The digital difference : media technology and the theory of communication effects /
"Although the shift from one-way to two-way mass communication - from broadcasting to social networking - represents a revolutionary restructuring, it does not necessarily mean the public is better informed, more culturally or politically polarized, or more engaged in public life. Practices, in...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Press,
2016.
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| Summary: | "Although the shift from one-way to two-way mass communication - from broadcasting to social networking - represents a revolutionary restructuring, it does not necessarily mean the public is better informed, more culturally or politically polarized, or more engaged in public life. Practices, institutions, and norms are in mid-transition and potentially subject to our individual and collective choice. The book is designed to connect the best of recent scholarship with these pressing policy questions"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 369 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-356) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674504936 0674504933 |