COMMUNICATION AND MASS MEDIA (GENERAL)

Broadcasting, 1931--. 12/yr.

Call number: TK 6540 .B85

This is a trade journal. It does not publish feature or serial bibliographies.

 

Communication, 1974--. 4/yr.

Call number: P 87 .C5973

Devoted to enlarging and extending the conversation about approaches to communication studies. Each issue focuses on a specific topic. Contains diverse theoretical, ideological, and empirical arguments concerning every aspect of communication but with particular emphasis on media studies. No bibliographies.

 

 

*Communication Booknotes: Recent Titles in Telecommunication, Information, and Media.

This publication is an annotated list. There is no call number. Current issues (last six months) are kept in the current periodicals section and older issues are discarded. It is international in scope and covers various aspects of telecommunications and technology, advertising, film, journalism, popular culture, and research. Each issue contains 25-30 descriptive and often evaluative annotations of books.

 

 

Communication Research. 6/yr.

Published by Sage Publications, this journal publishes articles "that explore the processes, antecedents, and consequents of communication in a broad range of societal systems." Research articles are published in four regular issues per year; the other two are devoted to special topics of communication, including for example "Cultural Variability in Communication" and "(Mis)Communication Across Boundaries." Although many of the articles focus on interpersonal or group communication, many cover electronic communication, including such titles as "Priming and Media Impact on the Evaluations of the President's Performance," "Support for Censorship of Violent and Misogynic Rap Lyrics," and "Linking Personality Traits to TV, Radio, Print, and Film Use." Communication Research features neither bibliographies nor book reviews.

 

 

Communication Studies, 1989-- 4/yr.

Published quarterly by the Central States Speech Communication Association, Communication Studies (formerly Central States Speech Journal, 1949-1989) features articles that focus primarily on human communication processes. Although the journal routinely publishes articles on electronic forms of communication, it is not limited to such media. Recent articles include "Rhetorical Strategies of Continuity and Change in the Music of Popular Artists Over Time," "Theorizing Communication from Marginalized Perspectives," and "Black Men in the Margins: Space Traders and the Interpositional Strategy Against B(l)acklash." Communication Studies occasionally devotes entire issues to special topics. The journal publishes bibliographies and review essays; it does not, however, feature book reviews.

 

 

Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine (Online Journal), 4/yr.

<http://www.december.com/cmc/mag/>

Published privately each month by December Communications, Inc., Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine is an online-only magazine that covers "people, events, technology, public policy, culture, practices, study, and applications related to human communication and interaction in online environments." The magazine's scope is interdisciplinary and includes perspectives from communication, technology, journalism, and other disciplines. Although the magazine is not peer-reviewed, it often features well-researched, well-developed research articles and reviews. Many of the issues are devoted to a specific topic, including for example "The Netizen," "Spirituality Online," and "Disability and CMC." Thus far, Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine does not feature bibliographies; it does, however, include an occasional book review.

 

Critical Studies in Mass Communication, 1985--. 4/yr.

Call number: HM 258 .M39

Critical Studies in Mass Communication, published quarterly by the National Communication Association (renamed from the Speech Communication Association on January 1, 1998), features articles and reviews covering mass communication theory and research. According to the Editorial Policy, the journal "welcomes essays from the Frankfurt School and critical philosophy, political economy, rhetorical and media criticism, literary theory and semiotics, feminist scholarship, cultural studies, and pragmatism." Typical articles include "The Problem of Indexing Risk of Viewing Television Aggression," "A Content Analysis of an Armenian and Iranian Earthquake in the New York Times and the Washington Post," and "The Value System Promoted by PM Magazine." The journal devotes an occasional issue to special topics, including the June 1997 issue entitled "The Internet: Critical Issues." Critical Studies in Mass Communication features neither bibliographies nor book reviews.

 

 

CTHEORY (Online Journal), frequency varies.

<http://www.ctheory.com>

Published "once in a while" by Arthur and Marilouise Kroker and Concordia University, in Montreal, Canada, CTHEORY is an online, peer reviewed, international journal of theory, technology and culture. Overseen by an editorial board that includes such notables as Jean Baudrillard and Andrew Ross, CTHEORY publishes original articles, "event-scenes," interviews, and book reviews. The scope is broad, reflective is such article titles as "Where Do Angels Hang in the Cybernet Nineties?," "Venus In Microsoft: Male Mas(s)ochism and Cybernetics," and "Digital Dustbowl: Squatting On the Dock of the Bay." Although the journal does not feature bibliographies, it does include well-written, in-depth, and often highly theoretical book reviews written by noteworthy scholars.

 

 

Discourse: Journal for Theoretical Studies in Media and Culture, 1979--. 4/yr.

Call number: P 87 .D62

Does not publish topical or serial bibliographies.

 

 

Gazette, 1955--. 6/yr.

Call number: PN 4699 .G3

This is an international journal of mass communication studies. Bills itself as a "forum for scientific discussion that includes the international exchange and comparison of ideas for editors and journalists as well as for those who are interested in public relations, politics, government information services, economics, and advertising." Articles examine phenomena related to press, radio, TV, propaganda, public affairs, public opinion, and advertising inside and outside of the U.S. No bibliographies. Contributors are scholars rather than practitioners. Starting with the October 1997 edition, this journal began an occasional series of special regionally-themed issues, i.e., "The Independent Press and Politics in Africa." No regular or occasional bibliographies are available, but reference lists at the end of each article are in bibliographic form.

 

 

Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1985--. 4/yr.

