Dennis, Everette E.

Media debates : great issues for the digital age / Everette E. Dennis, John C. Merrill. - 4th ed. - Belmont, CA : Thomson Wadsworth, [2005], c2006. - xvi, 245 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface - About the authors - Introduction - 1. Freedom of the press - 2. Media-government relationship - 3. Democracy and the media - 4. Concentration of media ownership - 5. Media and the public trust - 6. The right to know - 7. Media bias and political leanings - 8. Media, politics and elections - 9. Public opinion and the Polls - 10. Deciding what is news - 11. Media ethics - 12. Jounalistic objectivity - 13. Civic/Public Journalism - 14. Digital strategies: The internet and new media - 15. Race, ethnicity and gender - 16. War, terrorism and national emergencies - 17. Journalism as a profession - 18. Advertising - 19. Public relations - 20. Globalization and the media - Media debates web resources - Index.

0495001813 (pbk.) 9780495001812 (pbk.)


Mass media--United States.
Journalism--United States.

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