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Journalism - Doctoral Research : Communication Theory

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Communication Theories

Including research or reviews of communication theories in your paper.

Find theories in Communication and Mass Media Complete

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  • Click on the term to view definition, broader and narrower terms.

The Communication Theories blog lists theories by category

A list of communication theories from McGraw Hill

Alphabetical list of communication theories from the University of Twente (Netherlands)

Books: Communication Theory

Read about communication theory in these books:

Berger, A. A. (1995).  Essentials of mass communication theory.  Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications. (ebook)

Baran, S. J. (2015).  Mass communication theory : foundations, ferment, and future. Stamford, CT : Cengage Learning.   

Journalism Library Reserve P90 .B285 2015  

Griffin, E. A. (2015).  A first look at communication theory. New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education.

 Journalism Library Reserve  P90 .G725 2015  

Rosenberry, J. (2009).  Applied mass communication theory : a guide for media practitioners. Boston : Pearson Allyn and Bacon.

Journalism Library P91.3 .R67 2009

Stacks, D. W. & Salwen, M. B. (Eds.) (2009) An integrated approach to communication theory and research . New York : Routledge. (ebook)