Dictionary of Media and Communication.pdf

Dictionary of

Media and

Communications

Dictionary of

Media and

Communications

Marcel Danesi

M . E.Sharpe

Armonk, New Yo rk

London, England

foreword

without written permission from the publisher, M.e. Sharpe, Inc.,

80 Business Park drive, Armonk, New York 10504.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

danesi, Marcel, 1946–

dictionary of media and communications / Marcel danesi; foreword by Arthur Asa Berger.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-0-7656-8098-3 (hardcover : alk. paper)

1. Mass media—dictionaries. 2. Communication—dictionaries. I. Title.

P87.5.d359 2008

302.2303—dc22 2008011560

Printed in the United States of America

The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of

American National Standard for Information Sciences

Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,

ANSI Z 39.48-1984.

BM (c) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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