Media Studies

Background Information
Books & Videos Available at the Landmark College Library
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These reference works focus on media in the areas of their impact on young people, their use for propaganda, and the various ways mass media interact with our lives.

Reference area (first floor)

• Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media — 302.23083 E563 v. 1-2
  • Find articles on the multiple ways in which media impacts young people.

• Mass Media — 050 M414 2005/6
  • Read from a selection of the best newspaper and magazine articles on mass media.

• Propaganda and Mass Persuasion: A Historical Encyclopedia, 1500 to the Present —  303.375 CUL
  • Search under the names of countries, individuals, organizations, and concepts related to propaganda.

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Find Books & Videos at the Landmark College Library

The books and videos listed below are just a few of the items we have on mass media, media literacy, and new media. 

Search WebCat to locate any of the many other books and videos on these subjects.

Browse the Landmark College Library media studies collection by looking in the second floor stacks in Dewey numbers 070 and 302 in both the book and video sections.

Book stacks (second floor):

• The Black Image in the White Mind: Media and Race in America — Entman, Robert M. — 302.23 ENT

• Framing Class: Media Representations of Wealth and Poverty in America — Kendall, Diana Elizabeth — 302.2308 K33F

• Gender and the Media — Gill, Rosalind — 302.23082 G475G

• Introduction to Mass Communication: Media Literacy and Culture — Baran, Stanley J. — 302.23 B225I

• Is Media Violence a Problem? — Torr, James D. — 302.23 ISM

• Media Literacy — Potter, W. James — 302.23 P869M

• Media Literacy: Keys to Interpreting Media Messages — Silverblatt, Art — 302.23 S587M

• The Rise of the Blogosphere — Barlow, Aaron — 070.4 B258R

• Selling Anxiety: How the News Media Scare Women — Rivers, Caryl — 302.2308 R622S

• Taking Sides. Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Mass Media and Society — Alexander, Alison — 302.23 T136 2005

• True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society — Manjoo, Farhad — 177.3 M278T

Videos in our collection (second floor):

• The Crisis of the Cultural Environment: Media & Democracy in the 21st Century (VHS) — 302.23 C932

• Feeding the Beast: An Inside Look at the News Media (DVD) — 070.4 F295

• Media Hype: When News Coverage Goes Too Far (DVD) — 070.195 M489

• News War (DVD) — 323.445 N5585

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

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Find Articles

AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive

• Use this database to search the 160 year Associated Press photograph archive.
• Click on the blue Search link on the left side, near the top of the main section of the home page, to get started.
• Search for your topic with the options of limiting the results by time period and location.
  

CQ Researcher

• Type "mass media" in the Quick Search search box to browse over 400 related articles.
• Use the text of the article, its graphics, Pro/Con section, and Chronology to deepen your understanding of the topic.
• Refer to the Issue Tracker, on the upper right hand side, to view recent, related articles.

General OneFile

• Use this database to find articles from academic journals, magazines, and newspapers as well as podcasts.
• Type "mass media " into the Subject Search Guide search box.
• Use the Subdivisions and Related Subjects links to narrow your subject.

Issues and Controversies

• Type "mass media" in the Search box in the upper left hand side of the screen.
• Browse the list of over 200 related articles.
• Use the Sidebars, Related Articles, Key News Events, Overviews, and Newsmakers Profiles to get background information and learn about related topics.

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Websites

These websites provide access to current research and resources on all aspects of media studies.

Annenberg Public Policy Center http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/

• Use the links on the left navigations to learn more about Political Communication, Information & Society, Media & Children, Health Communication, and Adlescent Risk.
• Scroll down from the headline shories on each page to the links to additional articles with supporting research and data sets.

 

Center for Social Media at American University http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/

• Choose from among the many links in the tag cloud display under Explore Our Work, on the left side of the home page.
• Browse the article list for the chosen topic.

 

The University of Iowa Communication Studies Resources: Media Studies http://www.uiowa.edu/~commstud/resources/media/media.html

• Browse this directory of educational websites related to media studies.
• Click on a link at the top of the page to explore another aspect of communication studies.