Companion to Media Studies

A Companion to Media Studies is a comprehensive collection that brings together new writings by an international team to provide an overview of the theories and methodologies that have produced this most interdisciplinary of fields.

• Tackles a variety of central concepts and controversies, organized into six areas of study: foundations, production, media content, media audiences, effects, and futures
• Provides an accessible point of entry into this expansive and interdisciplinary field
• Includes the writings of renowned media scholars, including McQuail, Schiller, Gallagher, Wartella, and Bryant
• Now available in paperback for the course market.