Abstract: Every chapter includes Questions for Discussion and Comprehension. Preface. Change and Uncertainty. Time's Person of the Year. An Event and a Nonevent. The Digital Age Is Here. The Real Digital Age: Dot-Com Maturity. Endnotes. 1. An Overview of Digital Media. Factors Leading to a Digital Media Environment. 2. Networks and Infrastructures. Early Communication and Information Networks. Electricity and the Rise of Modern Telecommunications. Telecommunication Networks Today. 3. Changes Affecting Traditional Mass Media. Digitizing the Traditional Mass Media. Traditional Mass Media and Digital Media. Ethics and Standards. From Books to eBooks. Newspapers and Magazines. Radio and Television. 4. Knowing the Lingo. The Net Lingo. The Basics. Hardware and Software. Networking and Digital Media. We're Watching You. 5. Digital Media in Our Lives. Quiet Revolutions. Digital Media as the Norm? The Digital Groundwork. Convergence. 6. Digital Media and the Economy. The Digital Economy. A More Equal Playing Field? Institutions, Commerce, and Technology. The Importance of Networks. 7. Government Policies and Regulations. Rules and Regulations. History of Federal Regulations. Digital Media and Regulation. Free Speech versus Copyright Infringement. International Regulations. 8. News Media and Society. Role of the News Media. Civil Society and Digital Media. Digital Empowerment. 9. Research and Inquiry. Mass Communication Research in General. Effects Research and Digital Media. Digital Media Research. 10. The Critical View. Fear and Fiction. Social Criticism: Penetrating the Surface. Criticism. Framework for Critical Inquiry. 11. The Future. Rethinking the Digital Future. Lessons and Insights. The Current Situation. Regrouping but Not Departing. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-09-22
Language: en
Type: book
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