Call number: PN 1991 .J61

Published quarterly by the Broadcast Education Association, the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media (formerly Journal of Broadcasting, 1957-1984) includes meaty research articles on the role of electronic and new media in a global society. The journal's scope is broad and covers all subfields of communication, with an emphasis on more traditional ones, including radio, television, and advertising. Issues usually include about 7-8 articles, 2-3 book reviews, and 1-3 standpoints, relatively short, self-reflective essays on a particular methodology or disciplinary controversy. Although the journal does not publish bibliographies, the book reviews are quite substantial and average about 4-5 pages.

 

 

Journal of Communication, 1951--. 4/yr.

Call number: P 90 .J6

Basic journal in the field of communications. Contributors are scholars from a variety of disciplines. Journal is "concerned w/the study of communication theory, research, practice, and policy". It is addressed to those in the field interested in research and policy developments and the impact communication studies has on the public. Articles are scholarly and extensively documented. Excellent source for American Studies. Each issue contains about 20 long and 20 brief book reviews. The Journal of Communication is indexed annually. The journal's web site includes abstracts and an index to the table of contents for recent issues, along with a search engine for all issues.

 

 

Journal of Communication Inquiry, 1974--. 2/yr.

Call number: P 87 .J62, <http://www.uiowa.edu/~journal/publications/jci/jci-index.html>

Published semiannually by the Iowa Center for Communication Study at the University of Iowa, the Journal of Communication Inquiry offers well-researched articles that "emphasize philosophical, evaluative, empirical, legal, historical, and/or critical inquiry into relationships between mass communication and society across time and culture." Issues are devoted more often than not to special topics. Typical articles include "The Rhetorical Vision of Power and Seduction in the Teen Magazine YM," "News Coverage of the 1993 Midwest Floods," and "Polysemy, Pleasure, and Hegemony in Television Culture." Unfortunately, the journal publishes neither bibliographies nor book reviews. The journal's Web site includes an index to the table of contents for all issues.

 

 

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication (Online Journal)

<http://jcmc.huji.ac.il/>

The Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication is a web-based journal devoted to social, cultural, ethical, and academic issues revolving around computer-mediated communication. Edited by Margaret McLaughlin and Sheizaf Rafaeli and overseen by an impressive Editorial Board, the journal is based at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California and the School of Business Administration, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. It is not clear from the site whether or not the journal is peer-reviewed. The scope of the journal is broad and interdisciplinary and includes such theme-based issues as "Collaborative Universities," "Play and Performance in CMC," "Electronic Commerce," "Emerging Law on the Electronic Frontier," and "Studying the Net." The articles are substantial, well-researched and documented, and theoretically grounded. At this point, the journal features neither bibliographies nor book reviews; it does, however, include a useful yet incomplete author index, along with a search engine that allows for keyword and concept searches.

 

 

*Journal of Mass Media Ethics, 1985--. 2/yr.

Call number: PN 94 .J68

Tries to publish a different view on mass media codes of ethics, and includes both theoretical articles and those dealing w/ongoing research and practice. Occasionally publishes theme bibliographies. Has a book review section and a list of new publications in each issue under the categories of "media ethics," "professional ethics," and "social ethics."

 

 

Mass Communication Review.

Call number: P 87 .M33

Official publication of the Mass Communications and Society Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Refereed journal that publishes scholarly articles in journalism and mass communication. Includes both theoretical and data-based articles. No serial or subject bibliographies.

 

 

Media Report to Women, 1979-1987. 6/yr.

Call number: P 87 .M43

This newsletter is of special interest to American Studies students interested in women's studies. Each issue presented brief items of interest about, e.g., women's status in the media and reviews women's films, albums, and journals. Reported research in progress and provides names/addresses of researchers. Contained 3-5 brief book reviews per issue and occasional feature bibliographies on special topics.

 

 

Media, Culture and Society, 1979--. 4/yr.

Call number: HM 258 .M39

Includes scholarly articles, review essays, book reviews and occasional debates and commentaries centered on a particular theme for each issue. Lists books received in each issue.

 

 

Media Studies Journal, 1991--. 4/yr.

Call number: P 87 .G3 G1

Published by the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center at Columbia University. This is a terrific and topical journal if only for the reason that it is illustrated with both cartoons and photographs. Sets out to be a forum for scholars, practitioners, and informed commentators on themes of enduring importance to the mass media and the public. Each issue includes a section entitled "For Further Reading" that designates where to find more information on the theme explored in that issue.

 

 

Newspaper Research Journal

Call number: PN 4700. N515

The scope of NRJ is limited to the study of newspapers; therefore, its writing is characteristic of newspaper style with short sentences and paragraphs. However, NRJ is a legitimate scholarly research journal, written by journalism researchers supposedly for professionals in the field, but really for each other, because most professionals aren't aware of its existence. No regular or occasional bibliographies are offered, but authors do give reference lists in bibliographic style at the end of their articles. About 50 percent of all submissions are accepted, but it isn't clear from the journal's manuscript rules whether or not submissions are subjected to blind review.

 

 

Public Opinion Quarterly, 1937--. 4/yr.

Call number: HM .261 .A1 P8

Published by American Association for Public Opinion Research. Social Science research methodology predominates. No bibliographies, but regular book reviews. Scope is wide and interdisciplinary; for ex., articles may discuss trends in political tolerance, believability of the press, metaphors for public opinion in literature, polls and the making of public policy.

 

 

Quill, 1912--. 12/yr.

Call number: PN 4700 .Q5 Folio

Published by Sigma Delta Chi, this journal focuses on the practical problems of writing and editing, and therefore features a great number of "how to" articles. Also regularly discusses legislation and policies affecting journalism and journalists. No bibliographies. Articles are directed toward practitioners rather than scholars.

 

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