Stephen D. (University of Texas at Austin, USA) Reese & Pamela J. (Syracuse University, USA) Shoemaker 
Mediating the Message in the 21st Century [PDF ebook] 
A Media Sociology Perspective

Hailed as one of the ‘most significant books of the twentieth century’ by Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, Mediating the Message has long been an essential text for media effects scholars and students of media sociology. This new edition of the classic media sociology textbook now offers students a comprehensive, theoretical approach to media content in the twenty-first century, with an added focus on entertainment media and the Internet.