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Turow, Joseph.
Media today : an introduction to mass communication / Joseph Turow. - 4th ed. - New York : Routledge, 2010. - xxxii, 621 p. : col. ill. 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding the nature of mass media. Understanding mass media and the importance of media literacy -- Making sense of the media business -- Formal and informal controls on media content : government regulation, self-regulation, and ethics -- Making sense of research on media effects and media culture -- Media giants and cross-media activities. A world of blurred media boundaries -- Understanding the strategies of media giants -- The print media. The book industry -- The newspaper industry -- The magazine industry -- The electronic media. The recording industry -- The radio industry -- The motion picture industry -- The television industry -- The internet and video game industries -- Advertising and public relations -- The advertising industry -- The public relations industry -- Epilogue.
9780415876087 (pbk.) 9780415876070 (hardback)
Mass media.
P90 / .T874 2010
302.23 / T874
Media today : an introduction to mass communication / Joseph Turow. - 4th ed. - New York : Routledge, 2010. - xxxii, 621 p. : col. ill. 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding the nature of mass media. Understanding mass media and the importance of media literacy -- Making sense of the media business -- Formal and informal controls on media content : government regulation, self-regulation, and ethics -- Making sense of research on media effects and media culture -- Media giants and cross-media activities. A world of blurred media boundaries -- Understanding the strategies of media giants -- The print media. The book industry -- The newspaper industry -- The magazine industry -- The electronic media. The recording industry -- The radio industry -- The motion picture industry -- The television industry -- The internet and video game industries -- Advertising and public relations -- The advertising industry -- The public relations industry -- Epilogue.
9780415876087 (pbk.) 9780415876070 (hardback)
Mass media.
P90 / .T874 2010
302.23 / T874