The Myth of Media Globalization

List of Figures and Tables vii

Introduction 1

1 Theory – Structural Transformation of the Global Public Sphere? 7

2 International Reporting – ‘No Further than Columbus . . .’ 24

3 Satellite Television – the Renaissance of World Regions 56

4 Film and Programme Imports – Entertainment Culture as the Core of Media Globalization 82

5 The Internet – the Information Revolution Which Came Too Late for the ‘Third Wave of Democratization’ 100

6 International Broadcasting – from National Propaganda to Global Dialogue and Back Again 118

7 Media and Immigration – Ethnicity and Transculturalism in the Media Age 128

8 Media Policy – why the State Continues to Play a Role 142

9 Media Capital – the Limits of Transnationalization 158

Conclusion: Globalization – a Necessary Myth 167

Notes 175

Bibliography 197

Internet Sources 214

Index 217