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Media in the Digital Age
John V. Pavlik
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Description for Media in the Digital Age
Hardback. Examines digital innovations and their positive and negative implications. This book explains that professional journalism and media will be able to hold on to their role as the vital information lifeline of a successful democracy by embracing technologies. Num Pages: 360 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 635.
Digital technologies have fundamentally altered the nature and function of media in our society, reinventing age-old practices of public communication and at times circumventing traditional media and challenging its privileged role as gatekeepers of news and entertainment. Some critics believe these technologies keep the public involved in an informed discourse on matters of public importance, but it isn't clear this is happening on a large scale. Propaganda disguised as news is flourishing, and though interaction with the digital domain teaches children valuable skills, it can also expose them to grave risks. John V. Pavlik critically examines our current digital innovations--blogs, ... Read more
Digital technologies have fundamentally altered the nature and function of media in our society, reinventing age-old practices of public communication and at times circumventing traditional media and challenging its privileged role as gatekeepers of news and entertainment. Some critics believe these technologies keep the public involved in an informed discourse on matters of public importance, but it isn't clear this is happening on a large scale. Propaganda disguised as news is flourishing, and though interaction with the digital domain teaches children valuable skills, it can also expose them to grave risks. John V. Pavlik critically examines our current digital innovations--blogs, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231142083
SKU
V9780231142083
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About John V. Pavlik
John V. Pavlik is professor and chair of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University. His articles have appeared in CNN.com and Television Quarterly, among other venues, and his books include Converging Media: Introduction to Mass Communication in the Digital Age, Journalism and New Media, and New Media Technology: Cultural and Commercial Perspectives.
Reviews for Media in the Digital Age
This book is probably the closest thing around to a satellite view of that fast-changing landscape.
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