Converging Media
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-205-44937-8 (ISBN)
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While other Introduction to Mass Communication textbooks on the market cover digital technologies, they do so within the framework of traditional media forms. Pavlik and McIntosh assert that the new technologies have had a no less profound effect on mass media than the printing press did in its day. As such, the book stands out from the competition with its unique content and integrated coverage of digital technologies. The book does not contend that all media products, such as newspapers, magazines or books, are or ever will become digital. Rather, Converging Media proposes that the majority of the process of mass communication is or is becoming digital.
This affordable Books à la Carte Edition features the exact same content from our traditional textbook in a convenient, notebook-ready loose-leaf format – allowing students to take only what they need to class. As a bonus, the Books à la Carte Edition is accompanied by a full-color, laminated Study Card that’s a perfect tool to help students prepare for exams.
Each chapter begins with “Vignette.” I. THE CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE.
1. Mass Communication and its Digital Transformation.
Mediation.
Personal versus Mass Communication.
Theories of Mass Communication.
Nature and Function of Mass Communication.
Key Concepts in Digital Media.
Benefits of Digitization.
Problems with Digitization.
Convergence and Its Consequences.
Looking Back and Moving Forward.
2. Media Literacy and Ethics.
What Is Media Literacy?
Media Grammar.
Fragmentation of Media Channels.
Commercial Forces That Shape Media Content.
Media Ethics.
II. MASS COMMUNICATION FORMATS.
3. Books, Newspapers, and Magazines.
Readership Patterns: Unconventional Wisdom.
Books and Their Functions.
Historical Development of Books.
Three Major Trends in Today's Book Industry.
Book Sales and Readership.
Newspapers and Their Functions.
Historical Development of Newspapers.
Newspapers Today.
Newspaper Readership and Circulation.
The Newspaper Industry Today.
The Future of Newspapers.
Magazines and Their Functions.
Historical Development of Magazines.
Specialization of Magazines.
Circulation Patterns and Titles.
Content Specialization.
Magazines and the Internet.
4. Photography and Movies.
Photography.
Movies.
5. Music Recordings, Radio, and Television.
The Recording Industry.
What Is Broadcasting?
Radio.
Television.
6. Digital Media: Online and Ubiquitous.
What Is Online Communications?
Social Implications of Digital, Online Media.
Exploring the Foundations of Online Media.
Historical Development of the Internet and World Wide Web.
The Internet Today.
Nature of Computer Networks: Key Concepts.
The World of Online Media.
Digital Media Economics.
Convergence of Technology and Mass Communication in Leading Companies.
Directions in Online and Digital Media.
III. HOW DIGITAL MEDIA IS CHANGING OUR WORLD.
7. Storing, Representing, and Retrieving Digital Content.
Characteristics of Storage, Representation, and Retrieval.
Implications for Mass Communication.
Non-electronic Media vs. Electronic Media.
Development of Audio and Video as Storage Media.
Social and Political Impact of Recording Audio and Video.
Media Impact of Recording Audio and Video.
Managing Information: Development of Digital Storage Devices.
Managing Information: Compression of Digital Audio and Video.
Managing Information: Finding and Retrieving Digital Content.
Transforming Information Indexing and Retrieval.
8. User Interface: Interacting with Digital Content.
The Importance of User Interface.
Current Problems with User Interface.
Development of the User Interface.
The Desktop Metaphor.
Key Elements of Modern User Interface.
Implications of User Interface on Mass Communication.
TV/PC Convergence: Implications for User Interface.
Digital Television: Preparing the Way for Convergence.
Future Developments Affecting User Interface.
9. Bringing the Masses to Mass Communication: Distribution of Digital Content.
Characteristics of Digital Distribution.
Implications for Mass Communication.
Historical Development of Telecommunications.
Networks.
File Sharing Services.
Online Communities.
New Distribution Technologies, New Legal and Social Issues.
IV. MEDIA PERSPECTIVES.
10. Journalism.
What Is News?
Historical Development of Journalism.
Foundational Aspects of Journalism.
From Event to Public Eye: How News Is Created.
Types of Journalism.
Journalism in the Digital World.
Journalism Ethics.
Business of Journalism.
Careers in Journalism.
11. Entertainment.
Functions of Entertainment.
Historical Development of Entertainment.
Entertainment Media.
Digital Entertainment.
Entertainment Ethics.
Business of Entertainment.
12. Advertising and Public Relations.
Strategic Communications.
Advertising.
Public Relations.
V. MEDIA: THE LARGER VIEW.
13. Media Effects: From Film to the Internet.
About Media Research.
Early Concerns on Media Effects.
Four Research Epochs.
Epoch One: Film Effects (1904-1945).
Epoch Two: Radio Effects (1930-1940).
Epoch Three: Television Effects (1948-1990s).
Epoch Four: The Internet, 1993-present.
Effects of the Internet and Other Online Content.
14. Communication Law and Regulation in the Digital Age.
The Legal Framework.
National Security.
Libel.
Censorship.
The Federal Communication Commission (FCC).
The FCC and Station Activities.
Regulating Content.
Children's Programming Protection.
Press Freedom Model.
Evolution of Regulation of Electronic Media.
Access to Information: FOIA and Public Records.
Intellectual Property Rights: Copyright Protection.
15. Mass Communication and Politics in the Digital Age.
Theories of Mediated Political Communication.
Role of Media in Political Elections.
Expectancy Theory.
Online Media and Political Communications.
16. Media and Convergence: International Perspectives.
Four Theories of International Mass Communication.
Media Geography.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 13.8.2004 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 1244 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft |
| ISBN-10 | 0-205-44937-9 / 0205449379 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-205-44937-8 / 9780205449378 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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