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Book SynopsisThe expert contributors together trace how the arts of editingand effects have evolved in tandem, starting with the 'trick films'of the early silent era, which astounded audiences by splicingin or editing out key frames, all the way to today's cutting-edgeeffects technologies. Multiple filmmaking techniques are exploredthroughout, from classic Hollywood's rear projection and matteshots to the fast cuts and wall-to-wall CGI of the contemporaryblockbuster. The book introduces readers to the analog and digitaltools used in these crafts, showing the impact of changes in the filmindustry itself.Trade Review'A much-needed survey of two fundamental cinematic crafts & techniques and their creative challenges. Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the instrumental impact of technological turns on film history.' - Andre Gaudreault, Universite de Montreal

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Book SynopsisWhen Waseem Mahmood's brother broke a confidence and filed a story in the world's highest circulating tabloid, the News of the World, Mahmood feared he'd never work in broadcast media again. History intervened with the events of 9/11, the attack on Afghanistan, and the Taliban's fall. Headed by Mahmood, a group of journalists responded by producing a Kabul-based radio program to disseminate much-needed and, for the first time, uncensored information. What they end up providing is hope for a devastated land and a voice for a people long smothered by oppression. Told with searing honesty, this is a story of struggle, cruelty, and courage populated by ordinary people who risk their lives for freedom.Trade Review"Was an important start in bringing fast and uncensored information to the war-stricken people of Afghanistan" – Hamid Karzai, former president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, on the radio station, "A fast-paced mix of humour and heartbreak. The reader is assaulted with the sights, sounds and above all the smells of downtown Kabul in the months that followed the US invasion" --Andy Home, author, Siberian Dreams

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Book SynopsisProvides an up-to-date, insightful take on modern American cinema's relations with, and influence on Reagan's, Clinton's and both Bush's administrations. George W.Bush, Clinton and Ronald Reagan's relations are revealed with radical celebrities like Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon and Warren Beatty. It contains unique 'behind the scenes' stories and exclusive, revealing interviews with Hollywood celebrities. Described by Tony Garnett as 'an ambitious and refreshing book', "Hollywood's New Radicalism" is a timely and contentious account of the last twenty-five years of American cinema. Ben Dickenson tells the story of the corporate take-over of the movies in the 1970s, and the subsequent transformation of Hollywood into the dominant force in the global media industry. Writing from the intersection where politics, society and cinema meet, and using exclusive interviews with Hollywood personalities, he explores the radicalising effect of such changes on liberal filmmakers like Warren Beatty, Michael Moore and Sean Penn in the past decade. He demonstrates how left-wing messages smuggled their way into 1980s movies, found a fuller voice in independent American cinema during the 1990s and flirted with mainstream popularity at the start of the new millennium. Bringing the story up to and through the 2004 Presidential election, he reveals how important Hollywood figures have become key members of a vigorous left - wing opposition to George W. Bush's Presidency.Trade Review"'Here's a book that explains how the industry we're in really works and how some of us try to get a human message through the system. Without question an enjoyable and stimulating read.' - Ed Asner Ambitious and refreshing. Ben Dickenson displays a rare and welcome use of political ideas, to make sense of Hollywood beyond its trivial surface.' - Tony Garnett"

