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Book SynopsisA riveting portrait of how one community used the power of culture to restore their lives and socialconnections in the years after a devastating natural disasterNatural disasters and other such catastrophes typically attract large-scale media attention and public concern in their immediate aftermath. However, rebuilding efforts can take years or even decades, and communities are often left to repair physical and psychological damage on their own once public sympathy fades away. Connecting After Chaos tells the story of how people restored their lives and society in the months and years after disaster, focusing on how New Orleanians used social media to cope with trauma following Hurricane Katrina. Stephen F. Ostertag draws on almost a decade of research to create a vivid portrait of life in settling times, a term he defines as a distinct social condition of prolonged insecurity and uncertainty after disasters. He portrays this precarious state through the story of how a group of straTrade Review"Stephen Ostertag writes about devastation—a time when everyone and everything that has meaning for you is destroyed. He is speaking about New Orleanians after Hurricane Katrina and he uses the frame of culture and action to better understand the strategies—collective blogging in particular-- one uses to survive an extended period of loss. It is a timely and eye-opening analysis that has many important implications for our changing world." * Karen A. Cerulo, author of Never Saw It Coming: Cultural Challenges to Envisioning the Worst *"How do you find strength in a world crumbling around you? In Connecting After Chaos, Stephen Ostertag takes us to the world of DYI news production during Katrina and its aftermath, to show how collective action can result from desperation. Very accessible and yet original in how to think about issues of trust, authority, and cultural production in the digital era. This engaging book tells an illuminating story of what moves us and makes the case for the importance of understanding how culture works after the deluge." * Claudio E. Benzecry, author of The Perfect Fit: Creative Work in the Global Shoe Industry *"A must-read that asks a new question: How do unsettled times become settled? Ostertag uses data covering over ten years to introduce us to ‘the settling period.’ Ostertag argues modern times jump so quickly from crisis to crisis that we live perpetually in settling times. To cope, we must understand how we all create cultural work" * Gaye Tuchman, author of Making News: A Study in the Construction of Reality *"Connecting After Chaos is a major contribution to cultural sociology, highly original theoretically, deeply researched, and compelling in its empirical discoveries. To explain what happened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Ostertag brings elegantly together a vast range of writing about blogging, cultural structures and archetypes, and emotions, weaving them into a new way of thinking about social trauma as cultural action. Not to be ignored is Ostertag's flowing, beautiful prose. This is a wonderful book that is not only intellectually stimulating but a pleasure to read." * Jeffrey C. Alexander, author of What Makes a Social Crisis?: The Societalization of Social Problems *

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Book SynopsisA riveting portrait of how one community used the power of culture to restore their lives and socialconnections in the years after a devastating natural disasterNatural disasters and other such catastrophes typically attract large-scale media attention and public concern in their immediate aftermath. However, rebuilding efforts can take years or even decades, and communities are often left to repair physical and psychological damage on their own once public sympathy fades away. Connecting After Chaos tells the story of how people restored their lives and society in the months and years after disaster, focusing on how New Orleanians used social media to cope with trauma following Hurricane Katrina. Stephen F. Ostertag draws on almost a decade of research to create a vivid portrait of life in settling times, a term he defines as a distinct social condition of prolonged insecurity and uncertainty after disasters. He portrays this precarious state through the story of how a group of straTrade Review"Stephen Ostertag writes about devastation—a time when everyone and everything that has meaning for you is destroyed. He is speaking about New Orleanians after Hurricane Katrina and he uses the frame of culture and action to better understand the strategies—collective blogging in particular-- one uses to survive an extended period of loss. It is a timely and eye-opening analysis that has many important implications for our changing world." * Karen A. Cerulo, author of Never Saw It Coming: Cultural Challenges to Envisioning the Worst *"How do you find strength in a world crumbling around you? In Connecting After Chaos, Stephen Ostertag takes us to the world of DYI news production during Katrina and its aftermath, to show how collective action can result from desperation. Very accessible and yet original in how to think about issues of trust, authority, and cultural production in the digital era. This engaging book tells an illuminating story of what moves us and makes the case for the importance of understanding how culture works after the deluge." * Claudio E. Benzecry, author of The Perfect Fit: Creative Work in the Global Shoe Industry *"A must-read that asks a new question: How do unsettled times become settled? Ostertag uses data covering over ten years to introduce us to ‘the settling period.’ Ostertag argues modern times jump so quickly from crisis to crisis that we live perpetually in settling times. To cope, we must understand how we all create cultural work" * Gaye Tuchman, author of Making News: A Study in the Construction of Reality *"Connecting After Chaos is a major contribution to cultural sociology, highly original theoretically, deeply researched, and compelling in its empirical discoveries. To explain what happened in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Ostertag brings elegantly together a vast range of writing about blogging, cultural structures and archetypes, and emotions, weaving them into a new way of thinking about social trauma as cultural action. Not to be ignored is Ostertag's flowing, beautiful prose. This is a wonderful book that is not only intellectually stimulating but a pleasure to read." * Jeffrey C. Alexander, author of What Makes a Social Crisis?: The Societalization of Social Problems *

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Book SynopsisExplores new perspectives on social media entertainmentThere is a new class of cultural producersYouTube vloggers, Twitch gameplayers, Instagram influencers, TikTokers, Chinese wanghong, and otherswho are part of a rapidly emerging and highly disruptive industry of monetized user-generated content. As this new wave of native social media entrepreneurs emerge, so do new formations of culture and the ways they are studied. In this volume, contributors draw on scholarship in media and communication studies, science and technology studies, and social media, Internet, and platform studies, in order to define this new field of study and the emergence of creator culture. Creator Culture introduces readers to new paradigms of social media entertainment from critical perspectives, demonstrating both relations to and differentiations from the well-established media forms and institutions traditionally within the scope of media studies. This volume does not seek to impose a uniform perspectivTrade Review"This lively collection puts forth a persuasive case for ‘creator culture’ as a major new force in media industries worldwide. Drawing from intricate analyses and ethnographies of creator practices across the globe, the scholars in this volume show how today’s social media entrepreneurs exist at the uneasy intersection of platforms, legacy media, and advertising. From unboxing videos to fashion influencers, these essays explore the cultural logics of online creators and their larger sociocultural contexts. An essential collection for scholars of branding, celebrity, and social media, and anyone interested in the future of entertainment." * Alice E. Marwick, author of Status Update: Celebrity, Publicity, and Branding in the Social Media Age *"What could once be referred to confidently as ‘the media’ has fragmented into a diverse array of creators, platforms, audiences, communities, regulatory responsibilities, and business models. With Creator Culture, Cunningham and Craig have captured the zeitgeist of social media entertainment, bringing together an array of leading international researchers to critically analyze this emergent field." * Terry Flew, University of Sydney *

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Book SynopsisWinner, 2020 Outstanding Book Award, given by the International Communication AssociationHonorable Mention, 2020 Nancy Baym Book Award, given by the Association of Internet ResearchersHow the transformation of social media platforms and user-experience have redefined the entertainment industryIn a little over a decade, competing social media platforms, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat, have given rise to a new creative industry: social media entertainment. Operating at the intersection of the entertainment and interactivity, communication and content industries, social media entertainment creators have harnessed these platforms to generate new kinds of content separate from the century-long model of intellectual property control in the traditional entertainment industry. Social media entertainment has expanded rapidly and the traditional entertainment industry has been forced to cede Trade ReviewA seminal book that captures and contextualizes the rapid emergence of an evolutionary media form by connecting the past with the present, while successfully arguing for the legitimacy of Social Media Entertainment as a foundation of our future. -- Jordan Levin, Former CEO of Awesomeness and The WB television networkIf you really want to understand the convergence between Silicon Valley and Hollywood, read this book. Stuart Cunningham and David Craig have written a superb book on the global transition towards online screen culture. -- José van Dijck, author of The Culture of Connectivity and The Platform SocietyIts easy to say & everythings changed. But its monumental to actually develop a map of the changing economic and cultural dynamics of entertainment production in the age of social media. Cunningham and Craigs masterful book will be foundational for scholars and students for years to come. -- Tarleton Gillespie, author of Custodians of the InternetProvides a remarkably broad, detailed, and necessary guide to these new organizations, economies, and personalities that rival the mass media. This book will guide the future of Media Studies. -- Nancy Baym, author of Playing to the CrowdThis is a bold, important book full of thoughtfully researched arguments about how to move the field of media studies forward to address the forms and delivery systems of today. -- Ellen Seiter, author of The Creative Artist's Legal GuideStuart Cunningham and David Craig have developed a deeply informed, theoretically contextualized set of arguments that come to this: SME is shaking up the media landscape. * International Journal of Communication *Cunningham and Craig examine how social media has changed Hollywood and Silicon Valley ... a good read for students who want to go into broad-casting or online media. * Communication Booknotes Quarterly *[This] is a book that digs into what our privacy means in the digital era. The text looks at what is considered privacy by means of the internet, the government, and ourselves as users [...] This book is a good reader for anyone who is a user of one or multiple accounts on the internet whether it is business or personal. * CBQ *

