00000nam a22000004a 4500 UP-1686042739784958419 Buklod 20251003102528.0 a r 0|1 0 ta 240510s2020 xxc r 001 0 eng d 978-1-77407-148-9 (hardbound) MC-27507 Belview Php 5, 775.00 DMC rda eng UA10.5 M37 2020 Martinez, Sandra M. author Society Publishing Mass communication and national security Sandra M. Martinez. Oakville, CA Society Publishing 2020 xvi, 222 leaves illustrations (some colored) 23 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index (pages [219]-222). Mass communication is a vast field that involves the communication of knowledge and information to the people by the help of a medium or channel so that the information can reach the maximum number of recepients. Mass communication is developing very productively day by day, and more and more people getting attached to the fields that involve the chain of mass communication. The people related to the spread of information in this vertical take up topics ranging across several kinds of subjects that may concern any topic in the world. The rate at which the people are accessing the channels of mass communication and getting interactive through it gives ambitious goals to the information providers. They have started to deal in information that is not limited to only petty topics, but the subjects that may even concern national security concern the people residing in a nation. The book focuses on the several employments of mass communication in a the way they can be either be useful in the field of security for a nation or can be misused to deny it. The book opens up to the readers defining mass communication and enlisting its uses. It talks about the importance of mass media and its role in mass communication. It discusses the nature and emergence of mass communication and explains the different channels that may be employed for the purpose of communicating to the masses. It describes how mass communication plays a vital role in mediating to the world about a subject. The book explains the way in which the media is influencing the society. It enlists ways in which the media can affect the culture in the society. It explains ways in which the world is changing itself and the corresponding changes in the way people communicate with each other. It discusses the ways in which the celebrities and their activities affect the people and also how the print media influences the youth of a nation. The book throws light on the globalization of politics through mass media. It enlists various roles that media plays in the politics of a nation or even the world. The book shows how the politicians can use media to influence the society and how the media impacts the quality of democracy in a nation. It also brings the focus of readers to the use of social media in politics in the current times. The book goes on to discuss the role that media plays in portraying terrorism in a particular way. It explains the ways in which the media affects the security of a place and how it relates to terrorism. It shows the value of internet in both securing a nation and also countering the security features of a nation. The book brings the focus of the readers to the ways in which the terrorist use the media and internet to pursue their goals and malicious activities. The book further focuses on the technical advancements in mass communication and how they may be a threat to the national security of various countries. It talks about the disruptive and non-disruptive sides of a technology. It emphasizes on the various issues in the use of technology for national security in ethical, social, and environmental ways. The readers are informed about the various policies that formed by the national jurisdictions on the use of mass communication platforms and devices to ensure national security of their countries. The book informs the readers about about the agendas that are set by the media and how the policies are made to capture them. The book brings the focus of readers to strategic communication across media platforms that could help to ensure national security in a region. It dwells upon the role of media in providing the information that could be useful for the security purposes. It also emphasizes on the key role of communication in the development of a nation. Provided by Publisher Communication in politics. Terrorism and mass media. National security. Communication, International. Mass media and public opinion. FO UPD DMC UA 10.5 M37 2020 Book