Introduction to Mass Communication & History of Nigerian Mass Media

Barry Nnaane

ISBN 10: 6207808568 / ISBN 13: 9786207808564

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jul 2024, 2024

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book discusses contemporary issues in mass communication as well as the history/evolution of the Nigerian mass media. It is a two-in-one book which discusses various issues such as how the digital revolution has reshaped the landscape of the mass communication, thereby changing several well-known narratives about the media. In addition, it takes a holistic look at the evolution of the mass media in Nigeria, a country with a very rich media pedigree, from the pre-colonial era to the present. The book is a rich resource that will be quite invaluable to students of media and communication worldwide and general readers as well. Some key issues covered by the book are: The Historical Foundations of Mass Communication; Functions of the Mass Media; Definition and Characteristics of Mass Communication; Communication Models; Messages of the Mass Media (Newspaper, Magazine, Radio and Television); New Media Technologies (The Internet and Social Media); The Mass Media in a Transition; Theories of the Mass Media; as well as History of the Press and Broadcasting in Nigeria, among others.VDM Verlag, Dudweiler Landstraße 99, 66123 Saarbrücken 364 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Mass Communication & History of Nigerian Mass Media
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jul 2024
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 6207808568
• ISBN 13: 9786207808564
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 23D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 560 grams

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Synopsis

This book discusses contemporary issues in mass communication as well as the history/evolution of the Nigerian mass media. It is a two-in-one book which discusses various issues such as how the digital revolution has reshaped the landscape of the mass communication, thereby changing several well-known narratives about the media. In addition, it takes a holistic look at the evolution of the mass media in Nigeria, a country with a very rich media pedigree, from the pre-colonial era to the present. The book is a rich resource that will be quite invaluable to students of media and communication worldwide and general readers as well. Some key issues covered by the book are: The Historical Foundations of Mass Communication; Functions of the Mass Media; Definition and Characteristics of Mass Communication; Communication Models; Messages of the Mass Media (Newspaper, Magazine, Radio and Television); New Media Technologies (The Internet and Social Media); The Mass Media in a Transition; Theories of the Mass Media; as well as History of the Press and Broadcasting in Nigeria, among others.