The Dynamics of Mass Communication with Media World DVD-ROM

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.

Joseph Dominick is a retired professor in the College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. He 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 going to the University of Georgia where, from 1980 to 1985, he served as the head of the Radio-TV-Film Sequence. The author or co-author of four additional books, Dr. Dominick also has published nearly 40 articles in scholarly journals. From 1976 to 1980, he served as the editor of the JOURNAL OF BROADCASTING. He has received research grants from the National Association of Broadcasters and from the American Broadcasting Company, and he has consulted for such organizations as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Chemical Society.