Audiovisual Regulation under Pressure

In the face of globalization and new media technologies, can policy makers and regulators withstand deregulatory pressures on the ‘cultural policy toolkit’ for television? This comparative study provides an interdisciplinary investigation of trends in audiovisual regulation, with the focus on television and new media. It considers pressures for deregulation and for policy in this field to prioritise market development and economic goals rather than traditional cultural and democratic objectives, notably public service content, the promotion of national and local culture, media pluralism and diversity. The book explores regulatory policy in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe. The book focuses on a range of instruments designed for promoting pluralism and cultural diversity, particularly the role of public service broadcasting and the range of measures available for promoting cultural policy goals, such as subsidies, scheduling and investment quotas, as well as (particularly national) media ownership rules. The book draws on findings of two research projects funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council and is written in an accessible style by leading scholars of media law and policy, who bring to bear insights from their respective disciplines of law and political science.

Audiovisual Regulation under Pressure: Comparative Cases from North America and Europe

Gibbons, Thomas

Humphreys, Peter

Reference

Routledge

Television and press systems in Western Europe are currently undergoing revolutionary changes, raising profound questions for public policy. This comparative, textbook analysis explores how mass media systems across Europe have been shaped by technology, economics and politics. Peter Humphreys argues that whilst both states and markets can constrain progress towards the goals of media freedom and pluralism, public policy can also promote a diverse media system across Europe. He explores the impact of public regulation and private commercial activity, and argues that threats to pluralism can arise from either political interference or from the concentration of media ownership and markets. Another key concern of the book is to explore the political impact of the new media technologies - notably transfrontier satellite broadcasting - in Western Europe. The author explores the implications of the commercialization of national broadcasting systems, and the media policies of the European Union in the age of transfrontier media operations.

Mass media and media policy in Western Europe (European Policy Research Unit)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Manchester University Press

The Integrated Nervous System: A Systematic Diagnostic Case-Based Approach, Second Edition

This innovative textbook is modelled on problem-based learning. It bridges the gap between academic neuroanatomy and clinical neurology and effectively takes the reader from the classroom to the clinic, so that learning can be applied in practice. This second edition has been updated and expanded to include many more clinical cases within both the book and the accompanying Wweb site. This book and the associated Web site will be of practical value to all the professionals who deal with people who have neurological conditions, as well as being invaluable to medical students and residents. This includes physiatrists (rehabilitation medicine specialists), physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists, and nurses who specialize in the care of neurological patients. We think that this text will also be of value for family physicians and specialists in internal medicine and pediatrics, all of whom must differentiate between organic pathology of the nervous system and other conditions.

Science & Math

Hendelman, Walter J.

Skinner, Christopher R.

Biological Sciences

CRC-Press

The First Textbook to Take an Integrative Approach to Neurological Diagnosis This introductory, full-color text teaches students and practitioners how to combine neurological history and physical examination so they can localize pathologies within the nervous system and determine appropriate treatment. It provides a wealth of illustrations that emphasize the functioning nervous system, in addition to an invaluable DVD for further exploration and access to a state-of-the-art website with additional materials that are updated periodically. Give Practitioners the Confidence to Differentiate, Diagnose, and Build Treatment Plans Provides a wealth of illustrations that emphasize the functioning nervous system <ul>
<li>Neuroanatomical drawings related to case studies</li> <li>Informative tables with relevant clinical data</li> <li>Radiographic images, EEGS, microscopic images, and other diagnostic tools</li> </ul>
Includes an invaluable DVD for further exploration <ul>
<li>User-friendly worksheets to provide a proven methodology for evaluation</li> <li>All color illustrations from the book</li> <li>Flash animations of various pathways, reflexes, and circuits</li> <li>Neuroimaging primer to boost understanding of CT and MRI sequences</li> <li>Supplementary e-cases and diagnostic images</li> <li>A wealth of references for self-guided study</li> </ul>
Offers access to a state-of-the-art website <ul>
<li>All of the features on the DVD</li> <li>Additional supplementary materials to be added periodically</li> </ul> Demystifies Neurological Problem Solving Section I: Covers the Basics of Neurological Problem Solving <ul>
<li>Provides a full synopsis of the nervous system</li> <li>Explains key aspects of the neurological examination</li> <li>Delves into clinical problem solving</li> <li>Includes a Fail Safe Localization/Etiology Checklist</li> <li>Covers lesions caused by trauma, muscle diseases, genetic and degenerative diseases, vascular problems, drugs and toxins, infections, and autoimmune disorders</li> </ul>
Section II: Applies the Basics to Clinical Cases <ul>
<li>Presents full case examinations of a nine-member fictional family</li> <li>Demonstrates clinical data extraction, definition of main clinical points, relevant neuroanatomy, and the localization process</li> <li>Covers a wide range of disease processes, including spinal cord syndromes and traumas, vascular injury, and seizures</li> <li>Details autoimmune, neoplastic, degenerative, and genetic disorders</li> <li>Differentiates between various causes of seizures, stroke, and Parkinsonism</li> <li>Provides complete case summaries, treatment, management, and outcomes</li> </ul>