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Book SynopsisDescription The music industry, as with most other media forms, is in the middle of a period of enormous transformation. Digital technologies have empowered producers and consumers of music - traditional ways of making and distributing music are under threat as musicians and their audiences embrace new opportunities, many of which bypass the incumbent middlemen. Whilst it is clear that the music industry is thriving, the traditional recording industry, dominated by a handful of multinational corporations is struggling to stay relevant. The changes are so dramatic that the term "Music 2.0" has become commonly used to delineate old and new business models and approaches. But the demise of the traditional music industry is overstating things - the reality is that (whilst their profits may be diminishing) they still dominate a multi-billion dollar marketplace and exercise unprecedented control over the star-making process. And, of course, they have the resources to be able to reinvent themselves. The actual future of music is a complex and contested one. This book aims to unpack that complexity, map the changes and explain the causes and motivations surrounding an industry undergoing change. It explores the world of popular music from three distinct perspectives. Firstly, it examines the new opportunities available to consumers of music - interrogating how the lines between production and consumption are blurring, creating fans who do much more than just listen to music. Secondly, it draws on interviews with a diverse range of musicians explaining their place in the brave new world and trying to articulate their newly defined roles. Finally, it examines the industry itself, and unpack the responses to current challenges from new and old players alike.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Technology of Music 2. Rise of the Machine 3. Digital Music 4. The New Intermediaries 5. Star Wars 6. What about Me? 7. Shaking the Foundations 8. It's the Music, Stupid Appendix 1 Bibliography Discography Filmography

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Book SynopsisThe British defeat in Burma at the hands of the Japanese in 1942 marked the longest retreat in British army history and the onset of its most drawn-out campaign of World War II. It also marked the beginning of the end of British rule, not only in Burma but also in south and south-east Asia. There have been many studies of military and civilian experiences during the retreat but this is the first book to look at the way the campaign was represented in the Western media: newspapers, pictorial magazines, and newsreels. There were some twenty-six accredited war correspondents covering the campaign, and almost half of them wrote books about their experiences, mostly within a year or two of the defeat. Their accounts were censured by government officials as being misinformed and sensationalist. More recent historians, on the other hand, have criticised them for being too patriotic and optimistic in their coverage and thus giving the public an unrealistic view of how the war was progressing. Philip Woods returns to the original sources to asses the validity of these criticisms.His is the first re-evaluation of the war correspondent's role in Burma and as such will be of great value to students of journalism and media.Trade Review‘This clearly-written book will be useful not only to those people interested in the early phases of the war in Burma but also those who wish to understand the challenges of journalists who still find themselves in the ‘fog of war’ during 21st century conflicts.’ -- New Books Asia'At last, a new angle on the Burma campaign. Philip Woods offers an entirely fresh perspective by focusing on the war correspondents who were there, offering an intimate portrait of momentous events. In so doing, the book sheds new light on the activities of the colonial government and the maligned Governor, the plight of fleeing civilians, and the actions of imperial armed forces.' * Ashley Jackson, Professor of Imperial and Military History, Defence Studies Department, King's College London *'Reporting the Retreat is a brilliant book. It is meticulously researched, clearly written and cogently argued. Every student of late-colonial Burma or war reportage should read it. Woods weaves both strands into an elegant 'history from the side.' He manages to judge colonial politicians, military leaders and war correspondents with magisterial authority and deep humanity.' * Michael D. Leigh, Research Associate, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; author of 'The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma: Analysing the 1942 Colonial Disaster' *

