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The Penguin Atlas of Media and Information: Key Issues and Global Trends (Penguin Reference) [Paperback]

Stephanie Hemelryk Donald (Author), Mark Balnaves (Author), James Donald (Author)

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Series: Penguin Reference | Publication Date: August 28, 2001

Today, an amalgam of new and old media are used to zip messages and data from place to place and person to person while-every day-new and better technology changes how we communicate. The Penguin Atlas of Media and Information is the first comprehensive guide to this global communications revolution. Filled with full-color maps and graphics, it explains and identifies key issues in the current information age and extrapolates trends that shed light on where the sharing of ideas is headed. It covers:

* New technologies
* The future of print
* Learning online
* Cellular phones
* Owners and corporations
* Piracy
* Web sites
* Radio
* Television
* Film
* Computers and computing

The only guide of its kind, The Penguin Atlas of Media and Information is a must-have for students, professionals, and anyone interested in how the world communicates.

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* New technologies
* The future of print
* Learning online
* Cellular phones
* Owners and corporations
* Piracy
* Web sites
* Radio
* Television
* Film
* Computers and computing

The only guide of its kind, The Penguin Atlas of Media and Information is a must-have for students, professionals, and anyone interested in how the world communicates.

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About the Author

Dr. Mark Balnaves is program director of the bachelor of social science program at the University of Queensland, Australia. He has written on social equity and telecommunications, the sociology of information, and social psychology methodology.

Dr. James Donald is professor of media and head of the School of Media and Information at Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia.

Dr. Stephanie Hemelryk Donald is senior lecturer in media and communication at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Product Details

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (August 28, 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0142000175
ISBN-13: 978-0142000175
Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.9 x 2.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,716,355 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The last three decades of the 20th century saw dramatic changes in the way we live - an Information Revolution, some people call it. Read the first page

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