Mass Media (CO2064)

Background Information
Books & Videos at Landmark College
Articles 
Citations

Media Studies Subject Guide

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Find Background Information

Use the encyclopedias and anthologies in the Reference Area for overviews and background information on mass media related topics.

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Reference area (first floor)

• The Encyclopedia of Censorship — 361.3103 G7965E
  • Includes articles on censorship of:
    • Television
    • Radio
    • Motion pictures
    • Internet

• Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media — 302.23083 E563 v. 1-2
  • Includes articles on the impact of:
    • Electronic games
    • Comic books
    • Television
    • Internet

 

• Mass Media — 050 M414 2005/6
  • 42 articles on a wide variety of mass media related topics
  • Browse the table of contents for topic ideas.

 

Find Books & Films at the Landmark College Library

Use WebCat to search for other books, ebooks, and films at the Landmark College Library.

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Book stacks (second floor)

• Advertising — Egendorf, Laura K. — 659.1 A2447

• This Book Contains Graphic Language: Comics as Literature — Mundy, Liza — 741.5 V561T

• Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel — Weiner, Stephen — 741.509 W423F

• Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's — Media Klinenberg, Eric — 302.2309 K65F

• Media Bias — Kallen, Stuart — 302.23 M489 2004

• Reality TV — Balkin, Karen — 791.456 REA

• Television — Carroll, Jamuna — 302.2345 T2695

• The Vanishing Newspaper: Saving Journalism in the Information Age — Meyer, Philip— 071.3 M6133V

• Violent Video Game Effects on Children and Adolescents: Theory, Research, and Public Policy — Anderson, Craig Alan — 302.231 A545V

• What Video Games Have to Teach Us about Learning and Literacy — Gee, James Paul — 794.8 G297W

Videos in our collection (second floor and on reserve)

• News War (DVD) — 323.445 N5585

• On Air (DVD) — 302.23 O58

• Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (DVD) — 302.23 O947 (on reserve)

 

Find Articles

CQ Researcher

In-depth reports on various topics related to mass media

• Choose Communications and the Mass Media from the Browse by Topic list to get started.

Issues and Controversies

Objective analyses of opposing viewpoints on mass media related topics

• Search directly for your topic or
• Check Search Title Text Only if you get too many results or
• Choose from among the News Coverage Issues articles.

LexisNexis Academic
An excellent source for local to international:

• Newspaper and magazine articles
• Television and radio broadcast transcripts
• Blogs

 

Citations

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