Messages Free Expression, Media and the West fro Gutenberg to Google

Easy to read, and highly topical, Messages: writes a history of mass communication in Europe and its outreaches, as a search for the origins of media forms from print and stage, to photography, film and broadcasting.Arguing that the development of the mass media has been an essential engine driving the western concept of an individual, Brian Winston examines how the right of free expression is under attack, and how the roots of media expression need to be recalled to make a case for the media's importance for the protection of individual liberty.Relating to the US constitution, and key laws in the UK which form the foundation of our society, this is a highly useful book for students of media, communication, history, and journalism.Winston, Brian is the author of 'Messages Free Expression, Media and the West fro Gutenberg to Google', published 2005 under ISBN 9780415232227 and ISBN 0415232228.