TY - BOOK AU - Campbell,Richard AU - Martin,Christopher R. AU - Fabos,Bettina TI - Media & culture: an introduction to mass communication SN - 0312416849(4e) AV - P94.65.U6 C36 U1 - 302.23/0973 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Boston PB - Bedford/St. Martin's KW - Mass media and culture KW - United States KW - Popular culture N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 573-581) and index; Contents: Mass media and the cultural landscape: Mass communication: a critical approach -- The internet and new technologies: media at the crossroads -- Sounds and images; Sound recording and popular music -- Popular radio and the origins of broadcasting -- Television and the power of visual culture -- Cable and the specialization of television -- Movies and the impact of images -- Words and pictures: Newspapers and the rise of modern journalism -- Magazines in the age of specialization -- Books and the power of print -- The business of mass media: Advertising and commercial culture -- Public relations and framing the message -- Media economics and the global marketplace -- Democratic expression and the mass media: The culture of journalism: values, ethics, and democracy --Media effects and cultural approaches to research -- Legal controls and freedom of expression ER -