Media Studies category: 113 books

How we send and receive news has changed over time. Without a constant evolution and progression of news media, the way in which people heard reports of the Great Depression, Pearl Harbor, and September 11 were very different than an event happening today. From Fireside Chats to paparazzi, there have...

In the digital age, journalists have to be concerned about privacy and security like never before. This book teaches students of media about this brave new world. Journalists today need to protect their information and sources in unprecedented ways. Readers also learn how data encryption works. When...

As a child his passions were comics and cars, but George Lucas grew up to be one of the most successful filmmakers of all time.  He is a producer, screenwriter, director and entrepreneur whose company Lucasfilms pioneered the movie effects that changed the world of animation. He founded Industrial...

From the creator of The Short News website comes a hilarious new book of original photographs that uses toy bricks to explore offbeat and lighthearted news stories. Complete with 120 original images, each of the photos is humorously captioned and comes with a brief summary of the news story that inspired...

What is God? is the first title in Etan Boritzer’s best selling What is? series of Life Concepts books on character education and social issues. What is God? is an introduction to the comparative study of major world’s religions. Author Boritzer explores the different teachers and books available...

What is True? is the 11th title in Etan Boritzer’s best selling children’s book series on character education and difficult topics. In this book, Author Boritzer explores how we can try to discern between facts and appearances in our world. Children are asked to carefully consider their actions...

Ten inspirational biographies of women who risked everything – including their lives – to bring us the world’s stories. Whether reporting from the front lines or the anchor desk, they pushed the boundaries of print, radio, TV, and internet journalism. By reading about their lives we learn the...

Journalism is transitioning from print to digital faster than ever, and this book teaches students how to keep up in this rapidly changing environment. The digital revolution has changed how news is distributed. It has also shifted the roles and responsibilities of journalists. Readers learn about...

Acclaimed author Gail Jarrow explores in riveting detail the famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast from 1938, in this nonfiction title. Jarrow highlights the artists behind the broadcast, the broadcast itself, the aftermath, and the repercussions which remain relevant today. On the night...

While other kids played sports, Steven Spielberg was writing scripts and figuring out camera angles.  He went from entertaining his Boy Scout troop with home movies to amazing audiences around the world with epic blockbusters. He has directed four of the most successful films of all time and has...

Readers are introduced to the many careers available at a TV station. Colorful sidebars encourage children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about a career working in a TV station.

Included in Publishers Weekly's Big Indie Books of Fall 2017 feature "Morse and Yi (the team behind What Is Punk?) highlight hip-hop's cultural hegemony via an impressively encyclopedic parade of rhyming biographies. Yi's meticulously styled clay figures are as magical as in the previous...

For many high school graduates, college is a way to get ahead, but going to college is not the only way for young adults to succeed. Many people choose to enter the workforce after high school to start earning money and gaining experience right away. These motivated young workers can have rewarding...

Featuring comic book celebrities from Superman to Batman and the heroes and villains of the Marvel universe, the History of Comic Books e-Book examines the lasting popularity of comics. This nonfiction reader is purposefully leveled to increase comprehension and engage different types of learners....