Chapter 1 THE MASS MEDIA
THE IMPORTANCE OF MASS MEDIA Pervasiveness Information Source Entertainment Source Persuasive Forum Binding Influence
PRIMARY MASS MEDIA Print Media Electronic Media Chemical Media
MASS MEDIA MODELS Hot vs. Cool Entertainment & Information Hot Media books magazines newspapers movies Cool Media television background radio radio Entertainment & Information Elitist & Populist
ECONOMICS OF THE MASS MEDIA Economic Foundation Advertising Revenue Circulation Revenue Privately Supported Media Government Subsidies Economic Imperative Upside & Downside
MEDIA DEMASSIFICATION Technology & Demassification Effects of Demassification
Media ownership Consolidation Media Ownership Collaboration MEDIA CONGLOMERATION Media ownership Consolidation Media Ownership Collaboration Dubious Effects of Conglomeration Positive Effects of Conglomeration
Transnational Ownership Effects of Globalization MEDIA GLOBALIZATION Transnational Ownership Effects of Globalization
Intracorporate Synergy MEDIA MELDING Digitalization Intracorporate Synergy
Chapter 1 THE MASS MEDIA