Media Criticism in a Digital Age: Professional and Consumer Considerations - Paperback

by Peter B. Orlik (Author)

Media Criticism in a Digital Age introduces readers to a variety of critical approaches in analyzing audio and video discourse on radio, television and the Internet. It applies key aesthetic, sociological, philosophical, psychological, structural and economic principles to arrive at a comprehensive evaluation of both programming and advertising content.

Author Biography

Peter B. Orlik is director and professor in Central Michigan University's School of Broadcast & Cinematic Arts. Industry experience includes work as copywriter, radio announcer/music director, and television promotions executive. He was the 2001 recipient of the Broadcast Education Association's Distinguished Education Service Award (that organization's highest honor) and a 2003 inductee into the Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame.