Global communication : a multicultural perspective / edited by Yahya R. Kamalipour.

Revised edition of Global communication. c2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Following the historical paths of global communication / Allen Palmer, Brigham Young University -- Global economy and international telecommunications networks / Harmeet Sawhney, Indiana University, Bloomington -- The transnational media corporation and the economics of global competition / Richard A. Gershon, Western Michigan University -- Drawing a bead on global communication theories / John D. H. Downing, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale -- The politics of global communication / Cees J. Hamelink, University of Amsterdam -- Global communication law / Jan H. Samoriski, Tiffin University, Ohio -- Milestones in communication and national development / Vibert C. Cambridge, Ohio University, Athens -- Global news and information flow in the digital age / Kuldip R. Rampal, Central Missouri State University -- Global broadcasting: from sputnik to the internet / Lars Lundgren, Sodertorn University, Sweden, Benjamin A. Davis, California State University Northridge -- Global journalism in the digital age / John V. Pavlik, Rutgers University -- Global communication and propaganda / Richard C. Vincent, Indiana State University -- Implications of the global internet network: challenges and prospects / George A. Barnett, University of California Davis, Devan Rosen, Ithaca College, New York -- Global advertising and public relations / Marina Vujnovic, Monmouth University, New Jersey, Dean Kruckeberg, University of Northern Iowa -- Global communication and culture / Yeim Kaptan, Kent State University -- Gender, ethnicity, and religion in the digital age / Theresa Carilli and Jane Campbell, Purdue University Northwest -- The shifting politics in global media and communication / Monroe E. Price, University of Pennsylvania -- Global communication trends in the digital age / Mike Friedrichsen, Berlin University of Digital Sciences, Germany -- List of acronyms -- Suggested readings -- Index.