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Book SynopsisIn this absorbing narrative, Barry E.C. Boothman traces the history of Abitibi Power & Paper Limited alongside the rise and fall of the newsprint industry and the advent of Canadian corporate capitalism. In the first half of the twentieth century, Abitibi was Canada’s biggest manufacturer an apparent success story after the Wall Street crash of 1929 and a company deemed too big to fail but the company eventually ended up at the centre of the longest and most controversial bankruptcy in Canadian history. Moving from the frontier areas of northern Ontario to the heart of the continental economy, Corporate Cataclysm shows how competitive strategies, industrial organization, corporate finance, and law combined with the empire-building dreams of entrepreneurs and the concerns of politicians to generate an economic disaster. It then chronicles the disputes and intense strife that plagued Abitibi’s fourteen-year receivership.Trade Review"Boothman spells out timely lessons for modern business that may be learned from the study of failure; providing a surgical study of the Abitibi company, the public policy objectives of Ontario's political leaders; and the relationship of Canadian legal institutions with modern corporate enterprises." -- Honours and Awards Committee, OHS Fred Landon Award"Corporate Cataclysm is an excellent, deeply researched, and thorough account of the rise, fall and ultimate restructuring of a Canadian behemoth, Abitibi Power & Paper. The reader has a front row seat in the author’s narrative account, as he traces historical events through three tumultuous decades in Canadian history with an historian’s eye for detail and a novelist’s literary flair." -- Virginia Torrie, University of Manitoba * Canadian Business History Association *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. History: Abitibi Power and Paper Ltd. 2. Canada: Pulp and Paper Industry 3. Canada: Corporate Law 4. Ontario: Politics and Governments Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe Unfulfilled Promise of Press Freedom in Canada offers a vast array of viewpoints that critically analyze the application and interpretation of press freedom under the Charter of Rights.Trade Review"The Unfulfilled Promise of Press Freedom in Canada is candid and thoughtful. It belongs in every journalism school library. It casts a wide net in asking why media fight [for a freer press], and more interestingly, why some don't." -- Holly Doan Blacklocks Reporter, April 1, 2017Table of ContentsIntroduction: Press Freedom in Canada Lisa Taylor Part I: Press Freedom and Internal Pressures Chapter 1: The Real Danger to Press Freedom Tony Burman Chapter 2: Exploring How Emerging Digital Business Models and Journalistic Innovation May Influence Freedom of the Press Leigh Felesky Chapter 3: Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation and Freedom of the Press in Canada Normand Landry Chapter 4: Process Journalism and Responsible Communication: Establishing Real-Time Reporting Practices that Defend Against Defamation Tim Currie Chapter 5: Freedom of Expression, Entertainment, Hate Speech, and Defamation: Where Do We Draw the Line? Anne-Marie Gingras Part II: Press Freedom and Court Processes Chapter 6: Free Expression at Thirty - The Search for Respect Daniel Henry Chapter 7: Has Dagenais-Mentuck Seen Its High-Water Mark? Ryder Gilliland Chapter 8: How the Criminal Code "Protects" Sexual Assault Complainants from Themselves and Constrains Their Participation in the News Media Lisa Taylor Chapter 9: Must News Reporters Be Guerilla Lawyers to Protect Their Rights? Covering the Canadian Justice System in Small Communities Robert Koopmans Part III: Press Freedom and Institutional Secrecy Chapter 10: Freedom of Information: How Accountability to the Public Is Denied Fred Vallance-Jones Chapter 11: Municipal Access to Information, Delays, and Denials: An Insider's View Suzanne Craig Chapter 12: Unfettered Social Media versus Government Censorship: Mona Eltahawy's Twitter Escape as a Test Case for Press Freedom Gavin Adamson Chapter 13: Media Whining or Democratic Crisis? How Institutional Secrecy Is Contextualized in National Newspapers Bruce Gillespie Part IV: Press Freedom and the Charter Chapter 14: Section 2(b)'s Other Fundamental Freedom: The Press Guarantee, 1982-2012 Jamie Cameron Chapter 15: The View from Down Under: Freedom of the Press in Canada James Allan Conclusion: Use It or Lose It: Do Canadians Deserve Press Freedom? Ivor Shapiro Bibliography Contributors

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Book SynopsisUsing the press coverage of the Franco-Prussian war as a starting point, Michèle Martin's Images at War examines nineteenth-century illustrated periodicals published in France, Germany, England, and Canada (with references also to Italy and the United States), and argues that periodicals during this period worked to reinforce particular national identities.Images in periodicals played an essential role in how the concept of nationalism was expressed and reproduced, usually by pitting cultures and countries against one another. These illustrated periodicals helped to shape nations where nations had not previously existed - such as with Germany, Italy, and Canada, which were only just coming into their own as states. In war, Martin observes, these documents also represented a non-verbal method of communicating emotionally trying, politically challenging, and oftentimes contradictory information to the public, literate and non-literate alike.The history of nineteenth-centu

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Book SynopsisFrom 1925 to 1950, Arthur Irwin was the driving force behind the success of Maclean's Magazine, first as an associate editor, then managing editor, and, finally, as an editor. He had strong views on what it meant to be Canadian, and under his direction Maclean's was moulded into 'Canada's National Magazine,' mirroring the development of Canada as an independent nation in the twentieth century. In the years before the outbreak of the Second World War, he was at the centre of the Maclean Company’s investigation of the Department of National Defence's system of defence contracting, or what has become known as the 'Bren Gun Scandal.' In the 1940s Irwin actively sought out writers of talent and potential and gradually added to the magazine's staff many Canadian writers who went on to distinguished careers, including Ralph Allen, Pierre Berton, Blair Fraser, and Scott Young. After leaving Maclean's in 1950, Irwin was appointed film commissioner at the

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Book SynopsisIn his fifty-year career, Frank Underhill has contributed a great deal to freeing Canada from its colonial past. He has acted the part of a gadfly, incessantly stinging Canadians for their complacency, and has been the master of metaphor and the ironical use of cliché in his lecture and broadcasts, essays and book reviews. His clarity and cool wit are often devastating in their penetration, and he has poured an incredible energy into his speeches and writing, as the bibliography in this volume testifies. They remain a witty and penetrating commentary on world affairs.His principle targets over the years were small-town colonialism, anti-Americanism, the depression, and post-war threats of totalitarianism. Much of his writing and speaking has centred on the political and moral life of the community: his aims have been the preservation of freedom and the creation of a climate of opinion that would foster excellence in individual and collective accomplishments.This volume

