TY - BOOK AU - Alexander,Alison AU - Hanson,Jarice TI - Taking sides: clashing views in mass media and society SN - 0078049989 AV - HN90.M3 .T35 2011 U1 - 302.23 14 PY - 2011/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill Higher Education KW - Mass communicatie KW - Mass media KW - Social aspects KW - United States KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Influence KW - Phương tiện truyền thông KW - Truyền thông đại chúng KW - Tương tác xã hội N1 - This volume presents current controversial issues surrounding mass media and society in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies, including the Internet, television, newspapers, and radio, which are used for mass communications, and to the organizations which control these technologies. This topic is framed with a general summary and introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions. This work features an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites and an online instructor's resource guide with testing material available. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading scholars and media commentators, discuss topics such as the media's relationship with the public, freedom of speech, and the future of media and media technologies ER -