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title: Media & Communication
description: Media & communication studies the channels, technologies, and practices used to transmit information and culture. Learners will analyze how media messages are produced, distributed, and received, and understand their influence on public opinion and social behavior.
category: humanities
subcategory: cultural-studies
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/media-and-communication
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# Media & Communication

Media & communication studies the channels, technologies, and practices used to transmit information and culture. Learners will analyze how media messages are produced, distributed, and received, and understand their influence on public opinion and social behavior.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 1 Courses • 2 Websites

## Courses

### 1. Working with the Media

**Author:** Erin Willis

University of Colorado Boulder's seven-hour public relations course, taught by Erin Willis, covers media relations practice: writing press releases and pitches in AP style, tying messaging to organizational values, and responding to reputational crises.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/working-with-the-media

**Tags:** public-relations, media-relations, press-releases, crisis-communication, branding

## Websites

### 1. bfi.org.uk

BFI.org.uk is the UK’s national film institute site, offering authoritative film information, criticism, and education resources. It features film databases, news and articles, and teaching materials for learners, along with details on screenings and cinema programs.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://bfi.org.uk

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, cultural-studies

### 2. flowjournal.org

Flow Journal is an online publication focused on media and communication, offering articles, essays, and multimedia that explore media theory, digital culture, and contemporary media practices.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://flowjournal.org

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, cultural-studies

## Books

### 1. Media, Culture & Society

**Author:** Paul Hodkinson

Introductory textbook in three parts covering the elements of media, media power and control, and media, identity and culture. Students learn the core theories used to analyze how media industries, content and audiences shape social life.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1412920531?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, cultural-studies

### 2. Amusing Ourselves to Death

**Author:** Neil Postman

Neil Postman's 1985 argument that television turned politics, news, religion and education into entertainment. Readers gain a framework, drawn from McLuhan and media ecology, for judging how a communication medium shapes the kind of public discourse it allows.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/014303653X?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, cultural-studies

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