Talk:New media studies

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“The New Media Reader” ISBN 0-262-23227-8, which chronicles the history and form of new media, is an example of a text used in university courses on new media studies. Eliz1umwstudent (talk) 05:22, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

In a college class on new media studies, students may be exposed ideas and insights on media from communication theorists, programmers, educators, and technologists. The work of Marshall McLuhan is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory. McLuhan’s famous slogan, "the medium is the message" (elaborated on his 1964 book, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man^[1] calls attention to the intrinsic effect of communications media.

Eliz1umwstudent (talk) 21:45, 9 April 2008 (UTC)