Graeme Burton

This popular introductory book provides a clear introduction to the key ideas within media studies. The friendly writing style and everyday examples, which made the first edition a favourite with students and lecturers alike, has been retained and updated in this new edition. This comprehensive text provides a wide-ranging perspective on the Media and:Uses examples and case studies from the real worldShows how key concepts can help us understand the relationship between the Media and societyProvides a clear explanation of how critical perspectives on the Media construct thinking about media businesses, texts and audiencesThe fully updated new edition features new boxed summaries of critical approaches and key thinkers. Chapters cover the main topics that students are likely to encounter in their studies, including advertising, media and violence, news, politics, young audiences, globalization, sport, popular music and new technology. This book is essential reading for students in Media Studies, Cultural Studies and courses with a media interest, such as Sociology and English. Please visit our supporting website for two additional chapters on Approaches to Film and Gendered Magazines: www.openup.co.uk/burton

This new edition of the best-selling text has been fully revised and updated to take into account new developments in communication and media studies. More Than Words provides an introduction to both communication theory and practice. The authors cover essential elements of communication, including communication between individuals and groups, in organizations and through mass media and new technologies.The fourth edition features:new case studies and assignmentsan updated series of key questions helping students to understand central concepts in communication studiesexpanded sections on mass media and on practical communication and media skillsguidance on listening skills, interpersonal and social skills, writing skills, leaflet design, and planning, scripting, and producing audio and video material.More Than Words is illustrated with new models and photographs and has checklist summaries for easy revision purposes. Clear and practical, it is an essential text for students of communication studies.

Featuring case studies and assignments, this book contains key questions and sections on mass media and media skills. It takes into account developments in communication and media studies, and provides an introduction to both communication theory and practice.

This book is an ideal text for students taking courses in interpersonal communication. It draws together all the main strands in communication theory to illustrate communication processes in action. Supplemented by questions, case studies and examples, this edition shows students how they can apply coherent communication theory to their everyday lives.

We learn most of our communication skills without consciously working at them. Teaching Communication sets out what those skills are and how to develop them.