Research Guides: COM 130: Mass Communication: Getting Started

Getting Started

This guide is for students who are taking Communication 130, or for those looking for resources related to Mass Communication.

Reference resources can be a good way to get started with your research. They're a reliable source of background information and can help you narrow your topic.

Topic Overviews

Media
Topic overview from: Media. (2008). In W. A. Darity, Jr. (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (2nd ed., Vol. 5, pp. 59-61). Gale.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)/Regulations
Agency overview from: Federal Communications Commission (FCC)/Regulations. (2013). In D. Batten (Ed.), Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (3rd ed., Vol. 2, pp. 1389-1394).
Media Consolidation: Overview
Topic overview from: Issitt, M. L. (2018). Media Consolidation: Overview. Points of View: Media Consolidation, 1–6. Great Neck Publishing.
A Free and Responsible Press
Report from: Watt, D. (2019). A Free and Responsible Press. In M. Shally-Jensen (Ed.), Defining Documents in American History. The Free Press (Vol. 1, pp. 174-182). Salem Press.
Public Relations
Topic overview from: Public Relations. (2017). In V. L. Burton, III (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Small Business (5th ed., Vol. 2, pp. 877-881). Gale.
Sports, Media Ownership, and Control
Topic overview from: Rowe, D. (2019). Sports, Media Ownership, and Control. In J. Maguire, M. Falcous, & K. Liston (Eds.), The Business and Culture of Sports: Society, Politics, Economy, Environment (Vol. 4, pp. 155-166). Gale.
Political Advertising Effects on Perceived Bias, Value, and Credibility in Online News
Topic overview from: Ayad, S. M., Marshall, S. W., & Dunn, R. A. (2020). Political Advertising Effects on Perceived Bias, Value, and Credibility in Online News. In K. Dalkir & R. Katz (Eds.), Navigating Fake News, Alternative Facts, and Misinformation in a Post-Truth World (pp. 184-202). ICI Global.
Sports and Media Globalization
Topic overview from: Falcous, M. (2019). Sports and Media Globalization. In J. Maguire, M. Falcous, & K. Liston (Eds.), The Business and Culture of Sports: Society, Politics, Economy, Environment (Vol. 2, pp. 257-266). Gale.
Censorship (Books, Music, Press)
Topic overview from: Censorship. (2013). In D. Batten (Ed.), Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (3rd ed., Vol. 1, pp. 779-783).

Reference Books

Dictionary of Media and Communication Studies by J. Watson
Publication Date: 2015
A compendium of the different facets of personal, group, mass-media and internet communication; Updates include Cyber-bullying, Twitter scandals, conduct in media organizations, on-line lobbying, global protesting/petitioning, and gender issues relating to social media.
The Handbook of Media and Mass Communication Theory by R. Fortner
Publication Date: 2014
Presents essays focusing on all aspects of current and classic theories and practices relating to media and mass communication. Pays close attention to the use of theory in understanding new communication contexts, such as social media.
The SAGE Guide to Key Issues in Mass Media Ethics and Law by W. Babcock
Publication Date: 2015
Covers information from contrasting ethical responsibly and legal rights for both speech and press, newsgathering and access, and privacy to libelous reporting, business considerations, and changing rules with social media and the Internet.
The Routledge Companion to Media and Race by C. Campbell
Publication Date: 2016
Analyzes the impact of media messages on racial attitudes and understanding.
The Routledge Handbook of Mass Media Ethics by L. Wilkins
Publication Date: 2020
Explores thinking on media ethics, bringing together the intellectual history of global mass media ethics over the past 40 years, summarizing existing research; Offers up-to-date and coverage of media ethics, including the ethics of sources, social media, and the roots of law in ethics.
Hands-On Media History by J.Ellis
Publication Date: 2019
Explores how media technologies work and how we work with them; Covers both analogue and digital media; film, television, video, gaming, photography and recorded sound.
Media, Journalism, and "Fake News" by A. Damico
Publication Date: 2019
Summarizes the evolution of news and information in the U.S. as it has been shaped by technology (penny press, radio, TV, cable, the internet) and form development (investigative journalism, tabloid TV, talk radio, social media).

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