Media Today

Joseph Turow is Robert Lewis Shayon Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication. A former Chair of the Mass Communication Division of the International Communication Association, he is the author of more than 150 articles and 10 books on media industries.

I. The Nature and Business of Media  1. Understanding Mass Media, Convergence, and the Importance of Media Literacy  2. Making Sense of Research on Media Effects and Media Culture  3. The Business of Media  4. Financing and Shaping the Media: Advertising, Public Relations, and Marketing Communications  5. Understanding Controls on Media Content: Government Regulation, Self-Regulation, and Ethics  II. The Media Industries  6. The Internet Industry  7. The Book Industry  8. The Newspaper Industry  9. The Magazine Industry  10. The Recording Industry  11. The Radio Industry  12. The Movie Industry  13. The Television Industry  14. The Video Game Industry