The study of the media : theoretical approaches / James Curran, Michael Gurevitch and Janet Woollacott -- Theories of the media, theories of society / Tony Bennett -- The rediscovery of 'ideology' : return of the repressed in media studies / Stuart Hall -- Messages and meanings / Janet Woollacott -- Large corporations and the control of the communications industries / Graham Murdock -- Negotiation of control in media organizations and occupations / Margaret Gallagher -- Cultural dependency and the mass media / J.O. Boyd-Barrett -- Communications, power and social order / James Curran -- The political effects of mass communication / Jay G. Blumler and Michael Gurevitch -- How the media report race / Peter Braham -- Media, 'reality', signification / Tony Bennett.