TY - BOOK AU - Potter,W.James TI - Media literacy SN - 9781412979450 (pbk.) AV - P96.M4 P68 2011 U1 - 302.23 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Los Angeles PB - SAGE KW - Media literacy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction. Why increase media literacy? -- Media literacy approach -- Audience. Audience : individual perspective -- Industry perspective on audience -- Children as a special audience -- Industry. Development of the mass media industries -- Economic perspective -- Current status -- Content. Mass media content and reality -- News -- Entertainment content -- Advertising -- Interactive media -- Effects. Proactive perspective on media effects -- Broadening our perspective on media effects -- Confronting the issues. Who controls the mass media? -- Privacy with the media -- Piracy with the media -- Media violence -- Media influence on sports -- The springboard. Personal strategy for increasing media literacy -- Helping others increase media literacy ER -