Mass Media and Society

Herausgeber: Hakanen, Ernest A.; Wells, Alan

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Produktbeschreibung

This is a discussion of the relationships between mass media and society. Topics examined include: talk radio and community; the growth of the corporate newspaper; media violence and audience behaviour; and race, ethnicity and the mass media.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 626
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juni 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1097g
• ISBN-13: 9781567502886
• ISBN-10: 1567502881
• Artikelnr.: 25599805

Inhaltsangabe

About the Editors Preface PART I: MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY The Origins of Mass Media in the United States
Geoffrey L. Pace New Technology and the Future of the Media
Bruce Klopfenstein How Communication Works
Wilbur Schramm PART II: PRINT MEDIA The Newspaper Business
William S. Solomon Structural Pluralism
Intermedia Competition
and the Growth of the Corporate Newspaper in the United States
David Pearce Demers An American in Paris (and Moscow and Berlin and Tokyo)
Alicia C. Sheppard The American Magazine Business: An Overview
Carolyn Kitch PART III: RADIO AND RECORDING Specialization and Competition in Radio
Milan D. Meeske Meanings of Radio to Teenagers in a Niche-Programming Era
Raymond L. Carroll
Michael L. Silbergleid
Christopher M. Beachum
Stephen D. Perry
Patrick J. Pluscht and Mark J. Pascatore The Popular Music Industry in Transition
Robert Burnett Orality and Technology: Rap Music and Afro-American Cultural Resistance
Tricia Rose The Emotional Use of Popular Music by Adolescents
Alan Wells and Ernest A. Hakanen PART IV: TELEVISION AND VIDEO The Evolution of Commercial Television
Robert Abelman Public Service Broadcasting
Patricia Aufderheide Cable Television
Ronald Bishop Chips
Flags
and Warnings: The Environment of Controversial Television Programming
Harvey C. Jassem and Patricia Geist Video Criticism
Mark J. Schaefermeyer The Impact of the Newer Television Technologies on Television Satisfaction
Elizabeth M. Perse and Douglas A. Ferguson PART V: NEWS Television News: How It Works
Lawrence J. Jankowski Revisited: How Free Are Reporters?
Sondra M. Rubenstein Sensationalism Versus Public Affairs Content of Local Television News: Pennslyvania Revisited
Karen L. Slattery and Ernest A. Hakanen How to Watch Television News: What Can You Do?
Neil Postman and Steve Powers PART VI: LAW AND REGULATION Media Ethics Overview
Deni Elliott Mass Media and the Law
Jay Wright Libel Law and Tabloid News
Mark E. Doremus Toward a Unifying Regulatory Structure for the Delivery of Broadband Telecommunications Services
Michael A. McGregor The Channeling Debate: Is Indecency Protected Expression?
Sondra M. Rubenstein PART VII: ISSUES: SEX AND VIOLENCE Sex and Indecent Language on Prime Time Television
Barry S. Sapolsky and Barbara K. Kaye Sex and Violence in Slasher Films
Barry S. Sapolsky and Fred Molitor Media Violence
Kenneth William Hirsch PART VIII: ISSUES: RACE AND GENDER Race
Ethnicity and the Media
Bruce E. Johansen From "Beulah" to "Under One Roof": African American Women on Prime-Time Commercial Television
Jannette L. Dates Women and the Media
Tina Pieraccini Gender Stereotypes in MTV Commercials: The Beat Goes On
Nancy Signorielli
Douglas McLeod and Elaine Healy Author Index Subject Index