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Book SynopsisThe Language of Journalism aims to provide an accessible, wide-ranging introductory textbook for a range of students. The book explores the significance of a range of linguistic practices occurring in journalism, demonstrating and facilitating the use of analysis in aiding professional journalistic and media practice. The book introduces the differences in language conventions that develop across media platforms. It covers all the key journalistic mediums available today, including sport, online and citizen journalism alongside the more standard chapters on magazine, newspaper and broadcast journalism. Clearly written and structured, this will be a key text for journalism students.Trade ReviewThe Language of Journalism's impressive theoretical analysis will satisfy the most demanding scholar, while its clarity of purpose and expression will also enlighten those new to the subject. Higgins and Smith's critical analysis is clearly linked to appropriate and interesting empirical examples; extraordinarily useful for scholars, teachers and students. The book is essential reading for any serious student of the power of language and its use within all aspects of journalism. -- Mick Temple, Professor of Journalism & Politics, Staffordshire University, UK, Co-editor, Journalism Education; Co-convener, Media & Politics Group, PSAThis book is a pleasure to read. Its pages brim with ideas that will challenge students and professors alike. The authors are to be commended for their critical appraisal of the language of journalism. Readers are brought to the core of understanding journalism with a focus on the place of language in how stories are built and understood. Key concepts and the techniques of language and discourse analysis are outlined before the authors dissect the role of language in broadcast, print and online journalism. They make a very strong case for why language is central to unraveling the conundrum of what we understand journalism to be today. -- Kevin Rafter, Senior Lecturer in Political Communication & Associate Dean for Research, Dublin City University, IrelandThrough rich analysis of examples from contemporary journalism, this book does an excellent job of introducing readers to analysis of journalistic language. The authors achieve the difficult task of introducing readers to discourse analysis while also remaining firmly focused on the value of that in understanding our media, from the way live news achieves its appeal to how readers of consumer magazines are invited to make sense of themselves. Above all, the book gives readers a wide range of tools to think in greater depth about the way journalism’s textual practice constructs versions of our world. -- Donald Matheson, Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Canterbury, NZAngela Smith and Dr. Michael Higgins explore the media’s use of language to purposely and inadvertently maintain the societal status quo. The chapters are clearly organized with plenty of subheadings throughout and a labeled conclusion, which, again, could be helpful for students. It would be a good reading for use in an introductory media and society course…It, thus, provides a useful contribution to our academic field. -- Alyssa Appelman, Pennsylvania State University * Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements 1.Introduction: Why should we study the language of journalism? 2.Broadcast Journalism 3.Magazine Journalism 4.Newspaper Journalism 5.Sports Journalism 6.Online and Citizen Journalism Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Government communication is a curiously neglected area of discursive analysis. No considered examination of the subject exists which provides either an account of the contemporary governmental landscape or an explanation of the common and divergent themes on both a domestic and international basis. This volume aims to fill that gap, providing a concise and illuminating case-study based review of government communication. It will be divided into three sections to reflect differences in both geography and political allegiances, scrutinizing continental Europe, Anglo-American traditions and newly emerging democracies. Offering a global and thematic account, it is an indispensable resource for all students of political communication.Trade ReviewThis tour of how different governments communicate to press and publics is led by top scholars in the field. The authors have created a valuable sourcebook on an important and changing topic. -- Lance Bennett, Professor of Political Science and Ruddick C. Lawrence Professor of Communication, and Director for the Center for Communication & Civic Engagement, University of Washington, USIt has been about time that somebody maps the field of government communication, a field with ever increasing scientific and political importance. This book does the job and it does it theoretically as well as with a plethora of empirical data from no less than 15 countries around the world. For years to come this book will be the first stop for scholars and practitioners seeking information on what is out there and how it can be normatively assessed on blurring lines between information and advertising or spin and substance. -- Wolfgang Donsbach, Professor and Founding Director, Department of Media and Communication at Dresden University of Technology, GermanyThis is a much needed and deeply thoughtful book about Government Communication. The authors have brought together a carefully selected group of comparative case studies from around the world using the Freedom House Index as the basis for choice and analysis. The result is a rich picture of the purpose, structure and process of Government Communication in different settings, or to use Canel and Sanders words, 'what it is' and 'what it does'. This seminal text plugs a gap in our knowledge and understanding in a growing area of study and as such is essential reading for both academics and practitioners. -- Anne Gregory, Professor and Director, Centre for Public Relations Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University, UKAs somebody who is sometimes described as a 'spin doctor,' it is a pleasure to read a book on government communication that depicts leaders and citizenry in a relationship, rather than simply manipulation from the top. Using rich case studies in fifteen countries, Karen Sanders and María José Canel analyze the different ways governments cope with growing uncertainty in the world of politics and media and the importance of strategy and perspective over tactics and rapid response. -- Stanley Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of Greenberg Quinlan Rosner ResearchTable of ContentsIntroduction: Mapping the Field of Government Communication Section One: Continental European Approaches: from Advertising to Marketing: 30 Years of French Government Communication Meeting the Challenges? Government Communication in Germany Looking for News Space or Thinking Strategically? The Case of Spanish Government Communication Government Communication in Sweden: From Public Reliance to Public Relations Poland: Government Communication in Democratic Poland 20 Years After the Collapse of Communism Section Two: Anglo American Traditions: Australia and Government Communication Understanding the Strengths and Limitations of Strategic Communication: The Case of British Government Communication United States Section Three: The Achievements and Challenges for Emerging Democracies: Government Communication in Southern Africa Government Strategic Communication in the Chilean Political Transition Contributing to Consensus, Stability and Economic Growth: Political Communications of the Chinese Government in 2008 Conclusion: A Comparative Perspective in Government Communication?

