| Makers of the Media Mind: Journalism Educators and Their Ideas Contributor(s): Sloan, Wm David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0805806997 ISBN-13: 9780805806991 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1990 Annotation: "Makers of the Media Mind" is a collection of analytical essays focusing on the most important and original ideas contributed to the field of mass communication by journalism educators. Divided into six sections representing the most prominent areas of specialization in the field, this text serves two significant purposes: first, it acquaints readers with the lives of preeminent journalism educators; second, it provides concise discussions and evaluations of the most compelling ideas those educators have to offer. The editor of, and contributors to, this text contend that ideas cannot be appreciated fully without an understanding of the creators of those same ideas. They hope that this volume's coverage of "creators" as well as concepts will demonstrate that journalism education has played a critical role in the making of the "media mind." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 070.071 |
| LCCN: 90-39192 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Series: Communication Textbook |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.08" W x 9.32" (1.40 lbs) 376 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Makers of the Media Mind is a collection of analytical essays focusing on the most important and original ideas contributed to the field of mass communication by journalism educators. Divided into six sections representing the most prominent areas of specialization in the field, this text serves two significant purposes: first, it acquaints readers with the lives of preeminent journalism educators; second, it provides concise discussions and evaluations of the most compelling ideas those educators have to offer. The editor of, and contributors to, this text contend that ideas cannot be appreciated fully without an understanding of the creators of those same ideas. They hope that this volume's coverage of "creators" as well as concepts will demonstrate that journalism education has played a critical role in the making of the "media mind." |