TY - BOOK AU - Dominick,Joseph R. TI - The dynamics of mass communication: media in the digital age SN - 0072885793 AV - P 90 D671d 2005 U1 - 302.23 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Mass media KW - Medios de comunicación de masas N1 - 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 -