Communication Theory: Media, Technology and Society

by David Holmes

Overview

Communication Theory argues that the different kinds of communication dynamics found in cyberspace demand a reassessment of the methodologies used to explore media, as well as new understandings of the concepts of interaction and community (virtual communities and broadcast communities).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761970699
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/30/2005
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

David Holmes is a Lecturer in Communications and Media, Monash University

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION - A SECOND MEDIA AGE?
THEORIES OF BROADCAST MEDIA
THEORIES OF CYBERSOCIETY
THE INTERRELATION BETWEEN BROADCAST AND NETWORK COMMUNICATION
INTERACTION VERSUS INTEGRATION
TELECOMMUNITY

Editorial Reviews

'There is no other book that can both be used as a teaching tool and can help scholars organize their thinking about new media' - Steve Jones, University of Chicago

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