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David Crowley and Paul Heyer, Communication in History: Technology, Culture, Society, 5th ed. (paperback)(Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon 2006) Revised with new readings for the 5th edition, this anthology provides essays on the history of communication and communication technology, the relationship between culture and technology, and the impact of media as agents of social change. Topics range widely from the role of printing, to the role of the Internet in history.
Thomas L. Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree [Revised Edition]: Understanding Globalization (New York: Anchor Books, 2000) Friedman, a Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent for The New York Times, offers an exploration of the new order of economic globalization, and the instant technological and financial networks that gave rise to it. The Lexus automobile is Friedman's symbol for this order, while the olive tree - deeply rooted, taking generations to mature - stands for the traditional, pre-global economy.
Clifford G. Christians, Mark Fackler, Kathy Brittain Mckee, Peggy J. Kreshel, and Robert H. Woods, Media Ethics: Cases and Moral Reasoning 8th ed (Paperback) (Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon 2008) Media Ethics uses original case studies and commentaries about actual media experiences to help you to build your own critical analysis of ethical situations in mass communication. Focusing on the ethical issues which face media practitioners, the cases involve issues in journalism, broadcasting, advertising, public relations and entertainment. Clay Calvert, Don Pember, Mass Media Law 2007-2008 ed. with PowerWeb (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006) A comprehensive treatment of American media law, including history, current cases, and controversial issues. Pember deals extensively with the American legal system, the First Amendment, libel, privacy, free press/fair trial, obscenity, copyright, and telecommunications regulation. This new edition has been revised extensively to include new cases, and current concerns including reporters' rights, and censorship connected with terrorism. Films, Videos, and DVDs Citizen Kane (1941, Not Rated) this is a classic film, the story of a media mogul based on William Randolph Hearst, whom we will learn more about in Chapter 3 on Newspapers. The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996, Documentary) Young media wunderkind Orson Welles made the fictional Citizen Kane, as a thinly veiled portrait of William Randolph Hearst, exposing elements of his life and business. Hearst offered huge sums of money to RKO Studios to buy the film and burn it, but RKO released it anyway. What followed was a battle between Hearst and Welles that proved to be disastrous for both men. Fahrenheit 451(1966, NR) A nightmare look into a future in which all printed material is banned. Network (1976, rated R) this satire on the television industry deals with many of the issues of conglomerate ownership and media impact. One of the more memorable lines has become a pop culture reference: "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it any more!" Wag the Dog (1997, rated R) Before an election, a spin doctor, (Robert DeNiro) and a Hollywood producer (Dustin Hoffman) join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a presidential sex scandal. This biting satire highlights a variety of impact, legal, and ethical media issues. |