Media

Media studies is a discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history and effects of various media; in particular, the mass media. Media studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly from its core disciplines of mass communication, communication, communication sciences and communication studies. Researchers may also develop and employ theories and methods from disciplines including cultural studies, rhetoric (including digital rhetoric), philosophy, literary theory, psychology, political science, political economy, economics, sociol ...more

Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man
The Medium is the Massage
Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator
Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda
The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man
The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains
Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide
Propaganda
Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology
Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media
The Society of the Spectacle
Flat Earth News: An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media
The Revolution Was Televised by Alan SepinwallBreaking Bad by Lara C. StacheBreaking Bad and Cinematic Television by Angelo RestivoBreaking Down Breaking Bad by Matt WanatBreaking Bad 101 by Alan Sepinwall
All About Breaking Bad
21 books — 3 voters
Why Hearst Lies About Communism by William F. DunneThe Integrity Gap by Stephen M. Fry Ph.D.Inventing Reality by Michael ParentiFraud, Famine and Fascism by Douglas TottleManufacturing Consent by Edward S. Herman
Mainstream Media - Capitalism
6 books — 2 voters

Oscar Wars by Michael        SchulmanThe Last Action Heroes by Nick de SemlyenSurely You Can't Be Serious by David ZuckerFassbinder by Ian PenmanMy Cousin Maria Schneider by Vanessa Schneider
Film Books of 2023 (NON-FICTION)
166 books — 10 voters


Steve Maraboli
How would your life be different if...You were conscious about the food you ate, the people you surround yourself with, and the media you watch, listen to, or read? Let today be the day...You pay attention to what you feed your mind, your body, and your life. Create a nourishing environment conducive to your growth and well-being today.
Steve Maraboli, The Power Of One

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