What are the Reasons for studying theories in mass communication?

Answer 1

The best reason for studying the theories of the great mass communication scholars is that it will give you new perspectives in how to analyze and evaluate mass media messages. While learning how to be a journalist or a practitioner of public relations (to name two examples of careers that are involved with Mass Communication) requires hands-on experience, it also requires an understanding of how mass communication developed and how messages are created, shaped and disseminated. Theorists like Marshall McLuhan, Neil Postman, Walter Ong, Sherry Turkle and others have varying and often-fascinating opinions on the power and influence of mass media, and I am sure you will find their research worth learning about.