History of media studies

Media studies encompasses the academic investigation of the mass media from perspectives such as sociology, psychology, history, semiotics, and critical discourse analysis. The purpose of media studies is to determine how media affects society.

Media studies in the United States is also known as Mass Communication, Communication Studies, Media Ecology.

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