Available:*
Library | Item Barcode | Call Number | Material Type | Item Category 1 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Searching... | 30000010336085 | HE7775 S77 2014 f | Open Access Book | Folio Book | Searching... |
On Order
Summary
Summary
MEDIA NOW, Eighth Edition, empowers you to think critically about the media and its effects on culture by providing a thorough understanding of how media technologies develop, operate, converge, and affect society. MEDIA NOW prepares you for encounters in the expanding fields of the Internet, interactive media, and traditional media industries through engaging, up-to-date material that covers the essential history, theories, concepts, and technical knowledge you need to thrive. Extensively updated in a new eighth edition, MEDIA NOW provides a comprehensive introduction to today's global media environment and ongoing developments in technology, culture, and critical theory that continue to transform this rapidly evolving industry and affect our daily lives.
Table of Contents
| Part I Media And The Information Age |
| 1 The Changing Media |
| 2 Media and Society |
| Part II The Media |
| 3 Books and Magazines |
| 4 Newspapers |
| 5 Recorded Music |
| 6 Radio |
| 7 Film and Home Video |
| 8 Television |
| 9 The Internet |
| 10 Public Relations |
| 11 Advertising |
| 12 The Third Screen: From Bell's Phone to iPhone |
| Part III Media Issues |
| 13 Video Games |
| 14 Media Uses and Impacts |
| 15 Media Policy and Law |
| 16 Media Ethics |
| 17 Global Communications Media |
