Changing Media Landscapes eBook

Changing Media Landscapes eBookCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780190303266 Year: 2015 Publisher: Oxford University Press ANZ Description: The nature of media forms and industries is changing rapidly and constantly. As such, Changing Media Landscapes explores the concept of visual networking to describe the ways multiple media devices are used now for a variety of tasks. Visual networking extends the ability to engage in human communication particularly in todays context where most of

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780190303266
Year: 2015
Publisher: Oxford University Press ANZ


Description:
The nature of media forms and industries is changing rapidly and constantly. As such, Changing Media Landscapes explores the concept of visual networking to describe the ways multiple media devices are used now for a variety of tasks.Visual networking extends the ability to engage in human communication particularly in today’s context where most of our daily activities and routines are carried out with the help of various forms of communication technologies.It explores the changing media landscape through contemporary and emerging trends, issues and developments including multicasting, cloud computing, privacy and social networking. The book combines theory, key issues for debate and an exploration of legacy and digital media industries to provide a holistic approach to communication and media. Key featuresOffers a fresh and critical approach to contemporary media and communications, extending beyond traditional media studiesExplores the intersections between social media, legacy media and communications with other disciplines including history, economics and public policyActivities, study questions, further reading suggestions and weblinks at the end of each chapter to help students put theory into contextMargin notes throughout include key words and definitions to help students of all levels  to understand both academic and trending terms