After studying this chapter, you will be able to

1. Discuss different media standards around the world by using four normative theories of the press
2. Explain the usefulness of a more recent “development theory” for describing the press in the twenty-first century
3. Explain the importance of social media and other “small media” in the Middle East
4. Describe the dangers journalists face when reporting from conflict zones
5. Discuss whether Marshall McLuhan’s concept of the “global village” is relevant to the media world today