mass media

Provides information to help readers begin a career producing videos.

A collection of authors debate about a variety of topics related to mass media and society, including whether American values are shaped by the media, whether video games encourage violent behavior, and whether print newspapers can persist in an online world.

"Using historical and current examples from film, television, literature, advertisements, and music, this book reveals the ways that rape and abuse are typically presented--and misrepresented--and evaluates the impact of these depictions on consumers."--Provided by publisher.

"Reality. It used to seem so simple -- reality just was, like the weather. Why question it, let alone disagree about it? And then came the assault, and unending stream of 'fake news,' 'alternative facts,' and lies disguised as truths, all of it overwhelming our notions of reality. Now we can't even agree on what a fact is, let alone what is real. How onearth did we get here? Here's how." --Back cover.

Provides ways to bring media literacy into the K-12 classroom through any school subject matter, and teaches students skills that enable them to become knowledgeable media consumers and producers.

Learn about American life over the last 5 decades and the celebrity icons of each.

"A collection of twenty-nine biographical sketches of 'living leaders' in the fields of communications and media"--Publisher's note.

"Attkisson exposes the...tactics of smear artists, and their...access to the biggest names in political media--operatives who are corrupting the political process, and discouraging widespread citizen involvement in our democracy"--Amazon.com.

A revised, expanded edition of Carl Wilson's classic and beloved book - now including essays and responses from a host of writers and cultural critics.