The media & communications in Australia / edited by Stuart Cunningham & Sue Turnbull.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cunningham, Stuart, editor.

Turnbull, Sue (Professor of Communications), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Australia.

Mass media.

Communication.

Australia.

Communication--Australia.

Physical Description:

xxi, 402 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Other Title:

Media and communications in Australia

Place of Publication:

Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2014.

Summary:

Traditional media are being reshaped by digital technologies. The funding model for quality journalism has been undermined by the drift of advertising online, demarcations between different forms of media are rapidly fading, and audiences have fragmented. We can catch up with our favourite TV show on a tablet, social media can be more important than mainstream radio in a crisis, and organisations large and small have become publishers in their own right on apps. Nevertheless mainstream media remain powerful. The Media and Communications in Australia offers a systematic introduction to this dynamic field. Fully updated and revised to take account of recent developments, this fourth edition outlines the key media industries and explains how communications technologies are impacting on them. It provides a thorough overview of the main approaches taken in studying the media, and includes an expanded issues' section with new chapters on social media, gaming, apps, the environment, media regulation, ethics and privacy. With contributions from some of Australia's best researchers and teachers in the field. The Media and Communications in Australia remains the most comprehensive and reliable introduction to media and communications available. It is an ideal student text, and a reference for teachers for media and anyone interested in this influential industry. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Approaches

1 The media and communications: Theoretical traditions / John Sinclair Sinclair, John 15

2 Textual analysis / Alan McKee McKee, Alan 31

3 Representation / Kate Bowles Bowles, Kate 43

4 Imagining the audience / Sue Turn-hull Turn-hull, Sue 59

5 Policy and regulation / Stuart Cunningham Cunningham, Stuart 73

Part II Industries

6 The press / Rodney Tiffen Tiffen, Rodney 95

7 Telecommunications / Jock Given Given, Jock 111

8 Radio / Bridget Griffen-Foley Griffen-Foley, Bridget 133

9 Film, video, DVD and online delivery / Deb Verhoeven Verhoeven, Deb 151

10 Television / Stephen Harrington Harrington, Stephen 173

11 Magazines / Frances Bonner Bonner, Frances 193

12 Advertising and marketing / John Sinclair Sinclair, John 209

13 Popular music / Shane Homan Homan, Shane 227

14 The internet, online and mobile communication / Gerard Goggin Goggin, Gerard 247

15 Games: Mobile, locative and social / Larissa Hjorth Hjorth, Larissa 269

Part III Issues

16 Social media / Jean Burgess Burgess, Jean, John Banks Banks, John 285

17 Social selves / Rowan Wilken Wilken, Rowan, Anthony McCosker McCosker, Anthony 291

18 'White bread' media / Tanja Dreher Dreher, Tanja 297

19 Celebrity culture / Graeme Turner Turner, Graeme 303

20 The ethics of privacy / Kate Bowles Bowles, Kate 309

21 Sports media / David Rowe Rowe, David 315

22 Media and the environment / Libby Lester Lester, Libby 321

23 Public service broadcasting / Maureen Burns Burns, Maureen 327

24 Classification and regulation / Terry Flew Flew, Terry 333

25 The apps industry / Ben Goldsmith Goldsmith, Ben 339

26 Media ethics / Catharine Lumby Lumby, Catharine 345

27 Crisis communication / Axel Bruns Bruns, Axel 351.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 356-388) and index.

ISBN:

9781743311639

174331163X

OCLC:

862728198