Communications across international boundaries have increased in the past two decades.
Newspapers designed for international consumption include the International Herald Tribune, USA Today International, and financial papers. Many magazines also have international editions.
Global radio broadcasters include the Voice of America, the BBC, China Radio International, Deutsche Welle, and RFI.
The leaders in global television are CNN, MTV, ESPN, BBC World, and CNBC.
Comparative analysis of media systems allows us to view alternative ways of structuring the mass media.
The four main theories of government-media relationships are authoritarian, libertarian, social responsibility, and developmental.
Media systems can be categorized by examining ownership patterns and degree of government control.
The development of media systems in various countries is influenced by politics, culture, geography, history, and economics.
The media systems in Japan, Mexico, and China illustrate how the theories of government-media relationships have operated in other countries and how numerous factors have affected those systems.
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