This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Media and communication Bookreader Item PreviewPdf_module_version Ppi Rcs_key Republisher_date It delineates the field of media and communications policy studies, explores varying terminology to clarify terms, explains rationales for policy, introduces policy processes and stages and explores how values and norms influence policy and the use of argumentation and policy narratives in policy making. Media in History: An Introd