Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Media, culture, and communication : a critical approach. -- Part 1. Interactive media: 2. The internet and digital media -- 3. Digital gaming and the media playground. -- Part 2. Sounds and images: 4. Sound recording and popular music -- 5. Popular radio and the origins of broadcasting -- 6. Television : from broadcasting to streaming -- 7. Movies and the power of images. -- Part 3. Words and pictures: 8. Newspapers : the rise and decline of modern journalism -- 9. Magazines in the age of specialization -- 10. Books and the power of print. -- Part 4. The business of mass media: 11. Advertising and commercial culture -- 12. Public relations and framing the message -- 13. Media economics and the global marketplace. -- Part 5. Democratic expression and the mass media: 14. The culture of journalism : values, ethics, and democracy -- 15. Media effects and cultural approaches to research -- 16. Legal controls and freedom of expression. -- Case study: A guide to identifying fake news.

Now, more than ever, media surround, enhance, and affect our everyday experiences. Navigating the converged worlds of text, audio, and visual media -- and understanding how they fit together -- can be challenging. "Media & Culture" recognizes these challenges and makes the media industries accessible in print and online. The new edition reflects the latest and most relevant changes to the digital media world, from multiplatform television to streaming music to shifting economics to social change-- Back cover