TY  - BOOK
AU  - Evans,Leighton
TI  - Media studies: industries, texts and audiences 
SN  - 9781529602227 (paperback)
AV  - P91.3 EVA
PY  - 2025///
CY  - Thousand Oaks, London, New Delhi, Singapore
PB  - Sage
KW  - Mass media
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-273) and index; Chapter 1: Introduction: What Are Media Studies?Chapter 2: Political Economy of the Mass MediaChapter 3: Political Economy of Digital Media: Datafication and PlatformisationChapter 4: Media Law and Media RegulationChapter 5: Global and Local MediaChapter 6: Media ProductionChapter 7: Texts in the Digital AgeChapter 8: Visual Cultures and MeaningChapter 9: Discourse and Discourse AnalysisChapter 10: Genre and NarrativeChapter 11: Mass Media Audiences and Digital Media UsersChapter 12: The Audience Commodity -- Creating Publics and Selling ThemChapter 13: Filter Bubbles and MisinformationChapter 14: AI and AutomationChapter 15: Climate Change and the MediaChapter 16: Intersectionality and Digital MediaChapter 17: Decolonialising Media Studies
N2  - Contemplating studying media? This handy text will tell you everything you need to know! Beginning with the definition and history of media studies, this book delves into exciting subjects like the political economy of mass media, digitalization, AI, filter bubbles, misinformation and much more. Contemplating studying media? This handy text will tell you everything you need to know! Beginning with the definition and history of media studies, this book delves into exciting subjects like the political economy of mass media, digitalization, AI, filter bubbles, misinformation and much more. Reading this text, you will encounter: - Real case studies, from a day in the life of a journalist, to global media conglomerates - An exploration of key themes like race and gender in the 'critical issues' section - Accessible content, with 'key material' boxes, a glossary and further reading - A lively style that won't leave you bored A must-have for undergraduate media students, this book enables a broad, confident understanding of key issues and kick starts success in your studies
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