Culture and communication: Culture and communication: basic concepts -- Culture and mass communication: how they interact -- Globalization of information on the world wide web -- Legal controls on the media -- The news media: keeping the culture informed -- Development of the print media: Books: the permanent medium -- Newspapers: past, present, and future -- Magazines: the specialized medium -- Development of electronic media: Motion pictures : cultural reflections -- Radio: a wireless wonder -- Recorded music: powerful and controversial -- Television: from soaps to satellites -- Media shapers, ethics, and consequences: Advertising: selling the message -- Public relations: creating an image -- Media ethics -- Media research, effects, and consequences

1. Mass Media and Culture