Media Today: Mass Communication in a Converging World

ISBN-13: 9780367680299 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 472 str.

Joseph Turow

Opis

This eighth edition of Joseph Turow’s pathbreaking media textbook uses convergence as a lens that puts students at the center of the profound changes in the 21st century media world. It teaches students to think critically about the role of media, and what these changes mean for their lives.

Spis treści

Part I: The Nature and Business of Media; 1. Understanding Mass Media, Convergence, and the Importance of Media Literacy; 2. Making Sense of Research on Media Effects and Media Culture; 3. The Business of Media; 4. Financing and Shaping the Media: Advertising, Public Relations, and Marketing Communications; 5. Controls on Media Content: Government Regulation, Self-Regulation, and Ethics; Part II: The Media Industries; 6. The Internet Industry; 7. The Book Industry; 8. The News Industry; 9. The Magazine Industry; 10. The Recording Industry; 11. The Audio Industry; 12. The Movie Industry; 13. The Television and Video Streaming  Industry; 14. The Video Game Industry.