorous and thought-provoking analysis that will appeal to students, journalists, and anyone interested in the intersection of media and politics.

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Media and Politics 2e offers a thorough introduction to the politics of the Australian media, particularly the effect that Australia's liberal democratic tradition has on the operation and structure of the media, and in turn the effect of the media on politics.It examines the development and evolution of the Australian media, as well as the key debates and controversies which have shaped the domestic media landscape in the last decade. It seeks to explain the dynamics of contemporary media policy and technology while using an approach that locates such changes in enduring principles of political power and institutional behaviour.The book maps outs the key institutions, ideas and actors which influence the operation of the Australian media i.e. the legal and bureaucratic framework, the regulators, the interest groups and the public, providing a strong framework to understand the relationship between media and politics in Australia.

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