Using a systems framework, this textbook clearly explains how individual elements contribute to the overall performance of a radio system.

This standard handbook for engineers covers the fundamentals, theory and applications of radio, electronics, computers, and communications equipment.

This edition has been fully revised and updated, with 104 chapters and over 2000 pages.

In 1942 an impartial commission was formed to study mass communication, evaluate the performance of the media, and make recommendations for possible regulation of the press. This book is the general report of that commission.

Susan J. Douglas reveals the origins of a corporate media system that today dominates the content and form of American communication.