The Internet is a critically important research site for sociologists testing theories of technology diffusion and … media effects, particularly because it is a medium uniquely capable of integrating modes of communication and forms of … than displace existing media and patterns of behavior. Thus in each domain, utopian claims and dystopic warnings based on …

This is a saga of communication media inventions and their unforeseen consequences, with more than a few surprises … ecology of communication and the effects of communication media.  …

Communications matter but we have to be careful how we communicate, lest the wrong message is received. How well has …

The last number of years has seen a growing importance placed on media relations by police forces throughout the UK …. This has resulted in an increased concern with public relations practice and in particular that area focused on media … the Metroplitan Police, Strathclyde, has been throughout the 1990s at the forefront in developing more pro‐active media …