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Book SynopsisThe ability to generate sources of revenue continues to be the most important skill for individuals working in the sport industry. Sales and Revenue Generation in Sport Business With HKPropel Access provides a comprehensive overview of the many ways in which sport organizations generate revenues, and it teaches students the practical concepts they will need for success. Going beyond theoretical concepts of sales and sales management, the authors present an applied approach to revenue generation in sport: the PRO method of sales (PROspect, PRObe, PROvide, PROpose, PROtect). Students will learn how this proven five-step process for generating revenue is applicable across all avenues in sport business, including ticket sales, broadcasting and media revenue, sponsorships, corporate giving and foundation revenue, fundraising and development, grant writing, concessions, merchandising, and social media. The text covers how this sales strategy can be applied across the broadTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Sales and Revenue Generation in Sport Business “You Sell, You Stay”: The Importance of Generating Revenue Revenue-Generating Jobs in Sport Preparing for a Sales Job in the Sport Industry B2B Versus B2C Sales Inventory in Sport: You Can Monetize Almost Anything Characteristics of Effective Salespeople, or Revenue Generators Summary Applied Learning Activities Case StudyChapter 2. The Revenue Generation Process: Selling With the PRO Method Selling in the Sport Industry The Sport Sales Process and the PRO Method Step 1: PROspect for Qualified Customers Step 2: PRObe for Information With Open-Ended Questions Step 3: PROvide Solutions for the Customer’s Needs Step 4: PROpose an Offer Step 5: PROtect the Relationship With Continuing Customer Service Summary Applied Learning Activities Case StudyChapter 3. Ticket Sales for Revenue Generation Background of Ticket Sales for Revenue Generation Foundation of Ticket Sales for Revenue Generation Selling Tickets With the PRO Method Future of Ticket Sales for Revenue Generation Summary Applied Learning Activities Case StudyChapter 4. Broadcasting and Multimedia Revenues Broadcasting and TV Viewership of Sport Events PRO Method Sales in the Digital Age Summary Applied Learning Activities Case StudyChapter 5. Sponsorship Sales and Revenues Sponsorship Defined Economics of Sponsorship in Sport Sponsorship Platforms Sponsorship Activation and Fulfillment Sponsorship Programs and Proposals Applying the PRO Method to Sponsorship Sales Summary Applied Learning Activities Case StudyChapter 6. Corporate and Foundation Revenues Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate Giving Philanthropic Foundations Applying the PRO Method to Corporate and Foundation Fundraising Summary Applied Learning Activities Case StudyChapter 7. Fundraising and Development in Sport Ethical Considerations in Development Types of Giving Models of Fundraising in Various Types of Sport Organizations Applying the PRO Method to Development and Fundraising Summary Applied Learning Activities Case StudyChapter 8. Grant Writing in Sport Understanding Grants Steps in Writing the Grant Proposal Writing and Submitting the Proposal Summary Applied Learning Activities Case StudyChapter 9. Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Tourism, and Merchandising Revenues Food and Beverage Sales and Revenues Sport Tourism Sales and Revenues Hospitality Sales and Revenues Merchandising and Licensing Sales and Revenues Applying the PRO Method to Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Tourism, and Merchandising Summary Applied Learning Activities Case StudyChapter 10. Social Media for Revenue Generation Growth of Social Media in Sport Social Media Platforms in Sport Selling Sport Versus Selling Through Sport Using Social Media Using the PRO Method for Social Media Revenue Generation Measuring Success: Impressions, Engagements, and Ratios Social Media Netiquette Summary Applied Learning Activities Case StudyChapter 11. Sales Force Management Salesforce Management and Human Resources Sales and Motivation Applying Motivational Theories to Sales Leading the Sales Force Summary Applied Learning Activities Case StudyChapter 12. Future Trends in Revenue Generation Do You Want to Work in the Sport Industry? The Pro Method Moving Forward New Revenue Trends Crisis Management Summary Applied Learning Activities Case Study

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Book Synopsis2024 Spur Award Finalist John Newman Edwards was a soldier, a father, a husband, and a noted author. He was also a virulent alcoholic, a duelist, a culture warrior, and a man perpetually at war with the modernizing world around him. From the sectional crisis of his boyhood and the battlefields of the western borderlands to the final days of the Second Mexican Empire and then back to a United States profoundly changed by the Civil War, Oracle of Lost Causes chronicles Edwards’s lifelong quest to preserve a mythical version of the Old World—replete with aristocrats, knights, damsels, and slaves—in North America. This odyssey through nineteenth-century American politics and culture involved the likes of guerrilla chieftains William Clarke Quantrill and “Bloody Bill” Anderson, notorious outlaws Frank and Jesse James, Confederate general Joseph Orville Shelby, and even Emperor Maximilian I and Empress Charlotte of Mexico. It is thTrade Review"The author has researched his story deeply, and he tells it well."—Gerard Helferich, Wall Street Journal"Hulbert uncovers distinctive details and lesser-known perspectives on the Civil War. Midwestern history buffs, take note."—Publishers Weekly"Oracle of Lost Causes is an entertaining and informative read that is pushing the field of Civil War history in new and exciting directions—both in its style and content."—Summer Perritt, Civil War Monitor“The life of John Newman Edwards defies belief. Florid, romantic, and intoxicated by barbarity, he championed the Old South in the quintessential border state, helping former Confederates gain power before he drank himself to death. In Matthew Hulbert’s capable hands, Edwards’s extraordinary story brings into focus the conflicts that made modern America, in a region that defies definition.”—T. J. Stiles, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Custer’s Trials and The First Tycoon“In John Newman Edwards, Missouri’s notorious Civil War guerrillas found their Boswell. The former cavalryman, romantic reactionary, and wire-pulling editor Confederatized them, most notably the outlaws Jesse James and William Quantrill, into ironic avatars for the Southern Lost Cause in the postwar West. In this sparkling and overdue biography, Matthew Hulbert has at last offered the Bushwhackers’ Boswell, and for us, his own.”—Christopher Phillips, author of The Rivers Ran Backward: The Civil War and the Remaking of the American Middle Border“Oracle of Lost Causes is a gripping, fast-paced story of John Newman Edwards’s journey from a childhood filled with books in Virginia to an adulthood that veered from Missouri to Mexico and positioned him as an architect of the Lost Cause in the West. But it is much more than a biography. In Matthew Hulbert’s skilled hands, readers go deep into the mind of a hardened believer in the supremacy of white people and witness the birth of some of the nation’s most stubborn and distorted narratives of its past. By showing us what Edwards saw in the Civil War era and how he wrote about it, Hulbert offers a fascinating and powerful account of how mythmaking has been woven into the writing of history—and, therefore, how it can be unwoven. Oracle of Lost Causes is essential reading for our times.”—Amy Murrell Taylor, author of Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War’s Slave Refugee Camps, winner of the Frederick Douglass Book PrizeTable of Contents List of Illustrations Preface: Coming of Age in an Age of Crisis Introduction: A Man at War with the World 1: Into the Forge 2: A Brigade of Iron 3: The Costs of Valor 4: In Quest of Camelot 5: War by Other Means 6: Architect 7: The Ghost and the Monster Epilogue: Fallen Prince Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited Index

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Book SynopsisA history of the first 150 years of Cornell University Press.

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Book SynopsisDisaffected examines the effects of antisedition law on the overlapping public spheres of India and Britain under empire. After 1857, the British government began censoring the press in India, culminating in 1870 with the passage of Section 124a, a law that used the term disaffection to target the emotional tenor of writing deemed threatening to imperial rule. As a result, Tanya Agathocleous shows, Indian journalists adopted modes of writing that appeared to mimic properly British styles of prose even as they wrote against empire. Agathocleous argues that Section 124a, which is still used to quell political dissent in present-day India, both irrevocably shaped conversations and critiques in the colonial public sphere and continues to influence anticolonialism and postcolonial relationships between the state and the public. Disaffected draws out the coercive and emotional subtexts of law, literature, and cultural relationships, demonstrating Trade ReviewThrough detailed case studies of the periodical press in both Britain and India, Agathocleous compellingly explains how the redefinition of sedition—in terms of loyalty and disaffection—shaped both imperial power in late colonial period and the contours of Indian nationalism. In her careful attention to the circulation of periodicals, in the difficult work she has done in the vast archive of colonial print, and in creating a genuinely comparative theoretical framing, Agathocleous has provided scholars with a truly valuable resource. * Review 19 *Disaffected offers an intricate, dynamic account of the way legal culture works far beyond the remit of a legal statute with effects again, intended and unintended evident in our own legal cultures today. [It] is an exemplary work of legal cultural studies. * Modern Philology *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Affectation: The Aesthete and the Babu on Trial 2. Parody: Colonial Mimicry, Colonial Parody, and theMultiplicity of Punch 3. Review: Worlding White Supremacy and Indian Nationalism 4. Syncretism: From East and West to the Darker Nations Conclusion

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Book SynopsisEmpire of the Air tells the story of three American visionariesLee de Forest, Edwin Howard Armstrong, and David Sarnoffwhose imagination and dreams turned a hobbyist''s toy into radio, launching the modern communications age. Tom Lewis weaves the story of these men and their achievements into a richly detailed and moving narrative that spans the first half of the twentieth century, a time when the American romance with science and technology was at its peak. Empire of the Air is a tale of pioneers on the frontier of a new technology, of American entrepreneurial spirit, and of the tragic collision between inventor and corporation.Trade ReviewLewis's book, which relates the civil wars between the principal figures in the invention and development of radio, is an achievement in its own right: finely detailed, engagingly written, and unexpectedly dramatic. * Boston Globe *[Lewis] has all of the skills and instincts of a historian, a gift for clear description of complex technologies and a real passion for detail. * Los Angeles Times *A compelling tale that takes readers back to another era and shows us how our lives were transformed forever. * Washington Post *The lives of the two innovative technologists (Lee DeForest and Edwin Armstrong) and the entrepreneur (David Sarnoff) whose work led to the success of radio provide the basis for this well-researched and superbly written volume. * Publishers' Weekly *Empire of the Air is indispensable for anyone curious about the beginnings of broadcasting and there is more than enough personal drama and social and political history to make the book entertaining and informative for the general reader. * Globe & Mail *Alternating between the technical wizardry, personality quirks, and feuds of these men, and the story of the growth of the industry itself and its influence over American life and leisure, the book is fast-paced, fun reading and doubles as a useful teaching tool for teachers of American history and culture, science, and mass communication. * Library Journal *[A] compelling read for anyone with an interest in the history of radio and television. * RadioUser *Table of ContentsPrologue: A New Empire for a New Century 1. The Faith in the Future 2. The Will to Succeed 3. "What Wireless Is Yet to Be" 4. Sarnoff and Marconi: Inventing a Legend 5. Wireless Goes to War 6. Releasing the Art: The Creation of RCA 7. Snapshots from the First Age of Broadcasting 8. CourtFight 9. The Godlike Presence 10. Armstrong and the FM Revolution 11. The Wizard War 12. "Until I'm Dead or Broke" 13. Victories Great and Small Epilogue: The Empire in Decline

