TY - BOOK AU - Dominick,Joseph R. TI - The dynamics of mass communication: media in the digital age SN - 0072885793 (softcover : alk. paper) AV - P90 .D59 2005 U1 - 302.23 22 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Mass media N1 - Includes index; Pt. 1: THE NATURE AND HISTORY OF MASS COMMUNICATION. Communication: Mass and other forms Perspectives on mass communication Historical and cultural context. Pt. II: MEDIA. Newspaper Magazines Books Radio Sound recording Motion pictures Television The internet and the world wide web. SPECIFIC MEDIA PROFESSIONS. News gathering and reporting Public relations Advertising. Pt. IV: REGULATION OF THE MASS MEDIA. Formal controls: laws, rules, regulations Ethics and other informal controls. Pt. V: IMPACT OF THE MEDIA. The global village: international and comparative media system Social effects of mass communication ER -