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Public relations : what research tells us

Are news reports prepared by journalists or are they prepared by public relations specialists? What do we know about the nature and effect of information packaged as part of a PR campaign and transmitted to us as news? What can research tell us? Public Relations is a comprehensive study of this neglected field of communications research. Pavlik examines the many theories of how information works and sheds light upon the link between information, attitude and behaviour.

New media technology : cultural and commercial perspectives

This text examines the importance for how people communicate in an increasingly digital and networked information environment, and how these new media are transforming both human culture and commerce. The author describes both the influence of technology on human communication as well as how we make use of that technology. Numerous case studies and vignettes offer a real-world context for Pavlik's discussion of the new digital environment. It provides a guide to the new media landscape, covering everything from telecommunications, networked computing, telecommunications law, regulation and policy, to the cultural/commerical impact of emerging media technologies.

Media in the digital age

Digital technologies have fundamentally altered the nature and function of media in our society, reinventing age-old practices of public communication and at times circumventing traditional media and challenging its privileged role as gatekeepers of news and entertainment. Some critics believe these technologies keep the public involved in an informed discourse on matters of public importance, but it isn't clear this is happening on a large scale. Propaganda disguised as news is flourishing, and though interaction with the digital domain teaches children valuable skills, it can also expos.

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