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Book SynopsisJournalism today is moving faster than ever before. With web 2.0, blogging, huge media conglomerates, 24-hour news-networks, and tight legal frameworks, this introduction investigates the role of journalism in the digital age. With priorities shifting, do journalists still strive for truth or are they solely concerned with "infotainment" – driven by sales and ratings? This captivating guide explains the history of journalism, its everyday workings, and the ethical dilemmas that modern journalists face.

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Book SynopsisThis title brings together Jack Webster's two volumes of autobiography. The first part brings to life his homeland of Buchan in the north-east of Scotland. He describes in detail his childhood years in Aberdeenshire with stories of honest hard-working folk, people with often dour exteriors and a sharp, wry sense of humour twinkling beneath. From his childhood, the story moves on to the early years of his career on the "Turiff Advertiser" and his time at the "Scottish Daily Express", with tales of his travels and meeting with the famous all over the world. The second part continues his story, opening with the "roup" in Maud, the auctioning of his family farm, and going on to tell stories and anecdotes of the famous and not-so-famous inhabitants of his native Buchan - people like his great grandfather, Gavin Greig, a scholar of international repute, and the celebrated writer, Lesi Grassic Gibbon, who tragically died at the age of 33. Whether writing of his meetings with the rich and famous, of great events, bloody murder or simply his memories of his childhood, Jack Webster displays the qualities of writing that has made him one of Scotland's best-loved journalists.He is the author of "Famous Ships of the Clyde".

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Book SynopsisTraces the story of the UK independent record label boom from the late 70s to the mid 80s, a period which saw a new generation of independent spirits take up the baton and revolutionise the course of popular music.

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Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1999, Michael Ashcroft (now Lord Ashcroft) became the subject of concerted attacks aimed at unseating him as Treasurer of the Conservative Party. His attackers were "The Times" newspaper and the New Labour Government of Tony Blair. This work tells the story of how he fought back.

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Book SynopsisNo one is more responsible for Britain's current obsession with celebrity culture than the late, great gossip columnist Nigel Dempster (1941-2007). For a quarter of a century, as the editor of the Daily Mail's diary, he was the man perfectly placed and qualified to record - and accelerate - the end of the age of deference...Trade ReviewI'm really jealous of this; Dempsters world is such a juicy subject and Tim Willis has caught it completely.'A gorgeous account of the sentimental sadist, seasoned with scandal and nostalgia'Witty, scandalous and horribly riveting'. * The Sunday Times *This lively, well-written biography is studded with the sort of anecdotes Dempster would have relished... (But) is is more than a portrait of a man; it is a portrait of a pre-Twitter age. Dempster prefigured our celebrity culture and in the end was submerged by it...' * The Evening Standard *This alluring biography chronicles the extraordinary changes British society has undergone in the past few decades and accurately defines the columnist s own part in that seismic shift. It s a dazzling read, a helter-skelter ride through High Society and Fleet Street...' * The Sunday Express *Not just a fine portrait of a diarist, Tim Willis has anatomised a society in flux' * The Lady *A must for anyone interested in showbusiness and how it is reported * News of The World *Effervescent, elegantly written and faultlessly researched... Tim Willis has caught the atmosphere of the Dempster decades with uncanny precision. Willis's book treats the many facets of Dempster, his braggadocio and his bonking, his swagger, his guile and his generosity with frankness and in fascinating detail.' * The Spectator *

