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An analysis of the 1996 National Issues Convention, from logistics of execution to the role of news media. Examines the significance the event has in the context of civic discourse & public debate. For scholars & researchers in poli comm & poli sci.

This volume presents the findings of a cross-national European research project on children and their use of new media and technologies. It is intended for scholars in media studies, children and media, and developmental psychology.

The central question underlying the theory and data presented in the chapters of this book is: how is it that media firms, as well as entire industries exist and persist over time despite what often seems to be intense competition for resources, such as audiences and advertisers?

Provides information on the work in the field of social cognition. This book looks at the study of communication from a social cognitive perspective. Organized in various sections, it addresses the future of social cognition, including the most fitting directions in which to take scholarship, emerging theories in the field, and various methods.

Changing the News examines the difficulties in changing news processes and practices in response to the evolving circumstances and struggles of the journalism industry. It details the forces that shape and challenge journalism and journalistic culture, and explains why journalists and their organizations respond to troubles, challenges and uncertainties in the way they do.

A review of theory and research on communication skills and skill enhancement. It features five units on: general theoretical and methodological issues; fundamental interaction skills; function-focused skills; skills used in personal relationships; and skills used in public and professional life.

Changing the News examines the difficulties in changing news processes and practices in response to the evolving circumstances and struggles of the journalism industry. The editors have put together this volume to demonstrate why the prescriptions employed to salvage the journalism industry to date haven't worked, and to explain how constraints and pressures have influenced the field's responses to challenges in an uncertain, changing environment. If journalism is to adjust and thrive, the following questions need answers: Why do journalists and news organizations respond to uncertainties in the ways they do? What forces and structures constrain these responses? What social and cultural contexts should we take into account when we judge whether or not journalism successfully responds and adapts? The book tackles these questions from varying perspectives and levels of analysis, through chapters by scholars of news sociology and media management. Changing the News details the forces that shape and challenge journalism and journalistic culture, and explains why journalists and their organizations respond to troubles, challenges and uncertainties in the way they do.

Elevates global entertainment to an area of worthy media study that was previously reserved for global news and takes a worldwide approach, encompassing Nigeria, Egypt, Brazil, and India - in addition to the more high-profile, heavily researched areas of Europe and East Asia.

"Internet Newspapers: The Making of a Mainstream Medium" examines newspapers on the Internet, and addresses the emergence of online newspapers and the delivery of news through this outlet.

Based on a study examining the meaning of the term 'media literacy' in children, this volume concentrates on audiovisual narratives of television and film and their effects. It closely examines children's concepts of real and unreal and how they learn to make distinctions between the two.

Explores the use of communication to transform global, national and local structures of power that create and sustain oppressive conditions. This book focuses on discussing the key social challenges in the agriculture, education, gender, health, housing and poverty sectors.

This research volume serves as a comprehensive resource for psychophysiological research on media responses. It addresses the theoretical underpinnings, methodological techniques, and most recent research in this area. It goes beyond current volumes by placing the research techniques within a context of communication processes and effects as a field, and demonstrating how the real-time measurement of physiological responses enhances and complements more traditional measures of psychological effects from media.

This volume provides an overview of the methodological issues and challenges inherent in the study of small groups and teams from the perspective of seasoned researchers in communication, psychology and other fields in the behavioral and social sciences. It summarizes the current state of group methods in a format that is readable, insightful, and useful for both new and experienced group researchers. This collection of essays will inspire new and established researchers alike to look beyond their current methodological approaches, covering both traditional and new methods for studying groups and teams, and exploring the full range of groups in face-to-face and online settings. The work is an important addition to graduate study on group and team research and it will be a valuable reference for established group researchers, and consultants and other practitioners.

Communicating and Organizing in Context integrates Giddens¿ structuration theory with Goffman¿s interaction order and develops a new theoretical base¿the theory of structurational interaction¿for the analysis of communicating and organizing. This book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars as an orientation to the field of organizational communication.

This volume presents the basics of semiotic theory to communication scholars, it summarizes those aspects relevant to the study of social interaction, particularly the signs and codes - explaining how they come together within cultures.

Developed for use in courses on mass media and society, media studies, and media literacy, this book offers diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches on the representation of romantic relationships across the media spectrum, including the myths, stereotypes, and prescriptions manifested throughout the press.

This volume focuses on the development of entertainment-education - using the universal appeal of entertainment to show individuals how they can live safer, healthier, and happier lives. The authors identify ethical and other problems that accompany this approach to social change.

Explores sex differences in how men and women communicate, set within the context of sex similarities. This book examines how sex differences and similarities can be seen in various verbal and nonverbal communicative behaviours across contexts. It is of interest to readers in communication, social psychology, relationships, and related fields.

This volume provides an overview of the methodological issues and challenges inherent in the study of small groups from the perspective of seasoned researchers in communication, psychology and other fields in the behavioral and social sciences. It summarizes the current state of group methods in a format that is readable, insightful, and useful for both new and experienced group researchers.

Describing a rhetorical approach to crisis communication, this text reviews rhetorical perspective on organizational crisis, raising questions and provoking issues. It aims to add depth and a breadth of understanding to the analysis of the rhetorical implications of a crisis.

"Self Versus Others "explores the third-person effect and its role in media as a means of persuasion. This scholarly work synthesizes more than two decades of research on the third-person effect, the process in which individuals do not perceive them

Addressing both renowned theories and standard applications, Stories of Life in the Workplace explains how stories affect human practices and organizational life. Authors Larry Browning and George H. Morris explore how we experience, interpret, and personalize narrative stories in our everyday lives, and how these communicative acts impact our social aims and interactions. In pushing the boundaries of how we perceive narrative and organization, the authors include stories that are broadly applicable across all concepts and experiences.

The Global Journalist in the 21st Century systematically assesses the demographics, education, socialization, professional attitudes and working conditions of journalists in 33 countries around the world. As the most comprehensive and reliable source on journalists around the world, it will serve as the primary source for evaluating the state of journalism. It promises to become a standard textbook among journalism, media, and communication students and researchers around the world.

This volume delves into the use of interactive communication applications to promote health behavior change. Providing a timely and comprehensive review of current tools for health communication, eHealth Applications is a must-read for scholars, students and researchers in health communication, public health, and health education.

This volume delves into the use of interactive communication applications to promote health behavior change. Providing a timely and comprehensive review of current tools for health communication, eHealth Applications is a must-read for scholars, students and researchers in health communication, public health, and health education.

This volume provides a thorough review of current concepts and practices in the areas of strategic management, branding, and conglomerization in the electronic media industry. For researchers, scholars, and students in media economics and management and business.

This text is the result of an "excellence project" - commissioned by the IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) Research Foundation. The project sought to explore what makes an excellent communication department and how good public relations makes organizations more effective.