Úvod do dějin tištěných médií – Večeřa Pavel (2015)

How have printed media transformed from their inception to the present day? What role have they played over the centuries? All this and much more can be found in this publication, which will surely be appreciated by students of media studies and journalism, history, sociology, and other social and humanities sciences, as well as journalists and media enthusiasts. Presenting the development of printed media over more than half a millennium is no easy task, as it must encompass more than just a mere insight into the multifaceted issues of newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets. This book is therefore not a history of printed media, but merely an introduction to the remarkable story of their evolution. Its aim is to describe the key turning points from the news and publicist leaflets of the 16th century through the newspapers and magazines of the early modern period to their heirs in the modern era, who have become an endangered species on the threshold of the third millennium. It focuses on moments that influenced the development of printed media worldwide. It tracks the transformations of communication tools that facilitate the mediation of information in relation to both word and text, as well as image, and pays attention to contemporary information sources, the mediation of information, and the work with it. It offers an engaging look at the economic foundation of printed media and...