Media and Society in the Twentieth Century: An Historical Introduction

I read this book for my study (Media and Journalism). I really enjoyed it. It's accessibly written for a change and gives a balanced view of how various media have developed in the 20th century. The authors take into account the various viewpoints -economic, social and other- without going to much into details. This makes to book a good introduction, giving its readers a clearcut overview of media developements in the past hundred years or so. Anyone interested in this topic will not regret buying this book. The only flaw is its complete exclusion of develpements in non-western countries. I for one would liked have read some more on this topic.