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Book SynopsisToday, social media offers an alternative broadcast and communication medium for nonprofit advocacy organizations. At the same time, social media ushers in a "noisy" information era that renders it more difficult for nonprofits to make their voices heard. This book seeks to unpack the prevalence, mechanisms, and ramifications of a new model for nonprofit advocacy in a social media age. The keyword for this new model is attention. Advocacy always starts with attention: when an organization speaks out on a cause, it must ensure that it has an audience and that its voice is heard by that audience; it must ensure that current and potential supporters are paying attention to what it has to say before expecting more tangible outcomes. Yet the organization must also ensure that advocacy does not end with attention: attention should serve as a springboard to something greater. The authors elaborate how attention fits into contemporary organizations' advocacy work and explain the key features of social media that are driving the quest for attention. Developing conceptual models, they explain why some organizations and messages gain attention while others do not. Lastly, the book explores how organizations are weaving together online and offline efforts to deliver strategic advocacy outcomes.Trade Review"In The Quest for Attention, Guo and Saxton do a compelling job of demonstrating how and why understanding the social media landscape is key to advocating effectively for important social issues and understanding the non-profit sector in general. This is a must-read for anyone trying to make sense of what distinctive challenges and opportunities the 21st century presents in terms of linking communication strategies to tangible social outcomes and impact."—John L. Jackson, Jr., Walter H. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania"Advocacy and activism have changed. Activists today know that data and social media are key elements in their fight for the rights of the poor, the dispossessed, and the downtrodden. Chao Guo and Gregory Saxton's The Quest for Attention is required reading for those who seek to understand this new world of social change."—John McNutt, Professor, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware"Chao Guo and Gregory Saxton's new book is a major step forward in our understanding of the political behavior of nonprofits. Their rigorous study documents how nonprofits use social media to draw attention to their priorities, the first step toward working to shape public policy."—Jeffrey M. Berry, Tufts UniversityTable of Contents1. Social Media and Nonprofit Advocacy: The Beginning of a New Paradigm 2. The Context of Social Media Advocacy 3. Getting Attention: An Organizational-Level Analysis 4. Building an Explanatory Model at the Message Level 5. Beyond Clicktivism: From Attention to Impact 6. The Future of Nonprofit Advocacy in a Data-Driven World

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Book SynopsisToday, social media offers an alternative broadcast and communication medium for nonprofit advocacy organizations. At the same time, social media ushers in a "noisy" information era that renders it more difficult for nonprofits to make their voices heard. This book seeks to unpack the prevalence, mechanisms, and ramifications of a new model for nonprofit advocacy in a social media age. The keyword for this new model is attention. Advocacy always starts with attention: when an organization speaks out on a cause, it must ensure that it has an audience and that its voice is heard by that audience; it must ensure that current and potential supporters are paying attention to what it has to say before expecting more tangible outcomes. Yet the organization must also ensure that advocacy does not end with attention: attention should serve as a springboard to something greater. The authors elaborate how attention fits into contemporary organizations' advocacy work and explain the key features of social media that are driving the quest for attention. Developing conceptual models, they explain why some organizations and messages gain attention while others do not. Lastly, the book explores how organizations are weaving together online and offline efforts to deliver strategic advocacy outcomes.Trade Review"In The Quest for Attention, Guo and Saxton do a compelling job of demonstrating how and why understanding the social media landscape is key to advocating effectively for important social issues and understanding the non-profit sector in general. This is a must-read for anyone trying to make sense of what distinctive challenges and opportunities the 21st century presents in terms of linking communication strategies to tangible social outcomes and impact."—John L. Jackson, Jr., Walter H. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania"Advocacy and activism have changed. Activists today know that data and social media are key elements in their fight for the rights of the poor, the dispossessed, and the downtrodden. Chao Guo and Gregory Saxton's The Quest for Attention is required reading for those who seek to understand this new world of social change."—John McNutt, Professor, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware"Chao Guo and Gregory Saxton's new book is a major step forward in our understanding of the political behavior of nonprofits. Their rigorous study documents how nonprofits use social media to draw attention to their priorities, the first step toward working to shape public policy."—Jeffrey M. Berry, Tufts UniversityTable of Contents1. Social Media and Nonprofit Advocacy: The Beginning of a New Paradigm 2. The Context of Social Media Advocacy 3. Getting Attention: An Organizational-Level Analysis 4. Building an Explanatory Model at the Message Level 5. Beyond Clicktivism: From Attention to Impact 6. The Future of Nonprofit Advocacy in a Data-Driven World

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Book SynopsisLiveness is a persistent and much-debated concept in media studies. Until recently, it was associated primarily with broadcast media, and television in particular. However, the emergence of social media has brought new forms of liveness into effect. These forms challenge common assumptions about and perspectives on liveness, provoking a revisiting of the concept. In this book, Karin van Es develops a comprehensive understanding of liveness today, and clarifies the stakes surrounding the category of the �live�. She argues that liveness is the product of a dynamic interaction between media institutions, technologies and users. In doing so, she challenges earlier conceptions of the notion, which tended to focus on either one of these contributors to its construction. By analyzing the �live� in four different cases – a live streaming platform, an online music collaboration website, an example of social TV, and a social networking site – van Es explores the operation of the category and pinpoints the conditions under which it comes into being. The analysis is the starting point for a broader reflection on the relation between broadcast and social media.Trade Review��Liveness� for decades has been a distinguishing feature of mass media, but on what terms will it survive in the era of social media? In this important book, Karin Van Es dissects the circuit of forces which underpin �liveness�, acknowledging the changing role of media institutions and media users alike. Sharply perceptive and historically well-grounded, Van Es� book is a landmark in our understanding of how media are socially constructed.� Nick Couldry, London School of Economics and Political Science �Karin Van Es has made a key contribution to the study of liveness. She takes the topic beyond its original focus on broadcast television and live performance in the era of recording technologies, and explores it in relation to the internet and social media. The Future of Live is a fascinating and thought-provoking addition to a question of growing interest and importance. Strongly recommended!� Paddy Scannell, University of MichiganTable of ContentsContents pageAcknowledgmentsChapter One: IntroductionChapter Two: Constellations of LivenessChapter Three: Liveness and InstitutionalizationChapter Four: “Live” as an Evaluative CategoryChapter Five: Social TV and the Multiplicity of the LiveChapter Six: Social Media’s New Relation to the LiveConclusions

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Book SynopsisWhat Journalism Could Be asks readers to reimagine the news by embracing a conceptual prism long championed by one of journalism�s leading contemporary scholars. A former reporter, media critic and academic, Barbie Zelizer charts a singular journey through journalism�s complicated contours, prompting readers to rethink both how the news works and why it matters. Zelizer tackles longstanding givens in journalism�s practice and study, offering alternative cues for assessing its contemporary environment. Highlighting journalism�s intersection with interpretation, culture, emotion, contingency, collective memory, crisis and visuality, Zelizer brings new meaning to its engagement with events like the global refugee crisis, rise of Islamic State, ascent of digital media and twenty-first-century combat. Imagining what journalism could be involves stretching beyond the already-known. Zelizer enumerates journalism�s considerable current challenges while suggesting bold and creative ways of engaging with them. This book powerfully demonstrates how and why journalism remains of paramount importance. Trade Review“No one knows the journalism studies literature better than Zelizer. This book demonstrates as much. Its chapters show Zelizer masterfully putting the literature to use, rendering its main points, interrogating its blind spots, pushing the field forward.” - David Ryfe, University of Iowa “With her customary rigour and independent zeal, Zelizer has reimagined not just journalism in its moment of crisis and change, but also journalism studies. Her focus on journalism as it is, rather than what we might wish it to be, allows her to imagine realistic ways that the 'traditional' ideas and practice of journalism can now offer the possibilities of creative alternatives to the usual narrative of 'Old' and 'New' news media. Through a close attention to key case studies and a thorough critical analysis of current academic approaches, she makes a compelling case for her key insight: both journalists and journalism scholars must think much more creatively about the vital role of journalism in the context of our challenging local and global public spheres.” - Charlie Beckett, London School of Economics and Political Science"This book is so refreshing because it uplifts the spirit of the discussion of journalism, and [Zelizer] never picks a side on any of the issues. Just like a great moderator, she peacefully addresses all the problems from a place of truth."Communication Booknotes QuarterlyTable of Contents1: Imagining JournalismBeginnings2: Definitions of JournalismIntro Section 1: Cues for Considering Key Tensions in JournalismBarbie Zelizer, Jennifer Henrichsen and Natacha Yazbeck3: On “Having Been There”: “Eyewitnessing” as a Journalistic Key Word4: On the Shelf Life of Democracy in Journalism Scholarship5: When Practice is Undercut By EthicsIntro Section 2: Cues for Considering Disciplinary MattersBarbie Zelizer, Jennifer Henrichsen and Natacha Yazbeck6: Journalism and the Academy7: Journalism in the Service of Communication8: When Facts, Truth, and Reality Are God-Terms: On Journalism’s Uneasy Place in Cultural StudiesIntro Section 3: Cues for Considering New Ways of Thinking About Journalistic PracticeBarbie Zelizer, Jennifer Henrichsen and Natacha Yazbeck9: Journalists as Interpretive Communities10: The Culture of Journalism11: When War and Conflict Are Reduced to a PhotographEndings:12: Thinking Temporally About Journalism’s FutureReferences

