Routledge reader on electronic media history / edited by Donald G. Godfrey and Susan L. Brinson.

"Electronic media history is steadily assuming a central role in the study of mass communications, radio, television, popular culture, journalism and the new electronic media platforms. This collection of research essays from the major publications in the electronic media discipline illustrates...

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Other Authors: Godfrey, Donald G. (Editor), Brinson, Susan L., 1958- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2015.
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Summary:"Electronic media history is steadily assuming a central role in the study of mass communications, radio, television, popular culture, journalism and the new electronic media platforms. This collection of research essays from the major publications in the electronic media discipline illustrates the growth and development of electronic media research from its earliest appearance to current day. Representing a wide variety of topics and scholarship, the articles included here demonstrate landmark research in the field, and illustrate varied methodological approaches to historiography. This book provides essays from a variety of authors and diverse methodological approaches within electronic media historiography as applied to a spectrum of topics. It illustrates the strong tradition of media history and the evolution of both topics and methods. This Reader reflects not just what has been covered, but how coverage has changed in the evolution of research. It illustrates the foundations of the field as well as the continuing need for research." -- Book jacket.
Physical Description:xii, 781 pages ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780415827560 (pbk.)
0415827566 (pbk.)
9780415827577 (hardback)
0415827574 (hardback)