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The Penguin atlas of media and information : [key issues and global trends] / Mark Balnaves, James Donald and Stephanie Hemelryk Donald.
Author
Balnaves, Mark
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Putnam, 2001.
Description
128 pages : color illustrations, chiefly color maps ; 25 cm
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Stokes Library - Wallace Hall (SPIA)
P91 .B29 2001
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Subject(s)
Mass media
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Mass media
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Maps
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Communication
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Communication
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Maps
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Information technology
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Information technology
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Maps
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Information society
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Information society
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Maps
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Electronic data processing
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Donald, James, 1948-
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Donald, Stephanie, 1961-
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Maps
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Series
Penguin reference books
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Penguin reference.
Summary note
Today, an amalgam of new and old media are used to zip messages and data from place to place and person to person while-every day-new and better technology changes how we communicate. This book covers: new technologies, the future of print, learning online, cellular phones, owners and corporations, piracy, Web sites, radio, television, film, computers and computing.
Notes
Subtitle from cover.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-125) and index.
Contents
Introduction pt. 1 The Information age
The Information society
Access to ideas
E-commerce
pt. 2 The Press and radio
Newspaper circulation
Newspapers online
Liberty of the press
Radio
pt. 3 The Cinema
Fall and rise of the big seven
Hollywood
Fortress Europe?
The Silver screen
The Moviegoers
pt. 4 Television and beyond
Television worldwide
Local v global: public v commercial
Cable v satellite
Digital TV
TV ratings
pt. 5
Ownership and control
Media moguls
AOL Time Warner
Disney
News corporation
pt. 6
Advertising
The Advertising industry
Advertising expenditure
Advertising standards
pt. 7
Information and communication technology
Plain old telephone systems
Cell phones
Internet connections
Internet regulation
Electronic mail
Websites
pt. 8
Global village, global market
E-tourism
World music
Women and media
Kids' stuff
World table
Media table
Glossary.
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Atlas of media and information
Media and information
ISBN
0142000175 ((paperback))
9780142000175 ((paperback))
LCCN
2002265919
OCLC
47970885
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