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Book SynopsisWhat Journalism Could Be asks readers to reimagine the news by embracing a conceptual prism long championed by one of journalism�s leading contemporary scholars. A former reporter, media critic and academic, Barbie Zelizer charts a singular journey through journalism�s complicated contours, prompting readers to rethink both how the news works and why it matters. Zelizer tackles longstanding givens in journalism�s practice and study, offering alternative cues for assessing its contemporary environment. Highlighting journalism�s intersection with interpretation, culture, emotion, contingency, collective memory, crisis and visuality, Zelizer brings new meaning to its engagement with events like the global refugee crisis, rise of Islamic State, ascent of digital media and twenty-first-century combat. Imagining what journalism could be involves stretching beyond the already-known. Zelizer enumerates journalism�s considerable current challenges while suggesting bold and creative ways of engaging with them. This book powerfully demonstrates how and why journalism remains of paramount importance. Trade Review“No one knows the journalism studies literature better than Zelizer. This book demonstrates as much. Its chapters show Zelizer masterfully putting the literature to use, rendering its main points, interrogating its blind spots, pushing the field forward.” David Ryfe, University of Iowa “With her customary rigour and independent zeal, Zelizer has reimagined not just journalism in its moment of crisis and change, but also journalism studies. Her focus on journalism as it is, rather than what we might wish it to be, allows her to imagine realistic ways that the 'traditional' ideas and practice of journalism can now offer the possibilities of creative alternatives to the usual narrative of 'Old' and 'New' news media. Through a close attention to key case studies and a thorough critical analysis of current academic approaches, she makes a compelling case for her key insight: both journalists and journalism scholars must think much more creatively about the vital role of journalism in the context of our challenging local and global public spheres.” Charlie Beckett, London School of Economics and Political Science "This book is so refreshing because it uplifts the spirit of the discussion of journalism, and [Zelizer] never picks a side on any of the issues. Just like a great moderator, she peacefully addresses all the problems from a place of truth."Communication Booknotes QuarterlyTable of ContentsContents1: Imagining JournalismBeginnings2: Definitions of JournalismIntro Section 1: Cues for Considering Key Tensions in JournalismBarbie Zelizer, Jennifer Henrichsen and Natacha Yazbeck3: On “Having Been There”: “Eyewitnessing” as a Journalistic Key Word4: On the Shelf Life of Democracy in Journalism Scholarship5: When Practice is Undercut By EthicsIntro Section 2: Cues for Considering Disciplinary MattersBarbie Zelizer, Jennifer Henrichsen and Natacha Yazbeck6: Journalism and the Academy7: Journalism in the Service of Communication8: When Facts, Truth, and Reality Are God-Terms: On Journalism’s Uneasy Place in Cultural StudiesIntro Section 3: Cues for Considering New Ways of Thinking About Journalistic PracticeBarbie Zelizer, Jennifer Henrichsen and Natacha Yazbeck9: Journalists as Interpretive Communities10: The Culture of Journalism11: When War and Conflict Are Reduced to a PhotographEndings:12: Thinking Temporally About Journalism’s FutureReferences

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Book SynopsisSince the first edition was published in 2009, Patrik Wikström's The Music Industry has become a go-to text for students and scholars. This thoroughly updated third edition provides an international overview of the music industry and its future prospects in the world of global entertainment.The music industry has experienced two turbulent decades of immense change brought about in part by the digital revolution. How has the industry been transformed by these economic and technological upheavals, and how is it likely to change in the future? What is the role of music in this digital age? Wikström illuminates the workings of the industry, deftly capturing the dynamics at work in the production of musical culture between the transnational media conglomerates, the independent music companies and the public. New to this third edition are expanded sections on the changing structure of the music industry, the impact of digitization on music listening practices, and the evolution of music streaming platforms.Engaging and comprehensive, The Music Industry is a must-read for students and scholars of media and communication studies, cultural studies, popular music, sociology and economics.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Music in the Cloud 1 A Copyright Industry 2 Inside the Music Industry 3 Music and the Media 4 Making Music 5 The Social and Creative Music Fan 6 Future Sounds Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThe study of media industries has become a thriving subfield of media studies. It already comprises a diverse intellectual history, a range of fascinating questions and topics, and many theoretical and methodological frameworks.Media Industry Studies provides the roadmap to this vibrant area of study. Blending a comprehensive overview of foundational literature with an examination of the varied scales and sites media industry studies have considered, the book explores connections among research questions, topics, and methodologies. It includes examples from many media industries – film, television, journalism, music, games – and incorporates emerging scholarship considering the industrial contexts of social and internet-distributed media.Offering an account of the intellectual traditions and approaches that have defined the subfield to date, Media Industry Studies is an indispensable resource for upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and scholars.Trade Review“Three excellent scholars have provided a concise but remarkably comprehensive survey of a burgeoning field of study. It will be an indispensable introduction for newcomers, and a key reference point for analysts.”David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds “For anyone approaching the critical study of media industries, this useful and highly accessible source is packed with valuable insights. The book builds excellent foundations on which to understand the multiple dynamics involved with making media into an ‘industry’ and the roles that media industries play in shaping cultural life.”Paul McDonald, King’s College London“A highly resourceful account of a burgeoning area of research in media studies. … The thoughtfully laid out heuristic models serve as springboards for researchers to take a leap into their respective areas of interests.”Media Practice and Education"A very welcome contribution to a burgeoning area of discussion and debate."Media International AustraliaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 The Origins of Media Industry Studies 2 Individuals and Roles 3 “Production” Cultures 4 Organizations 5 Industries and Practices 6 The Macro View Conclusion: Future Directions for Media Industry Studies Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFrom fake news to infringement of privacy in digital spheres, the changing landscapes of media and public communication have completely transformed contemporary democracies in recent decades. Disruptions of media functioning can be seen as evidence for a transition from democracy to post-democracy, but how plausible is this scenario? Using empirical evidence, the author asks how imminent the threat of the end of democracy is, and how it can be restored. Exploring the creative and destructive ways individuals and groups make use of new digital and social media in democratic societies across the world, the book presents a much-needed critical theory of the public sphere as we enter the new digital age.Trade Review"By a scholar with the rare gift of creatively handling both theorizations of the public sphere and empirical investigations of future, current or historical developments in democracy studies, this very readable and enlightening work is a must-read for intellectually and politically curious readers." Jostein Gripsrud, University of BergenTable of Contents1. Introduction: Vanishing Publics – The Erosion of Democracy and the Public Sphere 2. The Legacy and the Future of the Public Sphere 3. Public Sphere Dystopia: A Diagnosis 4. Between Dystopia and Utopia: The Social and Political Field of Public Sphere Criticism 5. Does All This Really Happen? The Experimental Setting of Public Sphere Resilience 6. Conclusion: Beyond Post-democracy

