Communication Theory and Research

Denis McQuail (1935-2017) was Emeritus Professor at the School of Communication Research (ASCOR) University of Amsterdam and Visiting Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Southampton. He studied history and sociology at the University of Oxford and received his Ph.D. from the University of Leeds. He is an Honorary Doctor of the University of Gent. He has published widely in the field of media and communication, with particular reference to audience research, media policy and performance, and political communication. His most recent book publication is McQuail′s Media and Mass Communication Theory, 7th edition., SAGE, 2020, co-authored by Mark Deuze.Peter Golding is Emeritus Professor at Northumbria University, UK. Until July 2015 he was Pro Vice-Chancellor at Northumbria University, and previously Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at Loughborough University, where he was Head of Social Sciences from 1991-2006.  He  is Hon. President of the Media Research Network of the European Sociological Association, editor of the European Journal of Communication, and Hon. Sec. of the subject association for the field in the UK (MeCCSA). He chaired the Research Assessment Exercise for the field in the UK in 2008 and 2014.  He has published widely on media sociology, the political economy of the media, and on communications and social policy. Els De Bens is professor at the Department of Communication Sciences at Ghent University. Her main teaching and research activities are situated in the field of media economy, media policy, journalism studies and ICT. She is an active member of several international networks, including the Euromedia Research Group and the ESF Changing Media, Changing Europe Programme. Els De Bens is visiting professor at the universities of Berkeley (US), Nurnberg, Lille, Stellenbosch (South Africa), Dortmund and Moscow. Furthermore, she is co-editor of the European Journal of Communication and promotor, co-promotor or contractor of four international and two national research projects. She is also member of several evaluation commissions (teaching and research) in Portugal, Switzerland and Netherlands. She is Chairman of the Flemish Media Council. Her scientific publications include 8 books, 29 chapters in international books, 14 refereed articles in international reviews and 35 articles in national and international journals.

• Introduction and Overview - Denis McQuailPART ONE: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONResearch into International Television Flows - Preben Sepstrup A Methodological ContributionThe Mythology about Globalization - Marjorie FergusonThe inflow of American Television Fiction on European Broadcasting Channels Revisited - Els De Bens and Hedwig de SmaelePART TWO: AUDIENCEFive Traditions in Search of the Audience - Klaus Bruhn Jensen and Karl Erik RosengrenResisting American Hegemony - Daniel BiltereystPART THREE: POLICY AND POLITICSAccountability of Meida to Society - Denis McQuailA ReponseWho′s Afraid of Infotainment? - Kees BrantsPolitical Communication Systems All Change - Jay G BlumlerA Response to Kees Brants`Four Mothers′ - Dafna Lemish and Inbal BarzelThe Womb in the Public SphereA Critical Review and Assessment of Herman and Chomsky′s `Propaganda Model′ - Jeffery KlaehnPART FOUR: JOURNALISMThe Sacred Side of Professional Journalism - Thorbj[um]orn BroddasonTelling Stories - Peter GoldingSociology, Journalism and the Informed CitizenBeyond Journalism - Jo BardoelA Profession between Information Society and Civil SocietyJournalistic Codes of Ethics in Europe - Tiina Laitila`Infosuasion′ in European Newspapers - Rossella SavareseA Case Study on War in KosovoNews Production in Contemporary Russia - Olessia KoltsovaPART FIVE: MEDIA CULTUREEuropean Soap Operas - Tamar Liebes and Sonia LivingstoneThe Diversification of GenreGendering the Internet - Liesbet van ZoonenClaims, Controversies and CulturesLifestyle Segmentation - Patrick VynckeConsumer Culture, Islam and the Politics Lifestyle - Baris Kilichay nad Mutlu BinarckFashion for Veiling in Contemporary Turkey