• Includes more than 500 new entries, while over 2,000 have been fully revised and updated
• Gives concise definitions on theoretical concepts as well as technical terminology
• Covers the areas of media and of communication studies equitably, seeking to identify points of connection between mass and interpersonal communication
• Heavily expands coverage of social media to incorporate terms that have become more central to media and communication studies in the last half decade
• Fully cross-referenced, supplemented by web links, and complete with a biographical appendix

New to this Edition:

• Heavily expands coverage of social media to incorporate terms that have become more central to media and communication studies in the last half decade
• Includes more than 500 new entries

      
This authoritative and up-to-date A-Z covers all aspects of interpersonal, mass, and networked communication, including digital and mobile media, advertising, journalism, and nonverbal communication. This new edition is particularly focused on expanding coverage of social media terms, to reflect its increasing prominence to media and communication studies as a whole.
     
More than 2,000 entries have been revised, and over 500 new terms have been added to reflect current theoretical terminology, including concepts such as artificial intelligence, cisgender, fake news, hive mind, use theory, and wikiality. The dictionary also bridges the gap between theory and practice, and contains many technical terms that are relevant to the communication industry, including dialogue editing, news aggregator, and primary colour correction.
        
The text is complemented by biographical notes and extensively cross-referenced, while web links supplement the entries. It is an indispensable guide for undergraduate students of media and communication studies, and also for those taking related subjects such as television studies, video production, communication design, visual communication, marketing communications, semiotics, and cultural studies.