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Using Communication Theory : An Introduction to Planned Communication
Using Communication Theory An Introduction to Planned Communication Author:Sven Windahl, Benno Signitzer, Jean T Olson "Accessible, authoritative, and up-to-date, the book does an admirable job of bridging the gap between communication theory and many different kinds of applications." --Denis McQuail, University of Amsterdam Eminently useful both for the student and practitioner, Using Communication Theory is not a how-to book or a book of checklists. Instead it... more » familiarizes practitioners working in the field of communication planning with the many theories of communication and their application to planned communication programs. For the student, it is a handy introduction to communication theory, bridging the gap between theory and practice. The authors introduce communication planning concepts and strategies as well as the role of the communication planner: elaborate on some of the theoretical appproaches; and present several mass communication theories and elements of theories used in designing strategies in communication planning.« less