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Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies
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- Format - Reference Book
- Location - P87.5 .O7 2003 Reference Stacks (Learning Commons)
- "Substantially revised and updated, the sixth edition of the Watson & Hill Dictionary is a key resource for students of all aspects of communication, media history and technological development, balancing the specifics of, for example, legislation affecting media performance with the major themes central to most programmes of study - audience, cultural interaction through media, globalization and issues surrounding the impact of technology on society and the nature of ownership and control." (From back of book)
- The dictionary defines hundreds of terms related to communication. Many entries include references for further research
- The Topic Guide at the beginning of the books lists alphabetically entries that have to do with each of the following topics:
- Advertising and Marketing
- Audiences/Consumption and Reception of Media
- Broadcasting
- Commissions, Committees, Legislation
- Communication Models
- Communication Theory
- Cyberculture: The Net, The Web
- Gender Matters
- Global Perspectives
- Interpersonal Communication
- Language/Discourse/Narrative
- Media Ethics
- Media: Freedom/Censorship
- Media History
- Media Institutions
- Media Issues and Debates
- Media: Ownership and Control
- Media: Politics and Economics
- Media: Power, Effects, Influence
- Media: Processes and Production
- Media: Technologies
- Media: Values and Ideology
- News Media
- Research Methods
- Representation
- Textual Analysis
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