Now available in a fully revised and updated ninth edition, World News Prism provides in-depth analysis of the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century. * Includes three new chapters on Russia, Brazil, and India and a revised chapter on the Middle East written by regional media experts * Features comprehensive coverage of the growing impact of social media on how news is being reported and received * Charts the media revolutions occurring throughout the world and examines their effects both locally and globally * Surveys the latest developments in new media and forecasts future developments