The Integrated Nervous System: A Systematic Diagnostic Approach

With digital technologies blurring media boundaries, this book provides a detailed analysis of how the Internet is producing a convergence of the press, audio-visual and online media. Based on extensive empirical analysis, the authors analyse over 25 years of changes to media forms and expose the reality behind the notion that media convergence is inevitable and inexorable. 
Peter Humphreys and Seamus Simpson break new ground through exploring a diverse range of topics at the heart of the media convergence governance debate, such as next generation networks, spectrum, copyright and media subsidies. They highlight how reluctance to accommodate non-market based policy solutions creates conflicts and problems resulting in only shallow media convergence thus far. 
Highly accessible, this book is a valuable read for undergraduate and masters students researching digital media and communications. With guidance on a series of policy directions and innovations that should be developed to fulfil the promise of media convergence, it is also a vital tool for media and communication practitioners and policy makers.

Regulation, Governance and Convergence in the Media

Business & Money

Simpson, Seamus

Industries

Edward Elgar Publishing

Humphreys (social sciences, U. of Manchester, UK) and Simpson (information and communications, Manchester Metropolitan U., UK) analyze the achievements and limitations over 20 years of EU efforts to liberalize markets and to harmonize regulation. They explore the dynamics of the relationship between technological and globalization pressures, economic interests and European and national policy responses, examining in detail the EU's response to technological convergence in the information and communications sector. Among their findings is the emergence of distinct features of a regulatory state at the national and EU levels in the telecommunications sectors. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Globalisation, Convergence and European Telecommunications Regulation

Nick Powell, arriving in Hong Kong with his soon-to-be-ex-wife Lennox, finds himself drawn into the political machinations affecting the city as the Occupy movement of 2014 takes root.A fatal accident exposes the factions vying for control of the SAR and gives Nick the second chance desired by many Hong Kong expats. Will he make the most of the opportunity, or find himself on the wrong side of history? Shifting between a variety of unique voices, HONG KONG ROCKS (a Hong Kong Proverse Prize finalist) is part thriller, part creative exploration of the challenges facing a special administrative region punching above its weight."Though rooted in experience and influenced by real-life events, this novel represents an alternative version of Hong Kong's recent history and takes regular liberties within this parallel world for the benefit of satire. The book was completed after the Occupy protests of 2014 but before the escalation of protests in the territory beginning June 2019, the action taking place in a notional 2018."-Peter Humphreys, Author."Hong Kong Rocks is a story set in an alternative past; in part a whodunit, with the who and the it constantly in doubt. At the centre is a group of dissolute, middle-aged, expatriates, who are held more or less upright, or let fall by surer, stronger, women. Dissolution, however, has its consequences, in conflict with either the newly introduced Deportation Act, or two cross-border goons, or both. And, as the tale reaches its finale, we cannot but agree with the narrator that Hong Kong is 'hotting up'."-Philip Chatting, author of The Snow Bridge and Other Stories, Winner of the Proverse Prize 2014."Funny and twisted, in Humphreys' spirited novel Nick and a garrulous band of expats are caught in the shifting societal landscape of Hong Kong. Nights drinking at the Brolly, missing friends, the Occupy movement, fear of deportation and the threat of discovery by Chinese agents, all loom large. As his freedom hangs on the edge of a precipice, Nick seizes on the absurdities, secrets and joys of a life lived with regret."-Maria Roberts, author of Single Mother on the Verge, Penguin."Hong Kong Rocks encapsulates the emptiness which grips Hong Kong with refreshing wit and philosophical resignation. Humphreys has successfully created a forlorn atmosphere. A decaying urban lifestyle slowly eats the protagonists away, while entwining their lives."-James Tam, author of Man's Last Song, Proverse Prize finalist 2011.

Hong Kong Rocks (Proverse Prize Publications)

Literature & Fiction

Proverse Hong Kong

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