{"id":823,"date":"2023-12-12T20:34:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/ppsccom1300communicationandpopularculture\/front-matter\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T23:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T23:01:26","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/ppsccom1300communicationandpopularculture\/front-matter\/introduction\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Media, Society, Culture, and You<\/h2>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">edited and adapted by<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Katie Wheeler, MA Communication and Jessica Mehring, MA Communication<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em>This edition of Media, Society, Culture, and You was updated by the PPSC Communication Department at Pikes Peak State College in 2026. COM 1300 Media, Society, Culture, and You by PPSC is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\">Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a>, except where otherwise noted.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/buttons\/88x31\/png\/by-nc-sa.png\" alt=\"CC BY NC SA License \" width=\"111\" height=\"39\" \/>\r\n\r\n<em>This reading was originally adopted and adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/press.rebus.community\/mscy\" rel=\"cc:attributionURL\">Media, Society, Culture and You<\/a> by Mark Poepsel licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY 40.<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.lib.umn.edu\/mediaandculture\" rel=\"cc:attributionURL\">Understanding Media and Culture<\/a> by University of Minnesota licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-SA 4.0<\/a>, and has been remixed with supplementary material and adapted for Pikes Peak State College.\u00a0<\/em>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><b>UPDATES (as of May 2026)<\/b><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><i>Media, Society, Culture, and You<\/i> has been edited, expanded, updated, and has a brand-new chapter on narrative. Key u<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">New chapter on narrative.<\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>New material added to chapters to more\u00a0fully cover the four theories in COM 1300: rhetorical theory, narrative theory, gender theory, and critical race theory.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<div class=\"elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\">Key class concepts and definitions added to OER from\u00a0Ouellette &amp; Gray book, so Ouellette &amp; Gray (PDFs\u00a0can be removed from COM 1300 shell)<\/div><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Textbook copyedited\u00a0and standardized to APA style formatting throughout.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Sources and citations checked, updated, added, or corrected as needed.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Images updated throughout.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Some sections and chapters rearranged for improved flow.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Design elements (e.g., sidebars and textboxes) added to bring attention to and clarify key concepts.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Some section headers renamed for clarity.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Concepts added to glossary.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nCover image \"Old Compton Street by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/woman-walking-passes-graffiti-ekvNI_03FLM\">Mark Hayward<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\">Unsplash<\/a>.","rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Media, Society, Culture, and You<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">edited and adapted by<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Katie Wheeler, MA Communication and Jessica Mehring, MA Communication<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This edition of Media, Society, Culture, and You was updated by the PPSC Communication Department at Pikes Peak State College in 2026. COM 1300 Media, Society, Culture, and You by PPSC is licensed under a <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/deed.en\">Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License<\/a>, except where otherwise noted.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/mirrors.creativecommons.org\/presskit\/buttons\/88x31\/png\/by-nc-sa.png\" alt=\"CC BY NC SA License\" width=\"111\" height=\"39\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>This reading was originally adopted and adapted from <a href=\"https:\/\/press.rebus.community\/mscy\" rel=\"cc:attributionURL\">Media, Society, Culture and You<\/a> by Mark Poepsel licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY 40.<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.lib.umn.edu\/mediaandculture\" rel=\"cc:attributionURL\">Understanding Media and Culture<\/a> by University of Minnesota licensed under <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-SA 4.0<\/a>, and has been remixed with supplementary material and adapted for Pikes Peak State College.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><b>UPDATES (as of May 2026)<\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><i>Media, Society, Culture, and You<\/i> has been edited, expanded, updated, and has a brand-new chapter on narrative. 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