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From traditionally published books for the retail book trade to limitededition, private releases, we use a handson process that we have refined over 44 years. Media and society explores the media s influence in our world, providing a comprehensive introduction to the main concepts and theories used in media studies. Media is the reflection of our society and it depicts what and how society works. Television news, the anticocaine crusade, and the reagan legacy 1994. Pat aufderheide, larry engel, bill gentile, lindsay grace, larry kirkman, brigid maher, chris palmer, maggie burnette stogner, russell williams ii editor.
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