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Media, Mediatization and Mediatized Worlds: A Discussion of the Basic Concepts

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The discourse about mediatization (cf. Lundby, 2009) is still an open one. Different labels, different definitions and different ideas are being used. Also, there are a lot of open questions about how to do empirical research on mediatization, what to research exactly, and which methods and procedures to use.

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Krotz, F. (2014). Media, Mediatization and Mediatized Worlds: A Discussion of the Basic Concepts. In: Hepp, A., Krotz, F. (eds) Mediatized Worlds. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137300355_5

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