Salter Lee
Change and continuity in the ‘information age'
Lee, Salter; Salter, Lee
Authors
Lee Salter
Abstract
This review article looks at three books about continuity and change in the so-called “information age”. Following Dan Schiller’s work, it concurs that consideration of the “information age” must be grounded in a historical-materialist understanding of post ww2 capitalist crises, a perspective that receives very little attention in research on media and information. It shows that whilst Schiller’s considerations are important, Sarah Bramman’s work on the state and information “security” highlights a gap in Schiller’s work, in terms of how Schiller’s economic emphasis declines to consider issues of state repression.
Citation
Lee, S., & Salter, L. (2008). Change and continuity in the ‘information age'. Global Media and Communication, 4(1), 81-93. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742766507086854
Journal Article Type | Review |
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Publication Date | Jan 1, 2008 |
Journal | Global Media and Communication |
Print ISSN | 1742-7665 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 4 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 81-93 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/1742766507086854 |
Keywords | information age, media change, the state, economy |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1021626 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1742766507086854 |