Media Resistance Protest, Dislike, Abstention [Hardcover]

This book is open access under a CC BY license.

New media divide opinion; many are fascinated while others are disgusted. This book is about those who dislike, protest, and try to abstain from media, both new and old. It explains why media resistance persists and answers two questions: What is at stake for resisters and how does media resistance inspire organized action??

Despite the interest in media scepticism and dislike, there seems to be no book on the market discussing media resistance as a phenomenon in its own right. This book explores resistance across media, historical periods and national borders, from early mass media to current digital media.?

Drawing on cases and examples from the US, Britain, Scandinavia and other countries, media resistance is discussed as a diverse phenomenon encompassing political, professional, networked and individual arguments and actions.

Chapter 1. Media resistance: Connecting the dots.-?Chapter 2. Resistance to early mass media.-?Chapter 3. Evil media in Dystopian Fiction.-?Chapter 4. Get a life! Anti-television agitation and activism.-?Chapter 5. Caught in the net: Disappointment, detox and self-help.- Chapter 6. What if resisters were right? Media resistance goes to the movies.-?Chapter 7. Conclusion: The persistence of media resistance.- Bibliography.- Index.

Trine Syvertsen is professor of Media Studies at the University of Oslo. She has published extensively in the field of media history, public service broadcasting, television studies, and media policy. She is co-author of The Media Welfare State: Nordic Media in the Digital Era, published in 2014.