For more information on student resources or to learn about package options, please visit the online catalog at bedfordstmartins.com/mediaculture/catalog.

Your e-book. Your way

A variety of e-book formats are available for use on computers, tablets, and e-readers, featuring portability, customization options, and affordable prices. For more information, see bedfordstmartins.com/ebooks.

Discover What LaunchPad Can Do for Your Course

LaunchPad offers our acclaimed content curated and organized for easy assignability in an interface that can be used as is or adapted to your needs. Bedford provides multimedia content and assessments—including the e-book—which you can assign in units along with your own materials. An entire unit’s worth of work can be assigned in seconds, significantly decreasing the amount of time it takes for you to get your course up and running. In addition, you can customize as much or as little as you like. LaunchPad also provides access to analytics that provide a clear window on performance for your whole class, for individual students, and for individual assignments. And all of this is done with an intuitive interface and design that ensure everyone in the class is on the same page.

Book Companion Site at bedfordstmartins.com/mediaculture

Free study aids on the book’s Web site help students gauge their understanding of the text material through concise chapter summaries with study questions, visual activities that combine images and critical-thinking analysis, and pre- and post-chapter quizzes to help students assess their strengths and weaknesses and focus their studying. Students can also keep current on media news with streaming headlines from a variety of news sources and can use the Media Portal to find the best media-related Web sites. In addition, students can access other online resources such as VideoCentral: Mass Communication. For more information, see bedfordstmartins.com/ebooks.

Media Career Guide: Preparing for Jobs in the 21st Century, Ninth Edition

Sherri Hope Culver, Temple University; James Seguin, Robert Morris College; ISBN: 978-1-4576-4163-3

Practical, student-friendly, and revised with recent trends in the job market (like the role of social media in a job search), this guide includes a comprehensive directory of media jobs, practical tips, and career guidance for students who are considering a major in the media industries. Media Career Guide can also be packaged for free with the print book.