Welcome!
This is the companion website for Media Today: An Introduction to Mass Communication, Seventh Edition. Media Today uses convergence as a lens that puts students at the center of the profound changes in the 21st-century media world. Through the convergence lens, students learn to think critically about the role of media today and what these changes mean for their lives presently and in the future. The book’s media systems approach helps students to look carefully at how media content is created, distributed, and exhibited in the new world that the digital revolution has created. From newspapers to video games and social networking to mobile platforms, Media Today prepares students to live in the digital world of media.
Here you will find the following resources for students:
- Interactive timelines of the media industries,
- Chapter recaps (printable),
- Flashcards,
- Practice quizzes,
- Recommended readings,
- Links to career and internship resources.
And for instructors and lecturers:
- PowerPoint lecture slides,
- Test questions,
- Instructor’s manual,
- Sample syllabi,
- Links to videos,
- Additional Thinking About Media Literacy questions,
- Additional Media Today & Culture boxes,
- Additional case studies,
- Textboxes from Media Today 7e.
General resources:
- Useful web links,
- RSS news feeds.
