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The Associated Press Stylebook 2016 by
The 2016 edition of The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law includes nearly 250 new or revised entries – including lowercasing internet and web. The AP Stylebook is widely used as a writing and editing reference in newsrooms, classrooms and corporate offices worldwide. Updated regularly since its initial publication in 1953, the AP Stylebook provides fundamental guidelines for spelling, language, punctuation, usage and journalistic style. It is the definitive resource for journalists. Changes in the 2016 Stylebook include: • 50 new and updated technology terms, including emoji, emoticon and metadata • 36 new and updated entries in the food chapter, from arctic char to whisky/whiskey, and eight new and updated entries in the fashion chapter, including normcore and Uniqlo • New entries discouraging the use of child prostitute and mistress; restricting spree to shopping or revelry, not killing; and using the number of firefighters or quantity of equipment sent to a fire, not the number of alarms • DJ is now allowed on first reference, and spokesperson is recognized, in addition to spokesman and spokeswoman • New guidance on the terms marijuana, cannabis and pot; cross dresser and transvestite; accident and crash; notorious and notoriety • A new entry on data journalism With invaluable additional sections on the unique guidelines for business and sports reporting and on how you can guard against libel and copyright infringement, The AP Stylebook is the one reference that all writers, editors and students cannot afford to be without.
Dictionary of Mass Communication and Media Research by 
Encyclopedia of Media and Politics by 
Encyclopedia of War Journalism 1807-2010 by 
The Handbook of Gender, Sex, and Media by 
The Handbook of Global Media Research by
Bringing together the perspectives of more than 40 internationally acclaimed authors, The Handbook of Global Media Research explores competing methodologies in the dynamic field of transnational media and communications, providing valuable insight into research practice in a globalized media landscape. Provides a framework for the critical debate of comparative media research Posits transnational media research as reflective of advanced globalization processes, and explores its roles and responsibilities Articulates the key themes and competing methodological approaches in a dynamic and developing field Showcases the perspectives and ideas of 30 leading internationally acclaimed scholars Offers a platform for the discussion of crucial issues from a variety of theoretical, methodical and practical viewpoints
Historical Dictionary of War Journalism by 
The International Encyclopedia of Communication by 
The International Encyclopedia of Media Studies: Media History and the Foundations of Media Studies by 
Media and American Courts by 
ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States 2013 by 
The New Arab Journalist: Mission and Identity in a Time of Turmoil by 
Parents and Children Communicating with Society by 
Strategic Public Relations Management by 
The Handbook of Critical Intercultural Communication by 
Rights vs. Responsibilities: The Supreme Court and the Media by 
The Impact of International Television by 
Brown and Black Communication by 
The Debate over Corporate Social Responsibility by 
Reflections in a Bloodshot Lens by 