Media Today: Mass Communication in a Converging World

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Preface -- How to Use This Book -- Acknowledgments -- To the Student -- Part I The Nature and Business of Media -- 1 Understanding Mass Media, Convergence, and the Importance of Media Literacy -- Introd...

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1. Verfasser: Turow, Joseph (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Milton Routledge 2019
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Ausgabe:7th ed
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Zusammenfassung:Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Preface -- How to Use This Book -- Acknowledgments -- To the Student -- Part I The Nature and Business of Media -- 1 Understanding Mass Media, Convergence, and the Importance of Media Literacy -- Introducing Media Convergence -- Introducing Mass Communication -- The Elements of Communication -- Mass Communication Defined -- Mass Media and Convergence -- Mass Media, Culture, and Society -- How Do We Use the Mass Media in Our Daily Lives? -- How Do the Mass Media Influence Culture? -- Global Media Today &amp -- Culture: A Case Study of Convergence: Sony Corporation -- Media Literacy -- Principles of Media Literacy -- Media Literacy Tools -- The Benefits of a Media-Literate Perspective -- Key Terms -- Questions for Discussion and Critical Thinking -- Activity -- 2 Making Sense of Research on Media Effects and Media Culture -- The Nature of Mass Media Research -- The Early Years of Mass Media Research in the United States -- Searching for Community: Early Critical Studies Research -- Fearing Propaganda: Early Concerns About Persuasion -- Kids and Movies: Continuing Effects Research -- Social Relations and the Media -- The Limits of Propaganda: Limited Effects Research -- Consolidating the Mainstream Approach -- Studying Opinion and Behavior Change -- Studying What People Learn From Media -- Studying Why, When, and How People Use the Media -- Global Media Today &amp -- Culture: The Polysemy of Finding Nemo -- The Rise of Critical Approaches -- Moving From Mainstream Approaches to Critical Approaches -- Cultural Studies -- Historical Approaches to Cultural Studies -- Anthropological Approaches to Cultural Studies -- Linguistic and Literary Approaches to Cultural Studies -- Using Media Research to Develop Media Literacy Skills
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Beschreibung:1 online resource (497 pages)
ISBN:9780429951299