Bittner, John R.

Mass communication: an introduction. / John R. Bittner. - 5th ed. - Englewood Cliffs : Prentice Hall, 1989. - xxiii, 440 p. : ill. ; 25 CM.

Includes index.

Contents: What is mass communication? -- Newspapers -- Magazines -- Book publishing -- Radio -- Television -- Photography and photojournalism -- Motion pictures -- The recording industry -- Advertising -- Public relations -- Mass media news -- Mass communication and new technologies -- Computers and data processing in mass communication -- Wire services, syndicates, and networks -- International mass communication: history and control -- Legal issues and the working press -- Audience and effects of mass communications -- Media ethics and social issues.

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P90.B515(5e)