TY - BOOK AU - Rayner,Philip AU - Kruger,Stephen AU - Wall,Peter TI - Media studies: the essential introduction SN - 041523610X U1 - 302.23 PY - 2001/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Mass media N1 - 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 ER -