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Paperback. Condition: Good. From reading newspapers on smartphones to calling friends on the computer, digital media has changed the ways in which we communicate. Placing convergence at the center of the discussion, Converging Media: A New Introduction to Mass Communication, Fourth Edition, uses the technologies we employ every day to explain our current media environment--and to project where we might be headed. Rather than discussing each media industry in isolation, authors John V. Pavlik and Shawn McIntosh show how each branch of media--print, visual, and audio--relates to and influences the others. This enables students to see the inextricable and dynamic relationship between converging media and traditional media formats. Learn about topics and examples that are relevant to your everyday life: * A new chapter 6 on Interactive Media: The Internet, Video Games, and Augmented Reality* A new chapter 14 on Global Media in the Digital Age* Increased emphasis on how social media is changing our world in Chapter 7, The Impact of Social Media* New Media Pioneers boxes provide portraits of a diverse array of individuals, past and present, who have made an impact on media history in the five major career areas: Public Relations, Advertising, Broadcasting/Electronic Media, Journalism, and Media Studies Become a well-rounded expert in mass communication: * Streamlined content presents a clearer, more accessible narrative that integrates technology, culture, and economic factors more closely * Increased coverage of the effects of ethics and bias on the media * Updated coverage throughout, including interpersonal and mass communication convergence, gamification, augmented reality, cyber security, and the third screen Thought-provoking questions and engaging visuals: * Stunning new infographic-style art presents key concepts visually* Critical-thinking questions in specific photo captions ask you to analyze specific aspects of the media* Media Quizzes now contain more open-ended questions to stimulate critical thinking.…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Making Sense of Media by George Rodman is a dynamic new text for the introductory mass communication course. This text's unique narrative approach helps students understand a broad and constantly changing field while encouraging them to become critical consumers of media. Where did the media come from? Why do media industries do what they do? And why do some of these actions cause controversies? Making Sense of Media employs a three-part narrative framework in every chapter that examines history, industry, and controversies. The history/industry/controversy framework not only provides an engaging narrative that students will enjoy reading, but it creates a clear, consistent structure that enables students to truly master chapter material. The framework also allows the integration of many important content areas throughout the text?such as new technology, globalization, diversity, convergence, and conglomeration?rather than isolating them in a box or separate chapters. In this exciting new text an engaging narrative combines with balanced, current coverage of all major media to help students make sense of their media experiences. …

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Paperback. Condition: Good. From reading newspapers on smartphones to calling friends on the computer, digital media has changed the ways in which we communicate. Placing convergence at the center of the discussion, Converging Media: A New Introduction to Mass Communication, Fourth Edition, uses the technologies we employ every day to explain our current media environment--and to project where we might be headed. Rather than discussing each media industry in isolation, authors John V. Pavlik and Shawn McIntosh show how each branch of media--print, visual, and audio--relates to and influences the others. This enables students to see the inextricable and dynamic relationship between converging media and traditional media formats. Learn about topics and examples that are relevant to your everyday life: * A new chapter 6 on Interactive Media: The Internet, Video Games, and Augmented Reality* A new chapter 14 on Global Media in the Digital Age* Increased emphasis on how social media is changing our world in Chapter 7, The Impact of Social Media* New Media Pioneers boxes provide portraits of a diverse array of individuals, past and present, who have made an impact on media history in the five major career areas: Public Relations, Advertising, Broadcasting/Electronic Media, Journalism, and Media Studies Become a well-rounded expert in mass communication: * Streamlined content presents a clearer, more accessible narrative that integrates technology, culture, and economic factors more closely * Increased coverage of the effects of ethics and bias on the media * Updated coverage throughout, including interpersonal and mass communication convergence, gamification, augmented reality, cyber security, and the third screen Thought-provoking questions and engaging visuals: * Stunning new infographic-style art presents key concepts visually* Critical-thinking questions in specific photo captions ask you to analyze specific aspects of the media* Media Quizzes now contain more open-ended questions to stimulate critical thinking.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. The #1 introduction to mass communication text, Media and Culture offers a critical approach to media literacy, a cultural perspective, compelling storytelling, and comprehensive coverage of the media industries to help students understand the complex relationship between the mass media and our shared culture. And, because each year brings numerous changes in the media -- whether it's exploring new trends like Twitter, thinking about the future of journalism, or trying a Kindle for the first time -- the Seventh Edition 2011 Update helps you bring the latest media trends into the classroom and into context.…

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Paperback. Condition: Fair. Making Sense of Media by George Rodman is a dynamic new text for the introductory mass communication course. This text's unique narrative approach helps students understand a broad and constantly changing field while encouraging them to become critical consumers of media. Where did the media come from? Why do media industries do what they do? And why do some of these actions cause controversies? Making Sense of Media employs a three-part narrative framework in every chapter that examines history, industry, and controversies. The history/industry/controversy framework not only provides an engaging narrative that students will enjoy reading, but it creates a clear, consistent structure that enables students to truly master chapter material. The framework also allows the integration of many important content areas throughout the text?such as new technology, globalization, diversity, convergence, and conglomeration?rather than isolating them in a box or separate chapters. In this exciting new text an engaging narrative combines with balanced, current coverage of all major media to help students make sense of their media experiences. …

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Digital media is changing the ways in which we communicate: we watch TV and movies online, call friends on computers, and read newspapers on cell phones. Placing convergence at the center of the discussion, Converging Media: A New Introduction to Mass Communication uses the technologies we employ everyday to explain our current media environment - and to project where we might be headed. Rather than discussing each media industry in isolation, Converging Media shows how each branch of media (print, visual, and audio) relates to and influences the others. This enables students to see the inextricable and dynamic relationship between converging media and traditional media formats.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. The fully revised edition of this successful textbook has been comprehensively rewritten to take account of recent theory and research and to improve the accessibility of the text. The book provides a nontechnical introduction to the range of approaches to understanding mass communication. It offers an integrated treatment of the major components of mass communication - the sender, the message and the audience - and encompasses the various forms of mass communication in contemporary societies including television, radio, newspapers, film, music and new communication technologies. Throughout, Denis McQuail shows how theories of mass communication relate to the understanding of society as a whole.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The fully revised edition of this successful textbook has been comprehensively rewritten to take account of recent theory and research and to improve the accessibility of the text. The book provides a nontechnical introduction to the range of approaches to understanding mass communication. It offers an integrated treatment of the major components of mass communication - the sender, the message and the audience - and encompasses the various forms of mass communication in contemporary societies including television, radio, newspapers, film, music and new communication technologies. Throughout, Denis McQuail shows how theories of mass communication relate to the understanding of society as a whole.…

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