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The present publication on Communication and Media : Studies in Ideas, Initiatives and Institutions examines in profile the key concepts that are behind the greatest moving force in human history and makes realistic projections for the future in terms of information technology, data, management, multinational objectives and individual initiatives. That mass media and communication have assumed the properties of social institutions is a well accepted fact of the country. However, the articles, papers, reviews and excerpts contained the present publicatio bring together the thoughts, concepts and propositions of leading and not-so-well-known professionals in the field of communication and media, in a well-defined effort to present to the reader and student the framework of an agenda, the blueprint for a plan of action, the springboard for further research. It is hoped that the volume will serve as valuable supplementary reading for all students of communication and media. About the Author Angela Wadia has over twenty years experience in media and communication in India and several countries of South-East Asia and Europe. She obtained a Master's degree in Literature from the University of Bombay and post-graduate specialisation in Communication and Information Science from the University of Liverpool, UK. She has worked with news agencies in London, New Jersey and Hong Kong and has been associated with leading television broadcast companies, inlcuding ASIAFORMAT and MONDIALE (Paris) and Trans-EFFEX (Hong Kong). She has been Creative Consultant and Programme Scheduling Adviser to threee leading satellite television networks in Asia and Europe. Table of Contents Preface New World Information and Communication Order Communications as Sociological Force Reorienting Communication : Form and Content Communications and Society : Affirmations and Contraditions Transnational Corporation and Transborder Data Flows : Their Role and Impact Television as a Social Factor Future Perspectives : Beyond Satellites and Space Stations Research Perspectives for Communication Development Communication Revolution : Logical Ends Information System for Administration : Public Service Applications Index