The Hybrid Media System has been awarded the 2016 International Journal of Press/Politics Book Award

The Hybrid Media System: Politics and Power has been awarded the International Journal of Press/Politics Book Award for 2016.

The Award was announced at the business meetings of the Political Communication and Journalism Studies Divisions at the 2016 International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference in Fukuoka, Japan.

This annual award goes to an outstanding book on media and politics published in the last ten years. The award committee consists of the editor of the journal, the chair of the ICA Political Communication Division, and the Chair of the ICA Journalism Studies division.

Here is the official announcement.

This is the second award for The Hybrid Media System. In 2014, it was awarded the American Political Science Association Information Technology and Politics Section Best Book Award.

I’m honoured by this award, and deeply appreciate the official announcement by Jesper Strömback, Matt Carlson, and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen.