Communicating Unreality
Communicating Unreality by Gabriel Weimann, published by SAGE in 2000, is a comprehensive examination of how mass media shapes our perception of reality. Spanning 441 pages, this book delves into the intricate relationship between news and entertainment, fact and fiction, and event and story, highlighting the significant role that electronic media, particularly television and computer-mediated communication, plays in our daily lives.
Readers will find a thorough exploration of the symbolic environment where reality and fiction intertwine. Weimann discusses various mass-mediated images related to culture, identity, and significant societal themes such as war and community. This edition serves as a valuable resource for students and educators in social science, anthropology, and media studies, offering insights into the often blurred lines between actual events and their media representations.
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From interactive, real-time Internet broadcasts to video game-like images of smart bombs on television, our perception of reality is shaped by the mass media. Willing or not, we are a mass mediated society, and the electronic media, especially television and computer-mediated-communication, plays a vital role in our daily lives.
Communicating Unreality reviews the images and meanings of our mass-mediated world. With careful attention to the integration of news and entertainment, fact and fiction, and event and story, author Gabriel Weimann examines our symbolic environment, where reality and fiction are almost inseparable. Through discussion of mass-mediated images of people, cultures, war, love, sex, death, community, and identity, we learn that there often exists a large gap between reality and reconstruction of “realities” as communicated by the mass media. This comprehensive and entertaining textbook can breathe life into the standard mass communication course. Students, professors, and everyone interested in the influence of the media will enjoy this book.
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