Studying the Media

by Tim O'Sullivan, Brian Dutton, Philip Rayner

The new edition of this classic book is a major event. Offering full color illustrations throughout, it has been thoroughly revised to reflect recent developments in the field. Besides containing much more material on media texts and representations including genre, more on globalization, film and new media, the chapter on media research and investigation addresses the needs of students undertaking project work, and a glossary of key terms help ensure their understanding of key concepts. Giving students a foundation framework to build on, Studying the Media also provides numerous creative exercises and activities, with suggestions for future reading and guidelines for further research and analysis.

384 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 1998

About the author

Tim O'Sullivan came from incredibly humble beginnings. Born to Irish immigrants, he and his siblings lived a hand-to-mouth existence when their father abandoned them and their mother.

Coming from an impoverished background and with little in the way of a career ahead of him, Tim worked his way through many different jobs before eventually taking up an apprenticeship as a refrigeration engineer. Eventually, Tim set up his own company.

Tim managed to overcome his dirt-poor beginnings to establish a successful business, suffering heartbreaking loss along the way and prejudice as the child of immigrants.

Having come from a childhood that offered few prospects, he would go on to build a successful refrigeration and air-conditioning business and later a property company in Leicester.