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Book SynopsisBill Coles brings newspapers to life and injects an infectious energy, warmth and passion. We are in the business of entertaining and Bill is the master of ceremonies.' Donald Martin, Editor-in-Chief at DC Thomson NewspaperRed Top is tremendously entertaining, insightful and a must-read for all aspiring reporters; it is also an excellent guide for practising journalists.' Ingo CapraroRed Top has everything an aspiring reporter needs to know about newspaper journalism. Written in easily digestible bite-size chapters, the book is packed with extraordinary stories that explain what it's really like to be a front-line reporter.Included is a full breakdown on the two key skills of how to interview and how to dig up exclusives. Plus tips on dealing with the mad-masters, the editors; writing a news story; and what the hell to do when a libel writ comes thudding onto your desk.Bill Coles has been a journalist for 25 years and was The Sun's New York Correspondent, Political Correspondent and Royal Reporter. He has written for a huge variety of papers from The Wall Street Journal to the Mail, the Scotsman and Prima Baby Magazine.He has also covered some of the world's biggest news stories as well as some of the most bizarre:Bill Clinton's year-long sex scandal with his intern Monica Lewinsky.The Boston murder trial of the British nanny Louise Woodward (with five Sun front pages in a row).Buying $10,000 of lottery tickets in MiamiA blind-date with Ivana Trump in a stretch limo.Becoming one of Company magazine's Bachelors of the Year.Flying from New York to the Inca trail in Peru to eat a giant guinea-pig.Posing naked for a Sun centrefold - with nothing but a copy of The Sun to hide his modesty.

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Book SynopsisGrunwick was the strike that changed the rules of the game.It changed the way the unions thought about race, about their own core values, and about the best way to organise among the new immigrant communities coming to Britain in the 1970s. Moreover, it changed the way unions thought about the law, and raised big questions about their will to win.In the beginning, Grunwick wasn't a strike about wages - it was about something much more important than that. It was about dignity at work. And, for the small band of Asian women strikers, who braved sun, rain and snow month-in and month-out on the picket-lines, from August 1976 to July 1978, rights in the workplace and pride at work, were far more important than any amount of money.At the time, this book was the seminal account of the dispute, providing the workers' own story in their own words and told by two of the leading participants in the strike. Now, forty years later, its themes still resonate, making this book vital reading for all of those who seek to organise within their own communities and workplaces.Table of ContentsNote on the textList of Illustrations'We are the Lions, Mr. Manager!', TimRoacheGrunwick: The Workers' Story -Foreword, Jack DromeyIntroduction, Graham Taylor1978 ForewordChronology1. Inside 'the Zoo'2. On the Track3. The Strike Breaks Out4. 'The Happy Family'5. The Movement Mobilises6. The Struggle Begins7. 'NAFF v. the Unions - Who Wins?'8. NAFF Wins9. 'Company Police'10. 'Honey on Your Elbow'11. The Road to the Mass Picket12. The Battle for Chapter Road13. 11 July: the Beautiful Morning14. The Scarman Court of Inquiry15. The Last BattleConclusionIndex