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Book SynopsisThis set of essays offers new insights into the journalistic process and the pressures American front-line reporters experienced covering World War II. Transmitting stories through cable or couriers remained expensive and often required the cooperation of foreign governments and the American armed forces. Initially, reporters from a neutral America documented the early victories by Nazi Germany and the Soviet invasion of Finland. Not all journalists strove for objectivity. During her time reporting from Ireland, Helen Kirkpatrick remained a fierce critic of that country’s neutrality. Once the United States joined the fight after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, American journalists supported the struggle against the Axis powers, but this volume will show that reporters, even when members of the army sponsored newspaper, Stars and Stripes were not mere ciphers of the official line. African American reporters Roi Ottley and Ollie Stewart worked to bolster the morale of Black GIs and undermined the institutional racism endemic to the American war effort. Women front-line reporters are given their due in this volume examining the struggles to overcome gender bias by describing triumphs of Thérèse Mabel Bonney, Iris Carpenter, Lee Carson, and Anne Stringer. The line between public relations and journalism could be a fine one as reflected by the U.S. Marine Corps’ creating its own network of Marine correspondents who reported on the Pacific island campaigns and had their work published by American media outlets. Despite the pressures of censorship, the best American reporters strove for accuracy in reporting the facts even when dependent on official communiqués issued by the military. Many wartime reporters, even when covering major turning points, sought to embrace a reporting style that recorded the experiences of average soldiers. Often associated with Ernie Pyle and Bill Mauldin, the embrace of the human-interest story served as one of the enduring legacies of the conflict. Despite the importance of American war reporting in shaping perceptions of the war on the home front as well as shaping the historical narrative of the conflict, this work underscores how there is more to learn. Readers will gain from this work a new appreciation of the contribution of American journalists in writing the first version of history of the global struggle against Nazi Germany, imperial Japan, and fascist Italy.Table of ContentsForeword Max D. Lederer Jr. | vii Introduction G. Kurt Piehler and Ingo Trauschweizer | 1 1. Learning and Adapting: The American Media and the “Phony War,” September 1939–April 1940 Steven Casey | 15 2. Helen Kirkpatrick’s Reporting to Undercut Irish Neutrality Policy, 1939–1942 Karen Garner | 34 3. Miss Bonney Reporting from the Arctic Front Henry Oinas-Kukkonen | 55 4. Reporting from the Bureaus: The Lesser-Known World War II Correspondents Kendall Cosley | 85 5. Two African American Journalists Confront World War II: Perspectives on Nationalism, Racism, and Identity Larry A. Greene and Alan Delozier | 107 6. Bylines and Bayonets: How United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents in World War II Blended Journalism and Public Relations Douglass K. Daniel | 132 7. Reporting Reconnaissance to the Public: A Comparative Analysis of Canadian and American Strategies Victoria Sotvedt | 159 8. Outstanding and Conspicuous Service: Iris Carpenter, Lee Carson, and Ann Stringer in the European Theater Carolyn M. Edy | 172 9. A “Butcher and Bolt” Force: Commandos, Rangers, and Newspaper Dramatics in World War II James Austin Sandy | 193 10. “A Major Readjustment”: Omar Bradley’s War against the Stars and Stripes Alexander G. Lovelace | 213 11. After the Shooting Stopped: Justice and Journalism at Nuremberg Nathaniel L. Moir | 234 Acknowledgments | 259 List of Contributors | 261 Index | 265

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Book SynopsisThis set of essays offers new insights into the journalistic process and the pressures American front-line reporters experienced covering World War II. Transmitting stories through cable or couriers remained expensive and often required the cooperation of foreign governments and the American armed forces. Initially, reporters from a neutral America documented the early victories by Nazi Germany and the Soviet invasion of Finland. Not all journalists strove for objectivity. During her time reporting from Ireland, Helen Kirkpatrick remained a fierce critic of that country’s neutrality. Once the United States joined the fight after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, American journalists supported the struggle against the Axis powers, but this volume will show that reporters, even when members of the army sponsored newspaper, Stars and Stripes were not mere ciphers of the official line. African American reporters Roi Ottley and Ollie Stewart worked to bolster the morale of Black GIs and undermined the institutional racism endemic to the American war effort. Women front-line reporters are given their due in this volume examining the struggles to overcome gender bias by describing triumphs of Thérèse Mabel Bonney, Iris Carpenter, Lee Carson, and Anne Stringer. The line between public relations and journalism could be a fine one as reflected by the U.S. Marine Corps’ creating its own network of Marine correspondents who reported on the Pacific island campaigns and had their work published by American media outlets. Despite the pressures of censorship, the best American reporters strove for accuracy in reporting the facts even when dependent on official communiqués issued by the military. Many wartime reporters, even when covering major turning points, sought to embrace a reporting style that recorded the experiences of average soldiers. Often associated with Ernie Pyle and Bill Mauldin, the embrace of the human-interest story served as one of the enduring legacies of the conflict. Despite the importance of American war reporting in shaping perceptions of the war on the home front as well as shaping the historical narrative of the conflict, this work underscores how there is more to learn. Readers will gain from this work a new appreciation of the contribution of American journalists in writing the first version of history of the global struggle against Nazi Germany, imperial Japan, and fascist Italy.Table of ContentsForeword Max D. Lederer Jr. | vii Introduction G. Kurt Piehler and Ingo Trauschweizer | 1 1. Learning and Adapting: The American Media and the “Phony War,” September 1939–April 1940 Steven Casey | 15 2. Helen Kirkpatrick’s Reporting to Undercut Irish Neutrality Policy, 1939–1942 Karen Garner | 34 3. Miss Bonney Reporting from the Arctic Front Henry Oinas-Kukkonen | 55 4. Reporting from the Bureaus: The Lesser-Known World War II Correspondents Kendall Cosley | 85 5. Two African American Journalists Confront World War II: Perspectives on Nationalism, Racism, and Identity Larry A. Greene and Alan Delozier | 107 6. Bylines and Bayonets: How United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents in World War II Blended Journalism and Public Relations Douglass K. Daniel | 132 7. Reporting Reconnaissance to the Public: A Comparative Analysis of Canadian and American Strategies Victoria Sotvedt | 159 8. Outstanding and Conspicuous Service: Iris Carpenter, Lee Carson, and Ann Stringer in the European Theater Carolyn M. Edy | 172 9. A “Butcher and Bolt” Force: Commandos, Rangers, and Newspaper Dramatics in World War II James Austin Sandy | 193 10. “A Major Readjustment”: Omar Bradley’s War against the Stars and Stripes Alexander G. Lovelace | 213 11. After the Shooting Stopped: Justice and Journalism at Nuremberg Nathaniel L. Moir | 234 Acknowledgments | 259 List of Contributors | 261 Index | 265

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Book SynopsisShines a new light on a dark era in American journalismTrade Review"Writing a blurb for this book would be a snap: 'Every serious journalist should read this fascinating, superbly researched, thoroughly documented, and invaluable historical account of a frightening, sustained and vicious assault on robust journalism-an assault that has great resonance today,' is what I'd say...For those not old enough to have lived through this time in our nation's history, having the chance this book gives to absorb its valuable lessons is a gift worth sampling." -Nieman ReportsTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Awakening the newsroom; 2. The Communist connection; 3. Prelude to an investigation; 4. Reds in the newsroom; 5. The specter Of McCarthy; 6. Dark clouds over the newsroom; 7. The investigation; 8. Deeper trouble; 9. Journalists and the First Amendment; 10. Lessons from the past

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Book SynopsisIn 2011, amid the popular uprising against Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the government sought in vain to shut down the Internet-based social networks of its people.WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange has been branded “public enemy number one” by some in the United States for posting material on the World Wide Web that concerns airstrikes in Iraq, US diplomatic communications, and other sensitive matters.In Wiki at War, James Jay Carafano explains why these and other Internet-born initiatives matter and how they are likely to affect the future face of war, diplomacy, and domestic politics.“The war for winning dominance over social networks and using that dominance to advantage is already underway,” Carafano writes in this extremely timely analysis of the techno-future of information and the impact of social networking via the Internet. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of history and defense strategy, Carafano creates a cogent analysis of what is truly new about the “new media,” and what is simply a recasting of human warfare in contemporary forms.Wiki at War is written in a lively, accessible style that will make this technological development comprehensible and engaging for general readers without sacrificing the book’s usefulness to specialists. Outlining the conditions under which a difference in degree becomes a difference in kind, detailing how ancient wisdom can still apply to national security decisions, and examining the conditions under which new expertise is required to wage effective diplomacy or successful military strategy, Carafano casts in stark relief the issues that face political, military, and social leaders in trying to manage and control information, in both the international and domestic arenas. Wiki at War affords stimulating thought about and definitive discussion of this vital emerging topic.Trade Review"Jay Carafano has produced a wide-ranging yet deeply analytical survey of the revolutionary impact on national security that flows from our new Internet age. From cyber safety to information warfare to political revolution, our security environment has been transformed . . . . Carafano is neither a Pollyanna nor a Cassandra about these changes, but rather a clear-eyed scholar."--Michael Chertoff, former US Secretary of Homeland Security

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Book SynopsisSocial media applications, such as Facebook and Twitter, are dramatically changing the sports world. These changes have appears in a very short period of time, creating a host of implications for sports media processes and sports organisations as they grapple with athletes’ use of these media channels. This book chronicles social media’s rapid rise in becoming a powerful “player” in the sports industry and draws upon relevant examples involving athletes and sports organisations to demonstrate both the positive and problematic consequences that social media has created for athletes and sports organisations. In exploring how social media has affected sports media processes, organisational management, and athlete-fan communication, this book will appeal to scholars, practitioners, and fans alike. Social media is here to stay and this text offers strategic and collaborative ways that both athletes and sports organizations can harness the power of social media.

