Routledge Communication Series
About the Book Series
The Routledge Communication Series covers the breadth of the communication discipline, from interpersonal communication to public relations, offering textbooks, handbooks, and scholarly reference materials.
Communication Technology and Social Change: Theory and Implications
1st Edition
Edited
By Carolyn A. Lin, David J. Atkin
November 15, 2006
Communication Technology and Social Change is a distinctive collection that provides current theoretical, empirical, and legal analyses for a broader understanding of the dynamic influences of communication technology on social change. With a distinguished panel of contributors, the volume presents...
The Children's Television Community
1st Edition
Edited
By J. Alison Bryant
November 07, 2006
The Children’s Television Community presents a cutting-edge analysis of the children’s television community—the organizations, major players, and approaches to programming—and gives an overview of the history, current state, and future of children’s programming. ...
Explaining Communication: Contemporary Theories and Exemplars
1st Edition
Edited
By Bryan B. Whaley, Wendy Samter
October 23, 2006
Offering a direct sightline into communication theory, Explaining Communication provides in-depth discussions of communication theories by some of the foremost scholars working in communication today. With contributions from the original theorists and scholars known for their work in specific ...
Critical Thinking About Sex, Love, and Romance in the Mass Media: Media Literacy Applications
1st Edition
Edited
By Mary-Lou Galician, Debra L. Merskin
October 19, 2006
This distinctive volume explores how romantic coupleship is represented in books, magazines, popular music, movies, television, and the Internet within entertainment, advertising, and news/information. This reader offers diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches on the ...
Mass Media Effects Research: Advances Through Meta-Analysis
1st Edition
Edited
By Raymond W. Preiss, Barbara Mae Gayle, Nancy Burrell, Mike Allen, Jennings Bryant
August 29, 2006
This distinctive collection offers a unique set of meta-analyses covering the breadth of media effects research. Editor Raymond W. Preiss and his colleagues bring together an all-star list of contributors. Organized by theories, outcomes, and mass media campaigns, the chapters included here offer ...
The American Journalist in the 21st Century: U.S. News People at the Dawn of a New Millennium
1st Edition
By David H. Weaver, Randal A. Beam, Bonnie J. Brownlee, Paul S. Voakes, G. Cleveland Wilhoit
August 10, 2006
An authoritative and detailed illustration of the state of journalistic practice in the United States today, The American Journalist in the 21st Century sheds light on the demographic and educational backgrounds, working conditions, and professional and ethical values of print, broadcast, and ...
Managing Television News: A Handbook for Ethical and Effective Producing
1st Edition
By B. William Silcock, Don Heider, Mary T. Rogus
July 31, 2006
Managing Television News provides a practical introduction to the television news producer, one of the most significant and influential roles in a newscast. Recognizing the need for formal training in this key role, authors B. William Silcock, Don Heider, and Mary T. Rogus have ...
Assessing Media Education: A Resource Handbook for Educators and Administrators: Component 1: Measurement
1st Edition
Edited
By William Christ
June 30, 2006
The chapters included in this component of Assessing Media Education are intended for those who have already developed an assessment plan and identified key student learning outcomes, and who need more information on how to measure the outcomes both indirectly and directly....
Assessing Media Education: A Resource Handbook for Educators and Administrators: Component 2: Case Studies
1st Edition
Edited
By William G. Christ
June 30, 2006
This component of Assessing Media Education is intended for those who would like to know how other schools have grappled with implementing assessment initiatives, and who have used assessment to improve their programs....
The Future of Excellence in Public Relations and Communication Management: Challenges for the Next Generation
1st Edition
Edited
By Elizabeth L. Toth
June 27, 2006
The Future of Excellence in Public Relations and Communication Management brings together an outstanding group of public relations scholars and practitioners to consider the indelible theory building in public relations of James E. Grunig and Larissa A. Grunig, who with David M. Dozier, produced ...
Real Feature Writing
2nd Edition
By Abraham Aamidor
May 26, 2006
Real Feature Writing emphasizes story shape and structure by illustrating several distinct types of feature and non-fiction stories, all drawn from the real world. Author Abraham Aamidor presents a collection of distinct non-deadline story types (profile, trend, focus, advocacy, and more), ...
Communication as Organizing: Empirical and Theoretical Explorations in the Dynamic of Text and Conversation
1st Edition
Edited
By Francois Cooren, James R. Taylor, Elizabeth J. Van Every
May 23, 2006
Communication as Organizing unites multiple reflections on the role of language under a single rubric: the organizing role of communication. Stemming from Jim Taylor's earlier work, The Emergent Organization: Communication as Its Site and Surface (LEA, 2000), the volume editors present a ...