Renee Hobbs

Media Literacy in Action

Questioning the Media

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

As the most current and comprehensive media literacy text, Hobbs' Media Literacy in Action, second edition, empowers students to question, analyze, and take action to build better media environments. The full-color second edition thoroughly covers AI; disinformation; digital algorithms and regulations; and issues like privacy and media addiction.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scarecrow Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 492
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538185971
• ISBN-10: 1538185970
• Artikelnr.: 70832124

Autorenporträt

By Renee Hobbs

Inhaltsangabe

Preface PART I:
UNDERSTANDING MEDIA Chapter 1
What Is Media Literacy? Chapter 2
Why Do People Use Media? Chapter 3
How Do Search Engines Work? PART II: FORMS AND GENRES Chapter 4
How Do People Get the News? Chapter 5
What Is the Difference between Advertising, Public Relations, and Propaganda? Chapter 6
Why Are We Attracted to Characters and Stories? PART III: JUDGMENTS ABOUT TASTE, QUALITY, AND TRUST Chapter 7
Why Do People Prefer Different Kinds of Music, Movies, and TV Shows? Chapter 8
Who Decides What Makes Media "Good"? Chapter 9
How Do People Decide Who and What to Trust? PART III: MEDIA ECONOMICS Chapter 10
How Do Media Companies Make Money? Chapter 11
Are Social Media Free? PART IV: MEDIA EFFECTS Chapter 12
Why Do People Worry about Stereotypes? Chapter 13
What are the Benefits and Harms of Using Media?