Media literacy: keys to interpreting media messages 4th ed.

Author

Additional Author(s)

• Brown, Nikole
• Smith, Julie
• Miller, Don
• Smith, Andrew
• Silverblatt, Art

Publisher

California: Praeger Publishers, 2014

Language

English

ISBN

9781440831157

Series

Subject(s)

• MEDIA LITERACY

Notes

. Bibliography: p. 515-516. Index: p. 517-548

Abstract

Covering print, photography, film, radio, television, and new media, this textbook instructs readers on how to take a critical approach to media and interpret the information overload that is disseminated via mass communication.
• Supplies clear explanation of media literacy theory and guidance on interpreting modern mass media from leading scholars
• Represents a highly effective tool for achieving a key aspect of media literacy: enabling students to decipher information and independently reach opinions and positions without relying on the pervasive influence of the media
• Provides critical examination of controversial, current topics such as violence in the media and the intersections of media and social change

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

x, 548 p.

Dimension

23 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

Keys to Interpreting Media Messages --
Process --
Context --
Framework --
Production Values --
Media Formats --
Print Journalism --
Advertising --
American Political Communications --
Interactive Media --
Issues and Outcomes --
Issues in Mass Media Communication --
Outcomes.

Exemplar(s)

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