1 Mass Communication: A Critical Approach 3
2 Books and the Power of Print 33
3 Newspapers: The Rise and Decline of Modern Journalism 61
4 Magazines in the Age of Specialization 95
5 Sound Recording and Popular Music 127
6 Popular Radio and the Origins of Broadcasting 161
7 Movies and the Impact of Images 193
8 Television, Cable, and Specialization in Visual Culture 225
9 The Internet and New Technologies: The Media Converge 263
10 Electronic Gaming and the Media Playground 291