Mass Media Guide
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- Newspapers & JournalismNewspaper backfiles and current headlines
- Print BooksNew media and history of various mass media
Reference Books
SFCC Library's Reference books are available in print and are for in-library use only. These books provide general, historic and background information. The following are just a few examples:
- History of the Mass Media in the United States (R302.23 History)
- Articles explain the legal, economic, political and technical developments that have shaped American media from 1690 to 1990. Bibliography included.
- Censorship (R363.31 Censors) 3 volumes
- Includes almost 1000 articles on censorship in broadcasting, publishing, film and music. Also information on the laws and people involved in censorship issues.
- The Media in America (R 302.2308 Hollis)
- Short articles on important events in the history of the mass media.
- Women and American Television: An Encyclopedia (R791.45 Women)
- Female celebrities, shows featuring women and important events that affected women in television in America.
- Mass Media and the Constitution: An Encyclopedia of Supreme Court Decisions (R343.43099 H642)
- A summary of Supreme Court decisions to 1987.
Locating eBooks
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Books & eBooks on Mass Media Topics
Sample titles of a few books that are available on mass media issues.
Media and politics or government regulation
Mass Media, Politics and Democracy by Call Number: 302.23 STREETISBN: 9781403947345Publication Date: 2011
Media Power in Politics by Call Number: 302.23 MEDIAISBN: 9781604266108Publication Date: 2010
Media and crisis journalism.
Film and Television after 9/11 by Call Number: eBook ONLINEISBN: 9780809325566Publication Date: 2004
Come Hell or High Water by Call Number: Request from SCCISBN: 0465017614Publication Date: 2006
Islam in Mass Media
Muslims and the News Media by Call Number: eBook ONLINEISBN: 9781845111717Publication Date: 2006Use Islam in Mass Media to search for more booksUse Body image AND mass media
Media and Body Image: If Looks Could Kill by Call Number: eBook ONLINEISBN: 9780761942474Publication Date: 2005Use Body image AND mass media
Killer Fat: Media, Medicine, and Morals in the American 'obesity Epidemic' by Call Number: eBook ONLINEISBN: 9780813553719Publication Date: 2012
video games AND violence OR aggression
Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents by Call Number: Request from SCCISBN: 9780195309836Publication Date: 2007
Media and the American Child by Call Number: eBook ONLINEISBN: 9780123725424Publication Date: 2007
Social media AND politic*
Alternative and Activist New Media by Call Number: 302.23 LIEVROUISBN: 9780745641836Publication Date: 2011-03-01The author observes that people have adapted existing media technologies to suit their own needs, reusing or repackaging content for new purposes. She identifies five genres of alternative and activist new media: culture jamming, alternative computing, participatory journalism, mediated mobilization, and commons knowledge. In addition, her approach is more comprehensive and extends to international protests coordinated with the use of new media.... Lievrouw ...demonstrates her knowledge of the subject. Providing theory and practical examples, the book will be useful not only to media scholars but also to those interested in politics and social change. Choice by D. Caristi
Web of Deceit: misinformation and manipulation in the age of social media by Call Number: 364.163 WEB 2012ISBN: 9780910965910Publication Date: 2012
Hate Speech, Sex Speech, Free Speech by Call Number: 342.730853 WOLFSONISBN: 0275957705Publication Date: 1997
Understanding Words That Wound by Call Number: 305.8009 DELGADOISBN: 081334140XPublication Date: 2004
Regulation and the Music Industry
There is no clear heading for music industry consolidation. Some keywords are music internet monopoly
Ripped: how the wired generation revolutionized music by Call Number: 780.2854 KOTISBN: 9781416547310Publication Date: 2010
Music and Cyberliberties by Call Number: 306.4842 BURKHARTISBN: 9780819569189Publication Date: 2010Defining the celestial jukebook as "an always-on entertainment appliance with all possible media selections available on demand," Burkart is among activists who resist the concept as they witness increased media monopolization in the wake of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. This law, which was supposed to foster competition, has actually stifled it. The resulting situation raises the specter of a few media giants in total control of the intellectual property of the music industry and many other fields.
Peer to Peer and the Music Industry: the criminalization of sharing by Call Number: 338.4778 DAVIDISBN: 9781847870056Publication Date: 2009Also available as an eBook
Mass media AND political
Locating Books
Check the following subjects in the online Book & Video catalog for indepth information on issues involving mass media:
Freedom of the Press (343)
Journalistic ethics (174.9)
Mass Media--Political Aspects (302.23)
Mass Media --Psychological aspects
Privacy, Right of (323.44)
Television Broadcasting of the News (791.45)
Television and Children (302.2345)
The librarians can assist you in obtaining these books or other titles. Contact the Reference Desk 509-533-3834 or ASK US 24/7 on this page.
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