Irving Fang

A History of Mass Communication (eBook, ePUB)

Six Information Revolutions

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This exciting new text traces the common themes in the long and complex history of mass communication. It shows how the means of communicating grew out of their eras, how they developed, how they influenced the societies of those eras, and how they have continued to exert their influence upon subsequent generations. The book is divided into six periods which are identified as 'Information Revolutions' writing, printing, mass media, entertainment, the 'toolshed' (which we call 'home' now), and the Information Highway. In looking at the ways in which the tools of communication have influenced and been influenced by social change, A History of Mass Communication provides students of media and journalism with a strong sense of the way their chosen field affects how society functions. Providing a broad-based approach to media history, Dr. Fang encourages the reader to take a careful look at where our culture is headed through the tools we use to communicate with one another.A History of Mass Communication is not only the most current text on communication history, but also an invaluable resource for anyone interested in how methods of communication affect society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 1997
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136046810
• Artikelnr.: 54133134

Autorenporträt

Fang, Irving

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments; What Are Information Revolutions?; Political Tools and Weapons; Writing: The Invention of Writing
Skin and Bones and Papyrus
The Alphabet
The Greeks
Carrying the Message; Printing: Turbulent Europe
Gift From China
Books and Universities
Mail in the Middle Ages
Here a New
There a New
Printing and Literacy
Did Gutenberg Know About China?; Mass Media: The Turmoil of a New Age
Printing For Everyone
Paper For Everyone
Information Pump
The Muckrakers
Women Can Type
'If Anyone Desires'
Solving Postal Problems
Photography
Current News
Voices on a Wire
Signals in the Air
Movies Are Born; Entertainment: Public Recreation
Entertaining Newspapers
Magazines for the Fragmented Public
The Novel
Entertainment on a Plate
Portable Recording
Broadcasting
Improving Pictures
Movies Tell Stories; The Toolshed Home: The Communication Toolshed
Home Mail Delivery
New Uses for Phones
'Free' Entertainment
Pictures in the Parlor
Tragedy in the Parlor
Wiring the Toolshed
Videotape
the New Book
Setting New Records
We Still Have Books; The Highway: Heavy Traffic
Computer at the Wheel
Magazines Target Their Readers
Multimedia CD-ROM
A Newer Book
Cable Narrowcasting
Footprints on the Globe
Electronic Commuting
The Internet
Mailbox in the Computer
Faxing
Going Up the Highway; Summing Up; Bibliography; Communication Timeline; Index.