Intended to serve as a core text for a television studies course in communication and media studies curricula, this work by Butler (telecommunication and film, U. of Alabama) addresses the way
television constructs narratives and meanings beyond narrative; examines the production of television styles; and addresses the analysis of televisual texts, discourses, and representations of
identity. This fourth edition includes a new chapter on modes of production and their impact on what is broadcast and incorporates new material on recent developments such as transmedia
storytelling and YouTube's impact on video distribution. A companion website with additional pedagogical tools is available. Annotation 穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
