Introduction to Communication Studies

Download or read book Introduction to Communication Studies written by John Fiske and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of this widely used introductory textbook updates the work to take accounts of developments in the last few years. John Fiske's study equips the reader with a range of methods of analysing examples of communication in our society, together with a critical awareness of the theories underpinning them. The reader will be able to tease out the latent cultural meanings in such apparently simple communications as news photos or popular TV programmes.