Publisher's Synopsis
A Short History of the Modern Media presents a concise history of the major media of the last 150 years, including print, stage, film, radio, television, sound recording, and the Internet.
- Offers a compact, teaching-friendly presentation of the history of mass media
- Features a discussion of works in popular culture that are well-known and easily available
- Presents a history of modern media that is strongly interdisciplinary in nature
