Media in the Digital Age

Informationen zum Autor John V. Pavlik Klappentext 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& mdash;blogs! podcasting! peer-to-peer file sharing! on-demand entertainment! and the digitization of television! radio! and satellites& mdash;and their positive and negative implications. He focuses on present developments! but he also peers into the future! foreseeing a media landscape dominated by a highly fragmented! though active audience! intense media competition! and scarce advertising dollars. By embracing new technologies! however! Pavlik shows how professional journalism and media can hold on to their role as a vital information lifeline and continue to operate as the tool of a successful democracy. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables and FiguresAcknowledgmentsForeword Introduction1/ Digital Delivery Media2/ Devices to Access Digital Media3/ Audiences or Users of Digital Media4/ Producers of Digital Media5/ Content in the Digital Age6/ Distributors of Digital Media7/ Financers and Owners of Digital Media8/ Regulation and Law of Digital Media9/ Production and Protection of Digital Media10/ Inventors and Innovators of Digital Media11/ Ethical Considerations in the Digital Age12/ Children and Digital MediaEpilogue NotesBibliographyGlossaryIndex ...

Product details

• Authors: John Pavlik, J V Pavlik, John Pavlik, John V. Pavlik, Pavlik John V.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.05.2008
• EAN: 9780231142090
• ISBN: 978-0-231-14209-0
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Society & culture: general, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Information technology industries