Dictionary of Media and Communication (A Hodder Arnold Publication)

Dictionary of Media and Communication (A Hodder Arnold Publication)

by JamesWatson (Author), Anne Hill (Author)

Synopsis

The Watson and Hill dictionary has long been a classic of its kind and a 'must' for university and college booklists. This seventh edition includes new entries and substantial updates and continues to be a vital resource for students and teachers. The Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies focuses on the exciting world of new media and its social representation. It provides students with a gateway into the study of intercultural communication, public relations and marketing communications. This volume seeks to make its twenty-first century readers more media literate, and how to be critical consumers of modern news.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: 7
Publisher: Hodder Education
Published: 26 May 2006

ISBN 10: 034091338X
ISBN 13: 9780340913383
Book Overview: Includes over 50 new entries and substantial updates Increased coverage and analysis of new media Offers an excellent list of relevant websites Includes more material on European and US media as well as globalization

Media Reviews
'On the whole the book is very well-constructed ... All libraries catering for students of media studies or communication studies at a post-16 or undergraduate level really must consider acquiring copies of this excellent book.' Reference Reviews, vol 21.5
Author Bio
James Watson was formerly director of the BA in Media and Communication at the University of Greenwich: West Kent College and is now Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication Studies. He is author of What is Communication Studies? (Hodder Arnold) and Media Communication: An Introduction to Theory and Process (Palgrave). Anne Hill, also a former director of the Greenwich BA, is now Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies at Southampton Solent University. She is also currently a member of a Southampton Solent University TQEF-funded research project looking at communities of pedagogic practice within HE.