00000nam a2200000 i 4500 UP-100181420919532127 Buklod 20230616084221.0 m |o d | ta 230616s1992 nyu |rf 001 0|eng| 0312055439 (pbk.) 2489774 DLC DMC rda eng DMLUC P 90 S546 1992 Shimkin, David author. State of the art issues in contemporary mass communication David Shimkin, Harold Stolerman, and Helene O'Connor. New York St. Martin's Press c1992. xvii, 406 pages 23 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes index (pages 405-406). This book is an updated anthology of 66 essays that examine the socio-cultural, political and economic, legal and ethical issues raised by the media in the context of current events and technological advances. As you examine this new mass communication reader, please note the following features: 1. The thematic approach. State of the Art focuses on ten central themes in mass communication Chapter One introduces students to some central issues of media, technology, and culture. Chapter Two examines the media in society. Chapter Three focuses on the nature of the news through articles that report on the print and broadcast media. Chapter Four examines the media and censorship. Chapter Five confronts both ethical theory and specific instances where ethical issues arise. Chapter Six introduces students to both the historical relationship between the media and politics and its contemporary dynamics. Chapter Seven tackles issues of sex, race , and ethnic diversity in the media. Chapter Eight explores money and the media industry, investigating how advertising, public relations, and corporations influence the content, quality, and character of the media. Chapter Nine takes a look on the international media environment. Chapter Ten turns the student's gaze forward to technology and the media of the future. 2. The wide variety of reading selections written by both academics and professionals in the media. Instructors can chose from journal articles, scholarly works, newspaper articles and columns, magazine articles, and book excerpts. Represented publication include the Atlantic, the New Republic, Columbia Journalism Review, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, MacLean's, Ms., and Media and Values. 3. The Headnotes and Questions. Each selection is accompanied by a headnote that provides information on the author and a context for the selection. Following each selection are "Responding to the Issues" questions, which offer suggestions for discussion and/or writing. 4. The alternate contents. This table of contents organizes the readings by medium, to accommodate instructors who organize their course by genre. 5. Timely selections. Most of the readings were written within the last five years, many within the last year, and thus reflect recent issues and developments in the media. Donated by Ms. Christine Muyco. Mass media. O'Connor, Helene author. Stolerman, Harold author. Book. FO UPD DMC P 90 S546 1992 Book