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        Date: 2023-09-08 05:11:03+00:00
        From: James Meese <james.meese@rmit.edu.au>
        Subject: Book announcement: Digital Platforms and the Press

Dear colleagues,

I wanted to let you all know that my book “Digital Platforms and the
Press” is now published and available as an Open Access title.

The book argues that there is a growing risk of a platform-dependent
press, which threatens democracies across the world. It provides the
first comprehensive account of how platform dependence manifests across
the news media sector.

The great news is that the book is open access and free to read. You can
find the full version here
<https://openresearchlibrary.org/viewer/61c9d395-19af-4c75-a9c1-b61b494e155b>.

Of course, you can still ask your library to acquire the
book
<https://www.intellectbooks.com/digital-platforms-and-the-press>,
request a review copy
<https://www.intellectbooks.com/request-review-copy?isbn=9781789388794&title=Digital+Platforms+and+the+Press>
or ask for an inspection copy for
teaching
<https://www.intellectbooks.com/how-to-order-books#instructors>.


Pre-publication praise –

“Going beyond the gestural politics of the ‘techlash,’ James Meese has
developed an extremely timely neo-institutional analysis of the changing
dynamics of the relationships between digital platforms and news
publishers. Alert to legal, commercial and policy nuances and
complexities, Meese’s text will become a central point of reference for
researchers, policy makers and industry participants alike.”

Terry Flew, Professor, The University of Sydney


"In this pace-setting new book, James Meese tackles pressing problems in
the increasingly imbalanced relationship between planetary scale digital
platforms such as Alphabet (Google), Meta (Facebook) and Apple, on the
one side, and news media, on the other. Meese charts how the former are
gaining the upper hand when it comes to the distribution of news, the
training of a new generation of journalists and news industry workers,
getting paid and, of course, the online advertising market. He not only
brings a sure hand and wisdom to his analysis of these issues, but also
to the policy options he puts on the table."

Dwayne Winseck, Professor, School of Journalism and Communication,
Carleton University and Director of the Global Media & Internet
Concentration Project


With thanks and apologies for cross-posting.

James
--
Dr James Meese
Senior Lecturer | School of Communication | RMIT University
Associate Investigator | Centre of Excellence in Automated Decision
Making + Society <http://www.admscentre.org.au/>
Melbourne VIC 3004



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