TY - BOOK AU - Dominick,Joseph R. TI - The dynamics of mass communication: media in transition SN - 9780071221467 (pbk.) U1 - 302.23 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - McGraw Hill KW - Mass media N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: The nature and history of mass communication. Communication: mass and other forms -- Perspectives on mass communication -- Historical and cultural context -- Media. Newspapers -- Magazines -- Books -- Radio -- Sound recording -- Motion pictures -- Broadcast television -- Cable, satellite and internet television -- The internet and the world wide web -- Specific media professions. News gathering and reporting -- Public relations -- Advertising -- Regulation of the mass media. Formal controls: laws, rules, regulations -- Ethics and other informal controls -- Impact of the media. International and comparative media systems -- Social effects of mass communication ER -