Journalism, Media Studies & Communications Textbooks
Management Communication
Contributors: Thomas, Haupt, and Spackman
Publisher: The Marriott School at Brigham Young University
Communication is the heart of business. Short emails, complex reports, private chats, impassioned pitches, formal presentations, and team meetings move information and ideas around an organization, define strategy, and drive decisions. Business communication is concise, direct, clear, and compelling.
(5 reviews)
OER: A Field Guide for Academic Librarians
Contributors: Wesolek, Lashley, and Langley
Publisher: Pacific University Press
We intend this book to act as a guide writ large for would-be champions of OER, that anyone—called to action by the example set by our chapter authors—might serve as guides themselves. The following chapters tap into the deep experience of practitioners who represent a meaningful cross section of higher education institutions in North America. It is our hope that the examples and discussions presented by our authors will facilitate connections among practitioners, foster the development of best practices for OER adoption and creation, and more importantly, lay a foundation for novel, educational excellence.
(2 reviews)
The Data Journalism Handbook
Contributors: Bounegru, Chambers, and Gray
Publisher: European Journalism Centre
When you combine the sheer scale and range of digital information now available with a journalist’s "nose for news" and her ability to tell a compelling story, a new world of possibility opens up. With The Data Journalism Handbook, you’ll explore the potential, limits, and applied uses of this new and fascinating field.
(1 review)
Media, Society, Culture and You
Contributor: Poepsel
Publisher: Rebus Community
Media, Society, Culture, and You is an approachable introductory Mass Communication text that covers major mass communication terms and concepts including "digital culture." It discusses various media platforms and how they are evolving as Information and Communication Technologies change.
(10 reviews)
Message Processing: The Science of Creating Understanding
Contributor: Gasiorek
Publisher: University of Hawaii Manoa
The text provides an upper-level undergraduate introduction and explanation of the social and cognitive processes involved in human communication, focusing on how people create understanding.
(5 reviews)
Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Contributors: Ferrier and Mays
Publisher: Rebus Community
This is the first edition of a modular open textbook designed for entrepreneurial journalism, media innovation, and related courses. This book has been undergoing student and faculty testing and open review in fall 2017. Feedback has been implemented in Version 1.0 and will continue to be implemented in Version 2.0 (ETA spring 2018). An accompanying handbook will include additional activities, ancillary materials and faculty resources on media innovation for instructors.
(8 reviews)
A Guide to Technical Communications: Strategies & Applications
Contributors: Hall and Wahlin
Publisher: Ohio State University Libraries
Welcome to the textbook for Engineering Technical Communications courses at The Ohio State University. Our aim in writing this textbook was to create a resource specifically focused on and applicable to the kinds of communication skills most beneficial to the students who take our courses. Therefore, this textbook focuses on developing both technical and professional communication skills and will help readers practice strategies for critically analyzing audiences and contexts, real-world applications of rhetorical principles, and skills for producing documents (reports, proposals, instructions), presentations, videos, and wide variety of other professional communications.
(7 reviews)
Exploring Public Speaking - 4th Edition
Contributors: Barton and Tucker
Publisher: University System of Georgia
In Exploring Public Speaking, especially in its second through fourth editions, we have attempted to create a usable, zero-cost textbook for basic public speaking courses or courses that include basic public speaking skills as one of their primary learning outcomes. The free, open nature of the text means that instructors are able to use all or part of it, and add their own materials.
(41 reviews)
Media Studies 101
Contributor: Pearson
Publisher: BCcampus
Media Studies 101 is the open educational resource for media studies studies in New Zealand, Australia, and Pacifica. We have constructed this text so it can be read in a number of ways. You may wish to follow the structured order of 'chapters' like you would in a traditional printed textbook. Each section builds on and refers back to previous sections to build up your knowledge and skills. Alternatively, you may want to go straight to the section you are interested in -- links will help guide you back to definitions and key ideas if you need to refresh your knowledge or understand a new concept.This text is open under a Creative Commons NZ BY license.
(4 reviews)
Writing for Strategic Communication Industries
Contributor: Roberts
Publisher: Ohio State University Libraries
Good writing skills are important in today's competitive work environment. This is especially the case for communication-related professions such as public relations, brand communication, journalism, and marketing. Writing for Strategic Communication Industries emphasizes practical application of academic inquiry to help readers improve their writing skills. This book gives readers:
(17 reviews)