Global trends in communication

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Global trends in communication

• Robert L. Stevenson

UNC-CH School of Journalism and Mass Communication
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1 Culture as basis of conflict

• Globally
• Fukuyama, The End of History
• Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations
• Bennett, Anglosphere Primer
• Zakaria, Illiberal Democracy
• Cooper, The Breaking of Nations
• But in the West
• Its language

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2 Globalization

• Popular culture
• Glocalization

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2 Globalization

• 1. AOL Time Warner (US)
• 2. Vivendi Universal (FR)
• 3. Walt Disney (US)
• 4. Bertelsmann (GE)
• 5. Viacom (US)
• 6. News Corp (AU)
• 7. Sony (JP)
• 8. NBC (US)
• 9. Thomson (CA)
• 10. Advance (US)

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3 New generation of moguls

• Murdoch
• Berlusconi
• Hachette
• Hersant
• Kirch
• Bertlelsmann
• Globo
• Televisa

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4 Anglo-American dominance
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4 Anglo-American dominance
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4 Anglo-American dominance

• Language

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4 Anglo-American dominance

• Pop culture
• Globowood

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4 Anglo-American dominance

• News

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The worst and best of Anglo-American
journalism
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Email me robert_stevenson_at_unc.edu