The Penguin atlas of media and information : [key issues and global trends] / Mark Balnaves, James Donald and Stephanie Hemelryk Donald.

Author
Balnaves, Mark [Browse]
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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    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.
    Other title(s)
    • Atlas of media and information
    • Media and information
    ISBN
    • 0142000175 ((paperback))
    • 9780142000175 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2002265919
    OCLC
    47970885
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