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Book SynopsisJoe Davis, the focus of The Melody Man enjoyed a 50-year career in the music industry, which covered nearly every aspect of the business. He hustled sheet music in the 1920s, copyrighted compositions by artists as diverse as Fats Waller, Carson Robison, Otis Blackwell, and Rudy Vallee, oversaw hundreds of recording session, and operated several record companies beginning in the 1940s. Davis also worked fearlessly to help insure that black recording artists and song writers gained equal treatment for their work. Much more than a biography, this book is an investigation of the role played by music publishers during much of the twentieth century. Joe Davis was not a music ""great"" but he was one of those individuals who enabled ""greats"" to emerge. A musician, manager, and publisher, his long career reveals much about the nature of the music industry and offers insight into how the industry changed from the 1920s to the 1970s. By the summer of 1924, when Davis was handling the ""Race talent"" for Ajax records, he had already worked in the music business for most of a decade and there was more than five decades of musical career ahead of him. The fact that his fascinating life has gone so long under-appreciated is remedied by the publication of Never Sell A Copyright. Originally published in England, in 1990, Never Sell a Copyright: Joe Davis and His Role in the New York Music Scene, 1916-1978 was never released in the United States and available in a very limited print run in England. The author, noted blues scholar and folklorist Bruce Bastin, has worked with fellow music scholar Kip Lornell to completely update, condense, and improve the book for this first-ever American edition.

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Book SynopsisJournalism is in crisis, with traditional sources of news under siege, a sputtering business model, a resurgence of partisanship, and a persistent expectation that information should be free. In Covering America, Christopher B. Daly places the current crisis within historical context, showing how it is only the latest challenge for journalists to overcome.In this revised and expanded edition, Daly updates his narrative with new stories about legacy media like the New York Times and the Washington Post, and the digital natives like the Huffington Post and Buzzfeed. A new final chapter extends the study of the business crisis facing journalism by examining the ""platform revolution"" in media, showing how Facebook, Twitter, and other social media are disrupting the traditional systems of delivering journalism to the public. In an era when the factual basis of news is contested and when the government calls journalists ""the enemy of the American people"" or ""the opposition party,"" Covering America brings history to bear on the vital issues of our times.

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Book SynopsisThe field of electronic literature has a familiar catchphrase, "You can't do it on paper." But the field has in fact never gone paperless. Reaching back to early experiments with digital writing in the mainframe era and then moving through the personal computer and Internet revolutions, this book traces the changing forms of paper on which e-lit artists have drawn, including continuous paper, documentation, disk sleeves, packaging, and even artists' books.Paper Electronic Literature attests that digital literature's old media elements have much to teach us about the cultural and physical conditions in which we compute; the creativity that new media artists have shown in their dealings with old media; and the distinctively electronic issues that confront digital artists. Moving between avant-garde works and popular ones, fiction writing and poetry generation, Richard Hughes Gibson reveals the diverse ways in which paper has served as a component within electronic literature, particularly in facilitating interactive experiences for users. This important study develops a new critical paradigm for appreciating the multifaceted material innovation that has long marked digital literature.

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume contributes to a burgeoning field of critical scholarship on the news media and education. This scholarship is based on an understanding that the news media has increasingly applied a neoliberal template that mediates knowledge and action about education. This book calls into question what the public knows about education, how the public is informed, and whose interests are represented and ultimately served through the production and distribution of information by the news media about education. The chapters comprising this volume serve to enlighten and call to action parents, students, educators, academics and scholars, activists, and policymakers for social, political, and economic transformation. Moreover, as the neoliberal agenda in North America intensifies, the chapters in this book help to deepen our understanding of the logics and processes of the neoliberal privatization of education and the accompanying social discourses that facilitate the reduction of social relations to a transaction in the marketplace.The chapters examine the news media and the reproduction of neoliberal educational reforms (A Nation at Risk, Teach For America, charter schools, think tanks, and PISA) and resistance to neoliberal educational reforms (online activism and radical Black press) while also broadening our conceptual understanding of the marketization and mediatization of educational discourses. Overall, the book provides an in-depth understanding of the neoliberal privatization of education by extending critical examinations to this underrepresented field of cultural production: the news media coverage of education. The contribution of this edited volume, therefore, helps to build an understanding of the contemporary dynamics of capital accumulation to inform public resistance for social transformation.

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume contributes to a burgeoning field of critical scholarship on the news media and education. This scholarship is based on an understanding that the news media has increasingly applied a neoliberal template that mediates knowledge and action about education. This book calls into question what the public knows about education, how the public is informed, and whose interests are represented and ultimately served through the production and distribution of information by the news media about education. The chapters comprising this volume serve to enlighten and call to action parents, students, educators, academics and scholars, activists, and policymakers for social, political, and economic transformation. Moreover, as the neoliberal agenda in North America intensifies, the chapters in this book help to deepen our understanding of the logics and processes of the neoliberal privatization of education and the accompanying social discourses that facilitate the reduction of social relations to a transaction in the marketplace.The chapters examine the news media and the reproduction of neoliberal educational reforms (A Nation at Risk, Teach For America, charter schools, think tanks, and PISA) and resistance to neoliberal educational reforms (online activism and radical Black press) while also broadening our conceptual understanding of the marketization and mediatization of educational discourses. Overall, the book provides an in-depth understanding of the neoliberal privatization of education by extending critical examinations to this underrepresented field of cultural production: the news media coverage of education. The contribution of this edited volume, therefore, helps to build an understanding of the contemporary dynamics of capital accumulation to inform public resistance for social transformation.

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Book SynopsisIn 1941, the paper emperors of the Australian newspaper industry helped bring down Robert Menzies. Over the next 30 years, they grew into media monsters.This book reveals the transformation from the golden age of newspapers during World War II, through Menzies' return and the rise of television, to Gough Whitlam's 'It's Time' victory in 1972.During this crucial period, twelve independent newspaper companies turned into a handful of multimedia giants. They controlled newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations. Their size and reach was unique in the western world.Playing politics was vital to this transformation. The newspaper industry was animated by friendships and rivalries, favours and deals, and backed by money and influence, including from mining companies, banks and the Catholic Church.Even internationally, Australia's newspaper owners and executives were considered a shrewd and ruthless bunch. The hard men of the industry included Rupert Murdoch, Frank Packer, Warwick Fairfax's top executive Rupert Henderson, and Jack Williams, the unsung empire builder of the Herald and Weekly Times.In Media Monsters, Sally Young, the award-winning author of Paper Emperors, uncovers the key players, their political connections and campaigns, and their corporate failures and triumphs. She explores how the companies they ran influenced the Australia we know today.

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Book SynopsisInformed by decades of agency experience, Bernard Gauthier prepares aspiring public relations students to think strategically as they plan and create campaigns. Strategic Communication in Canada is structured around the two major phases of developing communication strategy. In the first half of the book, readers will be taken through the main phases of conducting a situation analysis – a prerequisite to developing strategy. In part two, readers will move from raw materials to finished, polished strategy. Readers will then use a planning model to help organize knowledge and draw conclusions.This easy-to-follow text features ten chapters packed with practical advice and study tools such as learning objectives, key terms and concepts, and critical reflection questions. Strategic Communication in Canada is an essential, to-the-point read for students studying public relations and marketing communication; business strategy; and journalism and public affairs.Table of Contents Introduction: Setting the Stage for Strategic Communication Planning PART I: ANALYZING THE SITUATION Chapter One: Identifying the Changes You Seek Chapter Two: Identifying the Key Audiences Chapter Three: Assessing Your Communication Resources Chapter Four: Scanning the External Environment PART II: DEVELOPING A COMMUNICATION STRATEGY Chapter Five: From Information to Insight Chapter Six: Strengths, Weaknesses, and Strategy Chapter Seven: Opportunities, Threats, and Strategy Chapter Eight: Presenting the Strategy Chapter Nine: From Strategy to Action Plan Chapter Ten: Evaluating Strategic Communication Campaigns Epilogue: Reflecting on Ethics and Strategic Communication Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Case Study Appendix C: Tactic Table Template

