TY - BOOK AU - Dominick,Joseph R. TI - The dynamics of mass communication SN - 007290478X (acidfree paper) AV - P90 .D59 1999 U1 - 302.23 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw Hill KW - Mass media N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; TOC; Pt.1: The nature and history of mass communication. -- Communication: mass and other forms -- Perspectives on mass communication -- Historical and cultural context -- Pt.2: The print media. -- Newspapers -- Magazines -- Book publishing -- Pt.3: Electronic media. -- Radio -- Sound recording -- Motion pictures -- Television -- The computer and the internet -- Pt.4: Specific media professions. -- News gathering and reporting -- Public relations -- The structure of the advertising industry -- Pt.5: Regulation of the mass media. -- Formal controls: laws, rules, regulations -- Ethics and other informal controls -- Pt.6: Impact. -- The global village: international and comparative media systems -- Social effects of mass communication; Sociology UR - http://www.worldcat.org/title/dynamics-of-mass-communication/oclc/38738982&referer=brief_results ER -