[Commlist] New book: Media Change: Contemporary Cases, Consequences, and Conceptualizations

Neil Thurman is pleased to announce his new book – Media Change: 
Contemporary Cases, Consequences, and Conceptualizations (Wiley). Some 
generous endorsements, a summary, and chapter contents follow below.

https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Media+Change%3A+Contemporary+Cases%2C+Consequences%2C+and+Conceptualizations-p-9781394293568 


Media change is constant, but it is rarely straightforward. While some 
shifts in the media landscape are rapid and transformative, others 
unfold slowly, unevenly, or even stall and reverse. Media Change: 
Contemporary Cases, Consequences, and Conceptualizations examines this 
complexity through a series of contemporary, self-contained case 
studies. Each of the nine core chapters explores a specific example of 
media transformation, such as AI-driven content production, evolving 
regulatory landscapes, and media business models.

Situating media change within broader historical and conceptual 
frameworks, Neil Thurman reveals how today’s most pressing issues in 
media are part of longer trajectories of change, shaped by forces such 
as technological innovation, economic pressures, and cultural 
resistance. By combining rich empirical evidence with a long historical 
view, this book illuminates the social, industrial, and technological 
drivers of transformation and their impact on media practices, products, 
and audiences. Its nine case studies not only offer depth on 
contemporary issues, but also prompt reflection on broader patterns of 
continuity and disruption in media systems.

Drawing on an original ‘six Rs’ framework – revolution, remediation, 
resistance, rapidity, regulation, and reversals – Media Change offers an 
accessible and fresh insight into contemporary communication, balancing 
global perspectives, challenging common assumptions about the media 
environment, and demonstrating how change can be incomplete, uneven, and 
historically contingent.

Written in a clear and accessible style, Media Change: Contemporary 
Cases, Consequences, and Conceptualizations is an essential resource for 
those seeking to understand how media systems are transforming. Whether 
used in its entirety or as stand-alone chapters, it is ideal for 
undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students in media, communication, 
journalism, and cultural studies programs, offering discussion questions 
to stimulate crucial reflection.

*CONTENTS*

Chapter 1: Introduction: Media, Change, and Common Themes
Chapter 2: Modelling the Life Cycle of Media Evolution
Chapter 3: Media Change Through Media Convergence: The Case of Live Blogs
Chapter 4: Television: Changes in How and Why We Watch
Chapter 5: The Changing Regulation of Online Content: The Case of 
Internet Pornography
Chapter 6: Changes in Charging for Online News
Chapter 7: Changes in Media Audience Measurement
Chapter 8: The Changing Conveyance of Content: When Media Brands Go 
Online-only
Chapter 9: Changing Media Content Creation Through Automation and AI
Chapter 10: Changes in Newsgathering
Chapter 11: Changes in Media Distribution: Personalization and News
Chapter 12: The Six Rs Framework: Media Change as Eventual and 
Exceptional Evolution

*ENDORSEMENTS*

“A true tour de force at this critical moment for media production, 
policy, and use around the world.”
—Axel Bruns, Australian Laureate Fellow and Professor, Digital Media 
Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

“Moving far beyond the noise, this book’s analyses of many of the most 
important processes affecting media change – from content automation and 
regulation to platformization – are informed by rich empirical evidence 
and a long historical perspective. Readers will come away with 
assumptions challenged and a theoretical toolkit to interrogate the 
inevitable media change to come.”
— Claire Enders CBE, UK

“Simultaneously accessible and deep, detailed and sweeping.”
—Matt Carlson, Professor, Hubbard School of Journalism & Mass 
Communication, University of Minnesota, USA

“Neil Thurman offers an original take on where we are with our media and 
where we are heading. I always learn something new when I read his work. 
You will too.”
—Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Professor, Department of Communication, 
University of Copenhagen, Denmark

“Impressive in scope and ambition, this book provides an informed, 
accessible assessment of media change and why its investigation matters.”
—Stuart Allan, Professor of Journalism and Communication, Cardiff 
University, UK

“An important read for scholars and practitioners alike.”
—Pablo J. Boczkowski, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Professor, Department 
of Communication Studies, Northwestern University, USA



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