press, cinema and broadcasting from unification to digital /
First Statement of Responsibility
Matthew Hibberd.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
McGraw Hill/Open University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (viii, 180 pages) :
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maps
SERIES
Series Title
National medias
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-172) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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The media and the Unification of Italy -- The liberal years, 1861-1922 -- The media in fascist Italy -- The First Italian Republic: cinema and the press in the postwar years -- The First Italian Republic: Broadcasting and 'Mamma RAI' -- Broadcasting and the wild west years -- The Second Italian Republic: cinema and The Press since 1992 -- Silvio Berlusconi -- Moving towards digital: Italian media in the new millennium.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"The Italian media - the press, cinema, radio and television - is one of the largest and most controversial media industries in mainland Europe. In this introductory text Matthew Hibberd explores the key historical processes and events in the growth and development of Italy's main media and considers it in the context of the economic, political, socio-cultural and technological movements that have affected Italy. Featuring a timeline of key Italian events, the book begins with the Unification - or Risorgimento - of Italy in 1861, and charts the rise of Italy from a fragmented and rural-based society through to a leading industrialised and urbanised world power. It details Fascism's reliance on the exploitation of the mass media, analyses Italy's remarkable postwar recovery, the development of democratic institutions and the contribution that a pluralistic media has made to this. Finally, it examines Silvio Berlusconi's rise to high political office and questions whether the involvement of Italy's leading media mogul in politics has harmed Italy's international reputation." "The Media in Italy is key reading for students on media, journalism, politics, and modern language courses."--Jacket.