Theory and Research in Mass Communication: Contexts and Consequences

by David K. Perry

Book Overview

This updated edition presents a civic journalism treatment of the field of mass communication research. The sine qua non of the civic journalism movement seems to center around an implicit assumption that the human mind is an evolved part in the natural world, not a detached spectator as much traditional philosophy assumes. Thus, it has attempted to encourage journalists and members of their audiences to participate actively in civic life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805839380
• ISBN13: 9780805839388
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"