Media/History/Society
A Cultural History of U.S. Media
Published on 23. January 2009
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-1-4051-6119-0 (ISBN)
Description
Media/History/Society offers a cultural history of media in the United States, shifting the lens of media history from media developments and evolution to a focus on changes in culture and society, emphasizing how media shaped and were shaped by these trends, policies, and cultural shifts.
* Covers the topics that instructors want to teach
* Provides a timely and relevant culturally determined perspective on media history in American society
* Organized thematically rather than chronologically
* Links history to contemporary issues, setting journalism into a broader historical context
* Includes alternate table of contents, discussion questions, an instructor's manual, and sample exams
Reviews / Votes
"Cramer provides an extremely concise and yet exhaustive treatment of the development of American mass media. Cramer's book is clearly written, highly readable, and of course does the reader the honour of both providing good evidence for all propositions made, and making out a sequential and clear argument." (M/C Reviews, July 2009)More details
Product info
gebunden
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 24 cm
Width: 16.2 cm
Thickness: 2.1 cm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-6119-0 (9781405161190)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
01/2009
Wiley
€43.90
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Person
Janet M. Cramer is Associate Professor of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico-Albuquerque.
Content
Preface.
Introduction: The Media/Society Relationship in Historical Perspective.
The Value of Historical Study.
The Media/Society Continuum.
The Relationships of Media and Society.
Part I Media and Government.
1. The First Amendment.
2. Press Freedom in Wartime.
3. Contemporary Challenges and Ongoing Debates.
Part II Media and Commerce.
4. The Market Model and the Penny Press.
5. Media as a Business Institution.
6. The Entertainment Revolution.
Part III Media and Community.
7. Social Responsibility and the Media.
8. Alternative Media.
9. Media and Cultural Identity.
Part IV Conclusion.
10. Media and You.
Conclusion.
Timeline of Critical Events Relative to Media History.
Index.
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