
Media/Impact
An Introduction to Mass Media
Shirley Biagi(Author)
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
12th Edition
Published on 1. January 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-305-58098-5 (ISBN)
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Description
From media history to today's rapid-fire changes, MEDIA/IMPACT: AN INTRODUCTION TO MASS MEDIA, 12th Edition takes you on an exciting tour of the events, people, money, and technologies that have shaped the mass media industries. Known for its engaging writing style, current coverage, and visual appeal, the book explores the legal, ethical, social, and global issues facing the mass media industries every day. The twelfth edition focuses on convergence--how the mass media industries are intersecting to deliver content and how audiences are adapting to the new mass media marketplace. It also equips you with an insider's look at what it's like to work in each industry. Reflecting the latest trends from the field, the text provides new coverage of digital delivery, net neutrality, media industry consolidation, social media, mobile media, and more. It is also packed with lively new illustrations and a wealth of real-world examples.
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Edition
12th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 17 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 274 mm
Weight
980 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-305-58098-5 (9781305580985)
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Person
Shirley Biagi is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Sacramento. Her bestselling text, MEDIA/IMPACT: AN INTRODUCTION TO MASS MEDIA, is also published in Canadian, Greek, Spanish and Korean editions. Biagi has authored several other Wadsworth Communication texts, including MEDIA/READER: PERSPECTIVES ON MASS MEDIA INDUSTRIES, EFFECTS AND ISSUES and INTERVIEWS THAT WORK: A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR JOURNALISTS. Along with Marilyn Kern-Foxworth, she is co-author of FACING DIFFERENCE: RACE, GENDER AND MASS MEDIA. She served as project interviewer for the Washington Press Club Foundation Women's Oral History Project and was editor of American Journalism, A Journal of Media History, published by the American Journalism Historians Association.
Content
Part I: THE MASS MEDIA INDUSTRIES.
1. Mass Media and Everyday Life.
2. Books: Rearranging the Page.
3. Newspapers: Mobilizing Delivery.
4. Magazines: Chasing the Audience.
5. Recordings: Streaming Sounds.
6. Radio: Riding New Waves.
7. Movies: Digitizing Dreams.
8. Television: Changing Channels.
9. Internet Media: Widening the Web.
Part II: SELLING THE MESSAGE.
10. Advertising: Catching Consumers.
11. Public Relations: Promoting Ideas.
Part III: CHANGING MESSAGES.
12. News and Information: Staying Connected.
13. Social and Political Issues: Shaping the Arguments.
14. Law and Regulation: Rewriting the Rules.
15. Ethics: Placing Responsibility.
16. Global Media: Discovering New Markets.
Glossary.
Media Information Resource Guide.
1. Mass Media and Everyday Life.
2. Books: Rearranging the Page.
3. Newspapers: Mobilizing Delivery.
4. Magazines: Chasing the Audience.
5. Recordings: Streaming Sounds.
6. Radio: Riding New Waves.
7. Movies: Digitizing Dreams.
8. Television: Changing Channels.
9. Internet Media: Widening the Web.
Part II: SELLING THE MESSAGE.
10. Advertising: Catching Consumers.
11. Public Relations: Promoting Ideas.
Part III: CHANGING MESSAGES.
12. News and Information: Staying Connected.
13. Social and Political Issues: Shaping the Arguments.
14. Law and Regulation: Rewriting the Rules.
15. Ethics: Placing Responsibility.
16. Global Media: Discovering New Markets.
Glossary.
Media Information Resource Guide.