Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory

The Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory presents a comprehensive collection of original essays that focus on all aspects of current and classic theories and practices relating to media and mass communication.

• Focuses on all aspects of current and classic theories and practices relating to media and mass communication

• Includes essays from a variety of global contexts, from Asia and the Middle East to the Americas

• Gives niche theories new life in several essays that use them to illuminate their application in specific contexts

• Features coverage of a wide variety of theoretical perspectives

• Pays close attention to the use of theory in understanding new communication contexts, such as social media

2 Volumes

Auteur

Robert S. Fortner is Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at the American University in Bulgaria. He is the author or editor of seven books and almost 100 essays.

P. Mark Fackler is Professor of Communication at Calvin College. He has written extensively on topics relating to communication and journalism ethics.

Résumé

The Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory presents a comprehensive collection of original essays that focus on all aspects of current and classic theories and practices relating to media and mass communication.

• Focuses on all aspects of current and classic theories and practices relating to media and mass communication
• Includes essays from a variety of global contexts, from Asia and the Middle East to the Americas
• Gives niche theories new life in several essays that use them to illuminate their application in specific contexts
• Features coverage of a wide variety of theoretical perspectives
• Pays close attention to the use of theory in understanding new communication contexts, such as social media
  2 Volumes

Contenu

Volume I

Notes on Contributors ix

Introduction xix

Part I Classical Theories of Media and the Press 1

1 Classical Liberal Theory in a Digital World 3
Stephen J. A. Ward

2 The Origins of Media Theory: An Alternative View 22
Robert S. Fortner

3 Political Economic Theory and Research: Conceptual Foundations and Current Trends 37
Vincent Mosco

4 Semiotics and the Media 56
Bronwen Martin

5 Symbolic Interactionism and the Media 74
Norman K. Denzin

6 Patterns in the Use of Theory in Media Effects Research 95
W. James Potter

7 Cultivation Theory: Its History, Current Status, and Future Directions 115
Daniel Romer, Patrick Jamieson, Amy Bleakley, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson

8 Media Ecology: Contexts, Concepts, and Currents 137
Casey Man Kong Lum

9 Dramatistic Theory: A Burkeian Approach to the 2004 Madrid Terrorist Attacks 154
Cristina Zurutuza-Muñoz

10 Ritual Theory and the Media 172
John J. Pauly

11 Jacques Ellul and the Nature of Propaganda in the Media 190
Randal Marlin

12 Lewis Mumford: Technics, Civilization, and Media Theory 210
Robert S. Fortner

13 The Impact of Ethics on Media and Press Theory 225
Clifford G. Christians

Part II Audiences, Social Construction, and Social Control 249

14 Agenda-Setting Influence of the Media in the Public Sphere 251
Maxwell E. McCombs and Lei Guo

15 The Uses and Gratifications (U&G) Approach as a Lens for Studying Social Media Practice 269
Anabel Quan-Haase and Alyson L. Young

16 The Media's Impact on Perceptions of Political Polarization 287
Jeffrey Crouch and Mark J. Rozell

17 The Social-Cultural Construction of News: From Doing Work to Making Meanings 301
Daniel A. Berkowitz and Zhengjia Liu

18 Media, Civil Society, and the Public Sphere: History and Current Thinking 314
Robert S. Fortner, Ann Snesareva, and Ksenia Tsitovich

19 The Genesis of Social Responsibility Theory: William Ernest Hocking and Positive Freedom 333
Clifford G. Christians and P. Mark Fackler

Part III New Approaches and Reconsiderations 357

20 Feminist Media Theory 359
Linda Steiner

21 Media, Communication, and Postcolonial Theory 380
Shanti Kumar

22 Reconceptualizing Cultural Imperialism in the Current Era of Globalization 400
Mel van Elteren

23 Al Jazeera Remaps Global News Flows 420
Catherine Cassara

24 Nonviolence as a Communication Strategy: An Introduction to the Rhetoric of Peacebuilding 440
Ellen W. Gorsevski

25 Globalization and Cultural Identities: A Contradiction in Terms? 462
Ana Cristina Correia Gil

26 Cultivation Theory in the Twenty-First Century 480
Michael Morgan, James Shanahan, and Nancy Signorielli

27 Media Theory and Media Policy: Worlds Apart 498
Cees J. Hamelink

Volume II

Part IV Media Theory and New Technologies 511

28 The Philosophy of Technology and Communication Systems 513
Clifford G. Christians

29 Theoretical Perspectives on the Social Construction of Technology 535
Robert S. Fortner and Darya V. Yanitskaya

30 Dangerous Liaisons: Media Gaming and Violence 552
Ran Wei and Brett A. Borton

31 Empowerment and Online Social Networking 572
Jarice Hanson 32 Global Communication Divides and Equal Rights to Communicate 591
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