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Book SynopsisIn diesem Buch lüften YouTube-Legende Oguz Yilmaz von Y-Titty und Marketing-Professor Marc Oliver Opresnik die Geheimnisse erfolgreichen YouTube-Marketings: Sie zeigen, wie dieses Medium in eine moderne digitale Marketingstrategie integriert wird.Mit YouTube als eine der wichtigsten Social Media Plattformen erreichen Unternehmen, Selbstständige und Freiberufler die werberelevante Zielgruppe der jungen User optimal. Trade Review“... Die Darstellung ist unterhaltsam und auch für Laien hervorragend verständlich. Sie bietet viele Anregungen, zahlreiche Nachweise und Hinweise auf erfolgreiche Videos. Die wichtigsten Inhalte finden sich kurz zusammengefasst am Ende eines jeden Kapitels wieder. Merksätze und besondere Empfehlungen sind optisch hervorgehoben. Tabellen und Infografiken tragen zur Übersichtlichkeit bei. ... sei dieses Buch wärmstens zur Lektüre empfohlen, gibt es doch wertvolle Hilfestellung bei den „dos and dont’s“ dieses Social-Media-Segments. Es vermittelt verständlich das unverzichtbare Grundlagenwissen und macht Mut das Thema anzugehen.” (Anja Gans, in: blog.beck-shop.de, 2.März 2017)“… beschreiben sie anschaulich und anhand vieler Praxisbeispiele, wie Unternehmen einen eigenen YouTube-Kanal aufbauen oder verbessern können. Ganz nebenbei bekommt der Leser ein besseres Verständnis von Marketing allgemein und der Generation YouTube, die Stars verehrt, von denen so mancher Erwachsener noch nie etwas gehört hat.” (in: Der Handel, Heft 12, 1. Dezember 2016)“... Falls Sie ernsthaft über eine digitale Marketingstrategie nachdenken, kommen Sie an YouTube und damit an diesem Buch nicht vorbei ...” (Mark Hübner-Weinhold, in: Hamburger Abendblatt, 24./25. September 2016)“... Opresnik und Yilmaz liefern ein längst überfälliges, höchst empfehlenswertes Handbuch, um Youtube zu verstehen und sinnvoll zu nutzen.” (in: Berliner Morgenpost, 37. Woche, 2016)Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisJodocus Badius Ascensius (1462-1535) was a scholar and printer who played a central role in the flourishing of humanism and print culture in the French Renaissance. In a career spanning four decades, he was involved with the print publication of something approaching one thousand editions. He was known for the ''familiar'' commentaries he wrote and published as introductions to the major authors of Latin (and, less frequently, Greek) antiquity, as well as on texts by medieval and contemporary authors. His commentaries and prefaces document the early stages of French humanism, and his texts played a major role in forming the minds of future generations. This book provides an account of Badius''s contributions to pedagogy, scholarship, printing and humanist culture. Its main focus is on Latin language commentaries on classical texts. It examines Badius''s multiple roles in the light of changing conceptions of textual culture during the Renaissance. It also explores the wider context of tTable of Contents1. Jodocus Badius Ascensius: The Making of a Name ; 2. Self-Representation and Authorship ; 3. Defining Commentary ; 4. Badius and Textual Culture ; 5. The Commerce of Learning ; 6. Silvae morales (1492) ; 7. Badius's Commentary Editions: The Classical Poets ; 8. 'Morals and Letters' ; Conclusion

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Book SynopsisReveals why journalists contribute to the growing similarity of news - even though they dislike it - and why consumers acquiesce to a media system they find increasingly dissatisfying. This book offers an enlightening perspective on living in a world with more information but less news.Trade Review"News at Work is a brilliantly creative and much anticipated study of the new world of news. Pablo Boczkowski takes us on a far-ranging exploration - from the newsroom to the business office, the reporter's cubicle to the reader's desktop - on which we get a panoramic view of the links between the production, distribution, and consumption of digital media. He already has a reputation for rigorous scholarship - this book is better than anything he has published to date." - Eric Klinenberg, New York University"

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Book SynopsisWhy do some issues go viral and then just as quickly fall off the radar? How is it that the media can sustain public interest for months in a complex story like negotiations over Obamacare while ignoring other important issues in favor of stories on balloon boy? This title deals with these questions.Trade Review"Making the News sets forth the deceptively simple-sounding argument that the news agenda is 'skewed' so that few issues reach and remain on the front page. By applying new methods to explain these patterns irrefutably and on a broad scale, Amber E. Boydstun makes a valuable contribution to the literature on political communication." (Reginal Lawrence, University of Texas at Austin)"

