Jukka Kortti is Adjunct Professor at the University of Helsinki and Aalto University, Finland. He is a social and media historian specializing in the history of television, advertising, journalism and intellectual history.

• IntroductionPART I: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA1. From Speech to Print2.The Birth of New Media3. Media for the Masses4. In the Global VillagePART II: THEMES5. Media, Democracy and the Public Sphere6. Media, Commerce and Globalization7. Control and Power: Censorship and Propaganda8. Media and Everyday Life9. The Cultural History Meanings of MediaConclusion: Media in History.

Kortti’s aim to provide a historical perspective for the history of media is ambitious and far reaching. This is a useful textbook for those exploring the evolution of our modern digital media culture.

Jukka Kortti is Adjunct Professor at the University of Helsinki and Aalto University, Finland. He is a social and media historian specializing in the history of television, advertising, journalism and intellectual history.

• IntroductionPART I: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA1. From Speech to Print2.The Birth of New Media3. Media for the Masses4. In the Global VillagePART II: THEMES5. Media, Democracy and the Public Sphere6. Media, Commerce and Globalization7. Control and Power: Censorship and Propaganda8. Media and Everyday Life9. The Cultural History Meanings of MediaConclusion: Media in History.

Kortti’s aim to provide a historical perspective for the history of media is ambitious and far reaching. This is a useful textbook for those exploring the evolution of our modern digital media culture.

Jukka Kortti is Adjunct Professor at the University of Helsinki and Aalto University, Finland. He is a social and media historian specializing in the history of television, advertising, journalism and intellectual history.

• IntroductionPART I: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEDIA1. From Speech to Print2.The Birth of New Media3. Media for the Masses4. In the Global VillagePART II: THEMES5. Media, Democracy and the Public Sphere6. Media, Commerce and Globalization7. Control and Power: Censorship and Propaganda8. Media and Everyday Life9. The Cultural History Meanings of MediaConclusion: Media in History.

Kortti’s aim to provide a historical perspective for the history of media is ambitious and far reaching. This is a useful textbook for those exploring the evolution of our modern digital media culture.