"The media are in a constant state of change, accelerated by the recent turn in digital technology. The new 2015 update of Media and Culture keeps up with the newest changes unfolding over YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and other feeds—because the speed of today's media stories requires an understanding of the complex connections between media and our culture. The 2015 update includes the latest media developments and coverage of the politi ..."
"Mass media have taken the digital turn: they have made the transition from the analog past into our digital future. Today's communication students need a book that keeps pace with those changes--and with their own experiences as media consumers. While students may be familiar with the latest technology, "Media & Culture" can help enhance their understanding of how we arrived at this point, and where we're headed. The new edition explore ..."
"Media Essentials focuses on the fundamentals of mass communication, helping students keep pace with today's rapidly evolving and converging media. Best-selling authors Richard Campbell, Christopher R. Martin, and Bettina Fabos distill the essential information on media industries and major concepts, incorporate their accessible critical approach, and give students all the study tools they need to succeed in the course and be savvy media ..."
"Today's communication students need a book that keeps pace with the ever-changing world of mass media – and with their own experiences as media consumers. While students may be familiar with the latest in digital technology, Media & Culture can help enhance their understanding of how we arrived at this point, and where we may be headed in the future. Using its signature critical process, cultural perspective, up-to-the-minute examples, ..."
"Mass media have taken the digital turn: they have made the transition from the analog past into our digital future. Today's communication students need a book that keeps pace with those changes—and with their own experiences as media consumers. While students may be familiar with the latest technology, Media & Culture can help enhance their understanding of how we arrived at this point, and where we're headed. The new edition explores t ..."
"The playwright Euripides, however, believed that art should imitate life, that
characters should be “real,” and that artistic works should reflect the actual world
—even when that reality is sordid. In The Republic, Plato developed the classical
view of art: It should aim to instruct and uplift. He worried that some staged
performances glorified evil and that common folk watching might not be able to
distinguish between art and real ..."
"Bedford’s new course space, LaunchPad, combines an interactive e-book with high-quality multimedia content and ready-made assessment options, including LearningCurve adaptive quizzing. Pre-built units are easy to assign or adapt with your own material, such as readings, videos, quizzes, discussion groups, and more. LaunchPad also provides access to a gradebook that provide a clear window on performance for your whole class, for individu ..."
"From Amazon: It's no secret today's media landscape is evolving at a fast and furious pace - and students are experiencing these developments firsthand. While students are familiar with and may be using the latest products and newest formats, they may not understand how the media has evolved to this point or what all these changes mean. This is where Media and Culture steps in. The eighth edition pulls back the curtain and shows student ..."
"It features new Media Convergence and Media Literacy boxes plus specific, detailed case studies; a newly integrated chapter on the history of journalism; and an expanded program of video clips on LaunchPad that drive home the book's ..."
"In fact, the eras of communication are themselves reinvented in this “age of
convergence.” Oral communication, for example, finds itself reconfigured, ... Also,
keep in mind the wonderful ironies of media convergence: The first major digital
retailer, Amazon, made its name by selling the world's oldest mass medium—the
book—on the world's newest mass medium—the Internet. A second definition of
media ..."
"The SMART (Self Management Addiction Recovery Program) Handbook is written in simple, straight forward language with Tools, exercises, techniques and strategies to help those with drinking and substance-abuse addictive behaviors - including smoking - and behavioral issues, such as compulsive gambling or sexual activity, self-harm, and eating disorders. The Handbook will cover the heart of SMART's 4-Point Program. 1: Building and Maintai ..."