TY - BOOK AU - Dominick, Joseph R. TI - The dynamics of mass communication SN - 007290478X AV - P90 .D59 PY - 1999/// CY - Boston : PB - McGraw Hill, KW - Mass media N1 - Includes index; pt. 1: The nature and history of mass communication. -- Communication: mass and other forms -- Perspectives on mass communication -- Historical and cultural context -- pt. 2: The print media. -- Newspapers -- Magazines -- Book publishing -- pt. 3: Electronic media. -- Radio -- Sound recording -- Motion pictures -- Television -- The computer and the internet -- pt. 4: Specific media professions. -- News gathering and reporting -- Public relations -- The structure of the advertising industry -- pt. 5: Regulation of the mass media. -- Formal controls: laws, rules, regulations -- Ethics and other informal controls -- pt. 6: Impact. -- The global village: international and comparative media systems -- Social effects of mass communication ER -