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Book SynopsisWhy do some issues go viral and then just as quickly fall off the radar? How is it that the media can sustain public interest for months in a complex story like negotiations over Obamacare while ignoring other important issues in favor of stories on "balloon boy"? This title deals with these questions.Trade Review"Making the News sets forth the deceptively simple-sounding argument that the news agenda is 'skewed' so that few issues reach and remain on the front page. By applying new methods to explain these patterns irrefutably and on a broad scale, Amber E. Boydstun makes a valuable contribution to the literature on political communication." (Reginal Lawrence, University of Texas at Austin)"

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Book SynopsisAn in-depth history of animation from 1898-1928 that includes accounts of mechanical ingenuity, marketing and art. The text explains techniques of sketching and camera work, and discusses the styles of such animators as Winsor McCay and Ladislas Starevitch, placing work in its social and economic context.

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Book SynopsisFrom the early days of radio through the rise of television after World War II to the present, music has been used more and more to sell goods and establish brand identities. This book tells the history of music used in advertising in the United States and is an original contribution to this little-studied part of our cultural history.Trade Review"As Taylor shows in The Sounds of Capitalism, the links between American popular music and advertising are longstanding. While he briefly covers the 'prehistory' of the phenomenon in the cries of 13th-century street hawkers recorded in the Montpellier Codex, Taylor's real starting place is radio, which, he argues, is where the marriage between music and advertising was first truly consummated." (n+1)"

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Book SynopsisDrawing on his investigation of over one hundred mid-Victorian British newspapers and periodicals, Alvar Ellegard describes and analyzes the impact of Darwin's theory of evolution during the first dozen years after the publication of the Origin of Species. Although Darwin's book caused an immediate stir in literary and scientific periodicals, the popular press largely ignored it. Only after the work's implications for theology and the nature of man became evident did general publications feel compelled to react; each social group responded according to his own political and religious prejudices. Ellegard charts the impact of this revolution in science, maintaining that although the idea of evolution was generally accepted, Darwin's primary contribution, the theory of natural selection, was either ignored or rejected among the public.

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Book SynopsisThis is the story of Georgie Anne Geyer's rise from cub reporter to foreign correspondent. Geyer transports the reader to Guatemala, Cuba, Egypt, Russia and Cambodia, recounting the history and politics, adventure and exhaustion of the time.

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Book SynopsisProvides a definitive study of the iconic photograph as a dynamic form of public art. In this title, iconic images are revealed as models of visual eloquence, signposts for collective memory, means of persuasion across the political spectrum, and a crucial resource for critical reflection.Trade Review"Historians of photography will want to read No Caption Needed not only for its insightful examination of individual photographs but also for its sophisticated analysis of the role of photography in a democratic society." (Journal of American History) "A penetrating and provocative analysis.... An extraordinary feat of research and reporting." (American Interest)"

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Book SynopsisProvides a definitive study of the iconic photograph as a dynamic form of public art. In this title, iconic images are revealed as models of visual eloquence, signposts for collective memory, means of persuasion across the political spectrum, and a crucial resource for critical reflection.Trade Review"Historians of photography will want to read No Caption Needed not only for its insightful examination of individual photographs but also for its sophisticated analysis of the role of photography in a democratic society." (Journal of American History) "A penetrating and provocative analysis.... An extraordinary feat of research and reporting." (American Interest)"

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Book SynopsisCharts the rise and fall of four of the most prominent right-wing broadcasters during the Cold War: H L Hunt, Dan Smoot, Carl McIntire, and Billy James Hargis.Trade Review"What's Fair on the Air? is a fascinating look at the inner world of ultra-conservatism. Funny, insightful, and beautifully researched, it uncovers a group of media activists who played a critical part in building the modern right." (Kimberley Phillips-Fein, author of Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan)"

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Book SynopsisCharts the rise and fall of four of the most prominent right-wing broadcasters during the Cold War: H L Hunt, Dan Smoot, Carl McIntire, and Billy James Hargis.Trade Review"What's Fair on the Air? is a fascinating look at the inner world of ultra-conservatism. Funny, insightful, and beautifully researched, it uncovers a group of media activists who played a critical part in building the modern right." (Kimberley Phillips-Fein, author of Invisible Hands: The Making of the Conservative Movement from the New Deal to Reagan)"

