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The reality of the mass media

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"Luhmann argues that the system of mass media is a set of recursive, self-referential programs of communication, whose functions are not determined by the external values of truthfulness, objectivity, or knowledge, nor by specific social interests or political directives.

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The reality of the mass media, Niklas Luhmann, Kathleen Cross

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2000
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Language
English
Released
2000
Format
Hardcover
ISBN10
0804740763
ISBN13
9780804740760
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First published
1996
Original title
Die Realität der Massenmedien
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"Luhmann argues that the system of mass media is a set of recursive, self-referential programs of communication, whose functions are not determined by the external values of truthfulness, objectivity, or knowledge, nor by specific social interests or political directives.