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Introduction -- Audience/society Transformations / Nico Carpentier, Kim Schrøder And Lawrie Hallett -- Using The Media. Cross-media Use: Unfolding Complexities In Contemporary Audiencehood / Jakob Bjur, Kim Schrøder, Uwe Hasebrink, Ceric Courtois, Hanna Adoni And Hillel Nossek -- New Genres: New Roles For The Audience? An Overview Of Recent Research / Ranjana Das, Jelena Kleut And Guran Bolin -- On The Role Of Media In Socially Demanding Situations / Ingrid Paus-hasebrink, Jasmin Kulterer, David Omahel And Vera Kontrakov -- Unpacking The Audience's Complex Structures (generations, Minorities And Networks). Generations And Media: The Social Construction Of Generational Identity And Differences / Nicoletta Vittadini, Andra Siibak, Irena Carpentier Reifov And Helena Bilandzic -- Lost In Mainstreaming? Ethnic Minority Audiences For Public And Private Broadcasting / Marta Cola, Kaarina Nikunen, Alexander Dhoest And Gavan Titley --^ Networks Of Belonging: Interaction, Participation And Consumption Of Mediatised Content / Paula Cordeiro, Manuel Damsio, Guy Starkey, Ines Botelho, Patricia Dias, Carla Ganito, Catia Ferreira And Sara Henriques -- Participation In And Through The Media. The Democratic (media) Revolution: A Parallel Genealogy Of Political And Media Participation / Nico Carpentier, Peter Dahlgren And Francesca Pasquali -- The Mediation Of Civic Participation: Diverse Forms Of Political Agency In A Multimedia Age / Peter Lunt, Anne Kaun, Pille Pruulmann-vengerfeldt, Birgit Stark And Liesbet Van Oonen -- New Perspectives On Audience Activity: 'prosumption' And Media Activism As Audience Practices / Brian O'neill, J. Ignacio Gallego, Frauke Zeller -- The Role Of The Media Industry When Participation Is A Product / Jose M. Noguera, Mikko Villi, Nora Nyire, Emiliana De Blasio And Melanie Bourdaa --^ Prerequisites Of Participation: Access, Literacies And Trust. Transforming Digital Divides In Different National Contexts / Sascha Triltzsch, Ragne Kiuts-klemm, Piermarco Aroldi -- Situating Media Literacy In The Changing Media Environment: Critical Insights From European Research On Audiences / Sonia Livingstone, Christine W. Wijnen, Tao Papaioannou, Conceio Costa And Maria Del Mar Grandio -- What Does It Mean To Trust The Media? / Tereza Pavlokov, Lars Nyre And Jelena Juriic. Edited By Nico Carpentier, Kim Christian Schrøder, And Lawrie Hallett. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.