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Book SynopsisPresents an argument that postal network initiated cultural shifts during the nineteenth century, laying the foundation for the interconnectedness that defines our world of telecommunications. This book traces these shifts from their beginnings. It paints a picture of a society where possibilities proliferated for communications.Trade Review"The Postal Age is engagingly written, rich with anecdotes and observations that dramatize and illuminate the manifold facets of 'postal culture' in the antebellum United States.... It is a major contribution to American social history and to the history of communications in general." - Geoffrey Nunberg, author of Going Nucular: Language, Politics, and Culture in Controversial Times "The Postal Age succeeds in joining two kinds of history writing: the thoroughly professional and the engagingly popular. David M. Henkin offers a clinic in how to combine social analysis of institutions with cultural study of the rituals, emotions, and meanings by which people pattern their lives." - Richard Wightman Fox, author of Jesus in America"

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Book SynopsisThis text takes a detailed look at early modern England and the creative and commercial forces in which print culture was formed (commercial, intellectual, political and individual), including replications of the disputes between authors and printers to political/religious manipulation.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments A Note on Conventions 1: Introduction: The Book of Nature and the Nature of the Book 2: Literatory Life: The Culture and Credibility of the Printed Book in Early Modern London 3: "The Advancement of Wholesome Knowledge": The Politics of Print and the Practices of Propriety 4: John Streater and the Knights of the Galaxy: Republicanism, Natural Knowledge, and the Politics of Printing 5: Faust and the Pirates: The Cultural Construction of the Printing Revolution 6: The Physiology of Reading: Print and the Passions 7: Piracy and Usurpation: Natural Philosophy in the Restoration 8: Histories of the Heavens: John Flamsteed, Isaac Newton, and the Historia Coelestis Britannica 9: Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis analysis of print culture and its many arenas - commercial, intellectual, political and individual - looks at how authors, printers, booksellers and readers competed for power over the printed page.

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Book SynopsisDrawing upon fieldwork conducted over 30 years, the author to this text examines the Sri Lankan advertising industry to show how executives draw on their skills as folk ethnographers to Sri Lankanize commodities and practices to make them locally desirable, essentially creating new culture.

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Book SynopsisIn 1968 a team of scientists and engineers from RCA announced the creation of a new form of electronic display that relied upon an obscure set of materials known as liquid crystals. At a time when televisions utilized bulky cathode ray tubes to produce an image, these researchers demonstrated how liquid crystals could electronically control the passage of light. One day, they predicted, liquid crystal displays would find a home in clocks, calculatorsand maybe even a television that could hang on the wall. Half a century later, RCA's dreams have become a reality, and liquid crystals are the basis of a multibillion-dollar global industry. Yet the company responsible for producing the first LCDs was unable to capitalize upon its invention. In The TVs of Tomorrow, Benjamin Gross explains this contradiction by examining the history of flat-panel display research at RCA from the perspective of the chemists, physicists, electrical engineers, and technicians at the company's central labora

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Book SynopsisA personal history of 50 years in photo-journalism by one of the top journalists of the 20th century. John Morris tells the inside stories from the field, ranging from photos of the D-Day landing to the assassination of Robert Kennedy.Trade Review"An exciting, revealing trip through the intricacies of picture publishing in its truest light." - Gordon Parks, author of Half Past Autumn; "Going through Morris's book of memories, I felt I was sitting in front of a magic lantern." - Henri Cartier-Bresson; "During his long and eventful career, John G. Morris operated at the heart of 20th-century photojournalism, working as a picture editor for Life, Magnum, The Washington Post, The New York Times and National Geographic....[H]e weaves photographers, anecdotes, players, history and a credo or two into an engaging and informative tale." - Rosemary Ranck, New York Times Book Review

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