Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, Volume 1

Donald H. Johnston

Elsevier Science, May 8, 2003 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2900 pages

Everyone agrees that we're living in the Information Age. How have we shaped the Information Age, and how has it shaped us? The Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications exhaustively explores the ways that editorial content--from journalism and scholarship to films and infomercials is developed, presented, stored, analyzed, and regulated around the world. For readers and researchers of all levels, the Encyclopedia provides perspective and context about content, delivery systems, and their myriad relationships, as well as clearly drawn avenues for further research.

• Articles begin with easily understandable concepts and become increasingly sophisticated, satisfying the needs of all readers
• Articles by leading authors from major institutions, organizations, and corporations around the world
• Contains approximately 220 separate articles, all original contributions commissioned for this work
• Extensive cross-referencing system links related articles; "further reading" lists appear at the end of each entry

About the author

With degrees from Cornell and Columbia, Donald H. "Pete" Johnston worked as a reporter and editor in the foreign department at United Press International before becoming an editor and writer for the "Week in Review" section at "The New York Times." He then became a professor in the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, where he also served as its Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.In 1990 he moved to the School of International and Public Affairs to head the media and communications program. He is the author of The Bumpy Road to Disarmament, Journalism and the Media.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, Volume 1; Encyclopedia of International Media and Communications, Donald H. Johnston, ISBN 0123876702, 9780123876706
• Editor: Donald H. Johnston
• Publisher: Elsevier Science, 2003
• ISBN: 0123876702, 9780123876706
• Length: 2900 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism