Digital Literacy

Susan Wiesinger is Professor of Journalism and Public Relations at California State University, Chico. She holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University. Ralph Beliveau is Professor in The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at The University of Oklahoma. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University.

Acknowledgements – What’s New in the Second Edition – Introduction: The Book Starts Here – The Evolution of Contemporary Media: Recalling a Collective Past, Sharing a Fragmented Present – Corporate Colonialism: Why Ownership Matters – The Medium Is the Mass-Age: Revisiting Marshall McLuhan – We’re Not Here: The Cultural Consequences of All Me, All the Time – Digital Identity: Options, Opportunities, Oppressions, Impressions – A Social Experiment: Digital Tech at Its Best & Worst – Much to Lose: The Symbiotic Relationship Among Journalism, Technology, & Democracy – It Really Is a Thing: The Internet as Infrastructure – If It’s Not the Internet, What Is It? The Web as a Collaborative Tool – From Neighbors to Followers: Rethinking What It Means to Be Part of a Community – Haves, Almost Haves, & Have Nots: The Domestic Digital Divide – Connectivity & Digital Disruption: The Global Digital Divide – Remixes & Mashups: Appropriation of Cultural Goes Digital – Yours, Not Yours: Digital Surveillance & the Privacy Paradox – Can’t Put the Genie Back in the Bottle: Now What? – Digital Communication Etiquette – Professional Use of Social Media – Writing for Digital Media & Content Credibility Cues – The Care and Reading of a URL – File Management – Key Concepts – Index.