Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Dimensions of media convergence / August E. Grant -- The state of convergence journalism revisited : newspapers take the lead / Camille Kraeplin & Carrie Anna Criado -- Convergence explained : playing catch-up with news consumers / Janet Kolodzy -- Middletown Media Studies II : observing consumer interactions with media / Robert A. Papper, Michael E. Holmes, & Mark N. Popovich -- The converged audience : receiver-senders and content creators / Jeffrey S. Wilkinson, Steven R. McClung, & Varsha A. Sherring -- Media convergence and the neo-dark age / Van Kornegay -- Converging communication, colliding cultures : shifting boundaries and the meaning of "our field" / Jeffrey S. Wilkinson -- Culture, conflict, and convergence : a theoretical discussion of group-based identity and bias reduction in a converged newsroom / Vincent F. Filak -- Developing media managers for convergence : a study of management theory and practice for managers of converged newsrooms / Holly A. Fisher -- A feminist perspective on convergence / August E. Grant, Jennifer H. Meadows, & Elizabeth Jordan Storm -- On linkages and levels : using theory to assess the effect of converged structures on news products / George L. Daniels -- The meaning and influence of convergence : a qualitative case study of newsroom work at the Tampa News Center / Michel Dupagne & Bruce Garrison -- News convergence arrangements in smaller media markets / Tony DeMars -- Beyond the "tower of Babel: " ideas for future research in media convergence / Susan Keith and B. William Silcock -- Web logs : democratizing media production / Bryan Murley -- Global aspects of convergence / Kenneth C. Killebrew -- Tracks, silos, and elevators : postsecondary convergence journalism education in the United States / Timothy E. Bajkiewicz -- The future of media convergence / Charles Bierbauer.

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