Ali, Dominic. Illustrated by Michael Cho. Media Madness: An Insider's Guide to Media.ALI, Dominic. Illustrated by Michael Cho. Media madness; an insider's guide to media. Kids Can Press. 64p. illus. index. c2005. 1-55337-175-5. $8.95. J A slick, eye-grabbing intro to the media, Dominic Ali's instruction manual is vibrant and informative. Through cartooning conventions, the author and artist Michael Cho punch up pages of information on television, radio, magazines, newspapers, CDs, comic books comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. , video games See video game console. , and the Internet. The text alerts readers to the insidious insidious /in·sid·i·ous/ (-sid´e-us) coming on stealthily; of gradual and subtle development. in·sid·i·ous adj. Being a disease that progresses with few or no symptoms to indicate its gravity. nature of hard-line advertising and to the methods by which producers build audiences. Crucial to the book are data on stealth ads, ratings, spare, jargon, soft news, advergames, and news-speak. Hands-on projects involve middle school-aged readers in designing CD covers and comic book characters, choosing an audience for a new cosmetic, balancing card-stacking with negative product results, and programming a radio broadcast. One weakness is the author's brief overview of print media and his failure to differentiate between news and features. Mary Ellen Snodgrass The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. , Hickory Hickory, city, United States Hickory, city (1990 pop. 28,301), Burke and Catawba counties, W N.C., at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mts.; inc. 1870. It is a processing and trade center for an abundant agricultural region (grain, soybeans, poultry, hogs, , NC J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. |
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