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This text looks at the relationship between the media and society, covering main theory, key terms and discussion points in media studies, including ideas about media power, how we make sense of the media, and how the media influence our view of the world

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 What is communication? -- 1 How do we experience communication? -- 2 Why do we communicate? -- 3 What happens when we communicate? -- Conclusion -- Review -- Debates -- Assignments -- Suggested reading -- 2 Interpersonal communication -- 1 Means of contact -- 2 Dealing with others -- 3 Perception - of ourselves and others -- 4 Barriers to communication -- 5 Interpersonal skills -- Review -- Debates -- Assignments -- Suggested reading -- 3 Communication in groups -- 1 What is a group? -- 2 Why do people join groups? -- 3 Features of groups -- 4 Communicating in groups -- Review -- Debates -- Assignments -- Suggested reading -- 4 Communication in organizations -- 1 How do organizations operate? -- 2 Applications: case studies and activities -- Review -- Debates -- Assignments -- Suggested reading -- 5 Mass communication -- 1 A mass-communication society -- 2 Interpreting the media -- 3 The media: particular examples -- Review -- Debates -- Assignments -- Suggested reading -- 6 Communication and media skills -- 1 Getting started: general principles for approaching practical work -- 2 Interpersonal skills -- 3 Writing skills -- 4 Design skills -- 5 Storyboarding -- 6 Taking photographs -- 7 Audio-visual production -- 8 Into the Net -- 9 Designing a website -- Assignment -- Suggested reading -- Glossary of communication terms -- Resources for Communication Studies -- Index.