Media studies : the essential introduction /
Philip Rayner, Peter Wall, and Stephen Kruger.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2001
- xvi, 331 p. ; 25 cm.
Figure acknowledgements. - Preface. - Introduction. - Pt. 1. Reading The Media. Image analysis. Narrative. Genre. Representation. Media intertextuality. Media ideology. Realism. Example: Title sequences. - Pt. 2. Media Audiences. Example: Magazines. - Pt. 3. Media Institutions. Example: Cinema. - Pt. 4. Three Case Studies. Case study 1: News. Case study 2: Advertising. Case study 3: Pop music. - Pt. 5. Essential Media Skills. Research skills. Production skills. Preparing for exams. - Appendix: Sample exam papers. - Resources. - Glossary. - Bibliography. - Index.