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Description for Media Work
Paperback. The media are home to an eclectic bunch of people. This book is about who they are, what they do, and what their work means to them. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 148 x 20. Weight in Grams: 388.
The media are home to an eclectic bunch of people. This book is about who they are, what they do, and what their work means to them. Based on interviews with media professionals in the United States, New Zealand, South Africa, and The Netherlands, and drawing from both scholarly and professional literatures in a wide variety of disciplines, it offers an account of what it is like to work in the media today.
The media are home to an eclectic bunch of people. This book is about who they are, what they do, and what their work means to them. Based on interviews with media professionals in the United States, New Zealand, South Africa, and The Netherlands, and drawing from both scholarly and professional literatures in a wide variety of disciplines, it offers an account of what it is like to work in the media today.
Media professionals face tough choices. Boundaries are drawn and erased: between commerce and creativity, between individualism and teamwork, between security and independence. Digital media supercharge these ... Read more
The media industries are the pioneers of the digital age. This book is a critical primer on how media workers manage to survive, and is essential reading for anyone considering a career in the media, or who wishes to understand how the media are made.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745639253
SKU
V9780745639253
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About Mark Deuze
Mark Deuze is Assistant Professor of Telecommunications at Indiana University.
Reviews for Media Work
“Deuze ably synthesizes a wide range of sources, writes lucidly even as he marshals a considerable amount of detail, moves unjarringly between different media sectors and offers a valuable synoptic account of the major characteristic features of media work in the so-called digital age.” European Journal of Communication "A comprehensive account of what working in the media today ... Read more