"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 ..."
"The 2015 update includes the latest media developments and coverage of the political, economic, and cultural issues affecting our mass media and culture."
"While we all use digital technology daily, many of us don't realize how text, audio, and visual media converge together to enhance our everyday experiences. The new edition of "Media & Culture: Mass Communication in a Digital Age" enriches students' understanding of these experiences a skill that has become more important than ever. "Media & Culture" starts with the digital world students know and then goes further, focusing on what the ..."
"The #1 introduction to mass communication, Media & Culture goes beyond the basic facts and presents students with a critical and cultural perspective on the media. A unique five-step process encourages media literacy and focuses on the reciprocal relationship between the mass media and our shared culture, helping students to become active participants in the media. The current examples, compelling storytelling, and cutting-edge new desi ..."
"While we all use digital technology daily many of us don't realize how text, audio, and visual media converge together to enhance our everyday experiences. The tenth edition of Media & Culture: Mass Communication in a Digital Age enriches students' understanding of these experiences by focusing on what the constant changes mean to their everyday lives. Since the publication of the tenth edition, we've seen even more changes: revisions i ..."