Kaarle Nordenstreng is Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Tampere, Finland. Author or editor of over 30 books (mainly in Finnish and English), most recently Communication Theories in a Multicultural World (coedited with Clifford Christians, 2014).

Daya Kishan Thussu is Professor of International Communication at the University of Westminster in London. Author or editor of 16 books, most recently Communicating India's Soft Power: Buddha to Bollywood (2013), he is the Managing Editor of the journal Global Media and Communication.

Mapping BRICS Media is the first comprehensive and comparative study of the emerging media landscape in the world's most dynamic markets. This pioneering collection focuses on one of the key topics in contemporary international relations - the emergence of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). The volume brings together distinguished scholars from the BRICS nations to assess the effects of the exponential growth in media in some of the world's fastest growing major economies and examine how the emergence will impact on global media and communication. Transnational in scope and comparative in approach, the book focuses on significant and yet hitherto largely ignored developments in the globalization of media. By interrogating the relationship between the inter-BRICS media and media practices and perceptions, this volume provides an accessible and comprehensive guide to the complex debates about the impact of the 'rise of the rest' on the media globe.

Introduction: Contextualizing the BRICS Media Part I: Debates and Concepts 1. BRICS as a New Constellation in International Relations? 2. How Coherent is the BRICS Grouping? 3. The BRICS Formation in Reshaping Global Communication: Possibilities and Challenges 4. The BRICS as Emerging Cultural and Media Powers Part II: Media Systems and Landscapes 5. Brazil: Patrimonialism and Media Democratization 6. Russia: Post-Soviet, Post-Modern and Post-Empire Media 7. India: Multiple Media Explosions 8. China: Power Dynamics Across Four Historical Stages 9. South Africa: A Free Media Still in the Making Part III: Comparative Perspectives 10. BRICS Journalists in Global Research 11. Intra-BRICS Media Exchange 12. Digital BRICS: Building a NWICO 2.0?