Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Encyclopedias provide an overview of knowledge on important subjects. General unabridged dictionaries have good coverage of terms in journalism, but are not as complete as dictionaries limited to a particular subject.
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Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage : A Guide to Nondiscriminatory Language byCall Number: URI Reference PE1460 M26 1991ISBN: 0897746538Publication Date: 1991Helpful source to check words that may be biased or racist, with a selection of alternative words to use instead.
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Dictionary of Media and Communications by Call Number: Carohers Library Reference - Non Circulating P87.5 D359 2009ISBN: 9780765680983Publication Date: 2009Concise and clearly written with cross-references. -
Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media by Call Number: URI Reference HQ784 M3 E53 2007ISBN: 9781412905305Publication Date: 2007This two volume set covers all aspects of media from advertising and video games to sex on television and its effects, negative and positive, on children and adolescents. -
Encyclopedia of Journalism by Call Number: URI Reference PN4728 E48 2009ISBN: 9780761929574Publication Date: 2009This international six-volume set covers all aspects of journalism, including print, broadcast, and the web. -
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media (Online)Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 1990-Identifies specific print and broadcast sources of news and advertising for trade, business, labor, and professionals. 2010-. -
International Encyclopedia of Communication by Call Number: URI Reference P87.5 I58 2008ISBN: 9781405131995Publication Date: 2008This twelve-volume set covers theories of media, communication, journalism, and much more. -
Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media [electronic resource]Online version of the Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media, listed above.
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