Media essentials : a brief introduction / Richard Campbell, Miami University, Christopher R. Martin, University of Northern Iowa, Bettina Fabos, University of Northern Iowa ; with Shawn Harmsen, University of Iowa.
Mass communication : a critical approach -- Books and the power of print -- Newspapers to digital frontiers : journalism's journey -- Magazines in the age of specialization -- Sound recording and popular music -- Popular radio and the origins of broadcasting -- Movies and the impact of images -- Television, cable, and specialization in visual culture -- The Internet and new technologies : the media coverage -- Digital gaming and the media playground -- Advertising and commercial culture -- Public relations and framing the message -- Legal controls and freedom of expression -- Media economics and the global marketplace -- Social scientific and cultural approaches to media research.