Understanding New Media
3rd Edition
Published on 28. March 2026
304 pages
978-1-5296-1559-3 (ISBN)
Description
The new media landscape touches every aspect of our social, political and cultural lives. It is more important than ever, therefore, that we are able to understand and explain the complexity of our digital world.
Understanding New Media gives you the tools and the knowledge you need to make sense of the relationship between technologies, media and society. This best-selling introduction:
Makes complex ideas accessible, clearly explaining the key thinkers, theories and research you need to understand.
Brings theory to life with a range of case studies, from platform economies to digital populism.
Helps get you started on projects and essays with suggested questions and activities.
Understanding New Media is the perfect guide to the past, present and future of the new media world. It is essential reading for anyone exploring new, social or digital media.
Understanding New Media gives you the tools and the knowledge you need to make sense of the relationship between technologies, media and society. This best-selling introduction:
Makes complex ideas accessible, clearly explaining the key thinkers, theories and research you need to understand.
Brings theory to life with a range of case studies, from platform economies to digital populism.
Helps get you started on projects and essays with suggested questions and activities.
Understanding New Media is the perfect guide to the past, present and future of the new media world. It is essential reading for anyone exploring new, social or digital media.
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Edition
Third Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sage Publications Ltd (Digital)
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
1,50 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5296-1559-3 (9781529615593)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Eugenia Siapera
Understanding New Media
Book
approx. 04/2026
3rd Edition
SAGE Publications Ltd
€177.50
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Eugenia Siapera
Understanding New Media
Book
approx. 04/2026
3rd Edition
SAGE Publications Ltd
€151.20
Not yet published
Person
Eugenia Siapera is a Professor of Digital Technology, Society and Policy at University College Dublin where she is also the Director of the Centre for Digital Policy (with Elizabeth Farries). Her research interests are in the area of digital media and technologies and their intersections with questions of social justice. She has published widely on topics such as race and digital racism, platform governance, digital journalism, and online misogyny.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction: Media Old and New
Chapter 2: Political Economy
Chapter 3: Platforms as New Media
Chapter 4: Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 5: Politics and Activism
Chapter 6: Populism and Extremism
Chapter 7: Race and Gender
Chapter 8: Journalism and Misinformation
Chapter 9: Being Social in a Digital Age, Chapter
Chapter 10: Uses and Abuses
Chapter 11: Representation and the Visual
Chapter 12: Security and Surveillance
Chapter 2: Political Economy
Chapter 3: Platforms as New Media
Chapter 4: Artificial Intelligence
Chapter 5: Politics and Activism
Chapter 6: Populism and Extremism
Chapter 7: Race and Gender
Chapter 8: Journalism and Misinformation
Chapter 9: Being Social in a Digital Age, Chapter
Chapter 10: Uses and Abuses
Chapter 11: Representation and the Visual
Chapter 12: Security and Surveillance
