
Dynamics of Mass Communication: WITH Media World DVD and PowerWeb
Media in the Digital Age
Joseph R. Dominick(Author)
McGraw Hill Higher Education (Publisher)
9th Edition
Published on 1. May 2006
Book
Mixed media product
978-0-07-110318-3 (ISBN)
Description
Well-known for its balanced approach to media industries and professions, "Dynamics of Mass Communication" offers a lively, thorough, and objective introduction for mass communication majors and nonmajors alike. This new edition embraces the digital age with a free Student DVD that adds video and interactivity to the student's textbook experience, and brings students up-to-date on the latest developments in mass communication - from the emerging role of cell phones and iPods in the mass media mix to the growing impact of blogs on the practice of journalism.
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Edition
9th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1018 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-110318-3 (9780071103183)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Joseph R. Dominick
The Dynamics of Mass Communication: WITH PowerWeb and OLC Website
Book
07/2004
8th Edition
McGraw Hill Higher Education
€42.16
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Person
Joseph R. Dominick received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1970. He taught for four years at Queens College of the City University of New York before coming to the College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia where, from 1980 to 1985, he served as head of the Radio-TV-Film Sequence. Dr. Dominick is the author of three books in addition to The Dynamics of Mass Communication and has published more than thirty articles in scholarly journals. From 1976 to 1980, Dr. Dominick served as editor of the Journal of Broadcasting. He has received research grants from the National Association of Broadcasters and from the American Broadcasting Company and has consulted for such organizations as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Chemical Society.
Content
Part I: The Nature and History of Mass Communication Chapter 1: Communication: Mass and Other Forms Chapter 2: Perspectives on Mass Communication Chapter 3: Historical and Cultural Context Part II: Media Chapter 4: Newspapers Chapter 5: Magazines Chapter 6: Books Chapter 7: Radio Chapter 8: Sound Recording Chapter 9: Motion Pictures Chapter 10: Television Chapter 11: The Internet and the World Wide Web Part III: Specific Media Professions Chapter 12: New Gathering and Reporting Chapter 13: Public Relations Chapter 14: Advertising Part IV: Regulation of the Mass Media Chapter 15: Formal Controls: Laws, Rules, Regulations Chapter 16: Ethics and Other Informal Controls Part V: Impact of the Media Chapter 17: The Global Village: International and Comparative Media Systems Chapter 18: Social Effects of Mass Communication Glossary Index