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Book SynopsisWith digital technologies blurring media boundaries, this book provides a detailed analysis of how the Internet is producing a convergence of the press, audio-visual and online media. Based on extensive empirical analysis, the authors analyse over 25 years of changes to media forms and expose the reality behind the notion that media convergence is inevitable and inexorable. Peter Humphreys and Seamus Simpson break new ground through exploring a diverse range of topics at the heart of the media convergence governance debate, such as next generation networks, spectrum, copyright and media subsidies. They highlight how reluctance to accommodate non-market based policy solutions creates conflicts and problems resulting in only shallow media convergence thus far. Highly accessible, this book is a valuable read for undergraduate and masters students researching digital media and communications. With guidance on a series of policy directions and innovations that should be developed to fulfil the promise of media convergence, it is also a vital tool for media and communication practitioners and policy makers.Trade Review'This is an outstanding contribution to explaining some of the complex policy questions raised by digital convergence. Humphreys and Simpson draw on their extensive knowledge of international media systems to provide a stimulating, comprehensive and highly readable analysis of the content and infrastructure issues posed by a rapidly changing global communications industry. Their original thinking and insights into the dilemmas now facing policy makers around the world are essential reading for media, communications and politics scholars.' --Steven Barnett, University of Westminster, UK'This is a masterful and comprehensive overview of the state of the art in media policy, published at a crucial moment in the development of media institutions and their role for democracy. As governments around Europe and the world prepare their responses to the pressing questions of misinformation, hate speech, free speech and fake news they should all read this marvelous book in order to understand that the policy challenges they face are not at all new. Offering introductory yet detailed introductions to policy issues, it will be of interest to students and researchers with an interest in the media, media law, policy and regulation and offers a succinctly written, accessible entry point into a field that is all too often obscured by jargon. Recommended.' --Damian Tambini, London School of Economics, UKTable of ContentsContents: Part I The Context of Media Convergence 1. Media Convergence: Paths and Constructs Part II The Infrastructures of Media Convergence 2. Next Generation Networks: Providing a Sustainable Convergence Platform 3. The Future is (Still) Mobile: Spectrum Governance Issues in a Converging Media Environment 4. Access and Opportunity Online: the Debate on Internet Neutrality and Converging Media Part III Governing Content in Converging Media Environments 5. Copyright in an Era of Media Convergence 6. Regulating Media Concentration in a Converging Media Environment 7. Subsidies: Sustaining Public Service Communication in a Converging Media Environment Part IV Challenging the Impediments to Media Convergence 8. Conclusion: Governance, Policy and the Development of Media Convergence References Index

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Book SynopsisPolicymakers globally are seeing the potential for future growth through embedding greater creativity across their economies. Yet much academic research has focused on the creative industries as traditionally defined, rather than looking at the bigger picture. CCI's research has been the exception, making significant conceptual and empirical breakthroughs in our understanding of creative work in the wider economy. This volume should be required reading for students, researchers and practitioners of innovation policy.'- Hasan Bakhshi, Director, Creative Economy in Policy & Research, Nesta, UK'Hearn and his colleagues have amassed an impressive array of empirical evidence, theoretical insights and policy prescriptions for understanding how creative workers are contributing to a variety of industries outside the purely cultural or creative industry sectors. The scope of their investigations includes healthcare, banking, manufacturing, digital technology, creative services, journalism, media and communication, and higher education. This book significantly advances our understanding of how creative workers are utilizing their capabilities to contribute broadly to the economy. It also offers important insights into professional learning for creative workers and shows how education can prepare future generations of creative study students to succeed in today s knowledge based economy.'- Robert DeFillippi, Suffolk University, USCreative workers are employed in sectors outside the creative industries often in greater numbers than within the creative field. This is the first book to explore the phenomena of the embedded creative and creative services through a range of sectors, disciplines, and perspectives.Despite the emergence of the creative worker, there is very little known about the work life of these 'creatives', and why companies seek to employ them. This book asks: how does creative work actually 'embed' into a service or product supply chain? What are creative services? Which industries are they working in? This collection explores these questions in relation to innovation, employment and education, using various methods and theoretical approaches, in order to examine the value of the embedded creative and to discover the implications of education and training for creative workers.This book will be of interest to practitioners, policy makers and industry leaders in the creative industries, in particular digital media, application development, design, journalism, media and communication. It will also appeal to academics and scholars of innovation, cultural studies, business management and labour studies.Contributors include: D. Bennett, R. Bridgstock, J. Coffey, S. Cunningham, S. Fitzgerald, A. Freeman, B. Goldsmith, G. Hearn, J. Pagan, P. Petocz, A. Podkalicka, J. Potts, A. Rainnie, J. Rodgers, J.H.P. Rodrigues, T. Shehadeh, D. Swan, O. ZelenkoTrade Review‘Policymakers globally are seeing the potential for future growth through embedding greater creativity across their economies. Yet much academic research has focused on the creative industries as traditionally defined, rather than looking at the bigger picture. CCI's research has been the exception, making significant conceptual and empirical breakthroughs in our understanding of creative work in the wider economy. This volume should be required reading for students, researchers and practitioners of innovation policy.’ -- Hasan Bakhshi, Director, Creative Economy in Policy & Research, Nesta, UK‘Hearn and his colleagues have amassed an impressive array of empirical evidence, theoretical insights and policy prescriptions for understanding how creative workers are contributing to a variety of industries outside the purely cultural or creative industry sectors. The scope of their investigations includes healthcare, banking, manufacturing, digital technology, creative services, journalism, media and communication, and higher education. This book significantly advances our understanding of how creative workers are utilizing their capabilities to contribute broadly to the economy. It also offers important insights into professional learning for creative workers and shows how education can prepare future generations of creative study students to succeed in today’s knowledge based economy.’ -- Robert DeFillippi, Suffolk University, USTable of ContentsContents: 1. Creative Work Beyond the Creative Industries: An introduction Greg Hearn, Ruth Bridgstock, Ben Goldsmith and Jess Rodgers PART I: FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES 2. Creative Labour and its Discontents : A reappraisal Stuart Cunningham 3. Compensating Differentials in Creative Industries and Occupations: Some Evidence from HILDA Jason Potts and Tarecq Shehadeh 4. Digital Creative Services in Education, Mining and Manufacturing: Pursuing Innovation through Interoperability Dan Swan and Greg Hearn 5. London’s Creative Workforce Alan Freeman PART II: CASE STUDIES OF EMBEDDED CREATIVE EMPLOYMENT 6. Embedded Creatives in Australian Healthcare – An Update Janet Pagan and Jess Rodgers 7. Embedded Creatives in the Australian Manufacturing Industry Jess Rodgers 8. Embedded Digital Creatives Ben Goldsmith 9. Embedded Digital Creative Workers and Creative Services in Banking Ben Goldsmith 10. Looking Inside the Portfolio to Understand the Work of Creative Workers: A Study of Creatives in Perth Dawn Bennett, Jane Coffey, Scott Fitzgerald, Peter Petocz and Al Rainnie PART III: EDUCATION, LEARNING AND CAREERS 11. Learning Processes in Creative Services Teams: Towards a Dynamic Systems Theory Greg Hearn, José H.P. Rodrigues and Ruth Bridgstock 12. Translating Creative Skills: An Example of Youthworx Media for Marginalized Youth Aneta Podkalicka 13. Developing Agency in the Creative Career: A Design-Based Framework for Work Integrated Learning Oksana Zelenko and Ruth Bridgstock 14. Graduate Careers in Journalism, Media and Communications Within and Outside the Sector: Early Career Outcomes, Trajectories and Capabilities Ruth Bridgstock and Stuart Cunningham Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume, the result of the 21st Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics (Ireland, 2013), describes the continuing problem of the decline of the postal sector in the face of electronic competition and offers strategies for the survival of mail services in a digital age.The 25 original papers in this collection provide econometric analyses on the changing demand and elasticity of mail in the modern era. Proposed solutions to declining interest in the postal sector include closer links between mail services and the digital sphere, expansion of the parcel sector, changes to the universal service obligation, legal reform and regulatory change.Professors and students of regulatory economics will have an interest in this book, as will managers and other decision-makers working within the postal sector.Contributors include: D. Bailly, L. Balk Hope, C. Borsenberger, A.T. Bozzo, M.D. Bradley, T.J. Brennan, K.L. Capogrossi, I. Carslake, M.M. Cigno, K.K. Clendenin, J. Colvin, H. Cremer, M.A. Crew, P. De Donder, B.K. Eakin, R. Eccles, K. Elkelä, A. Fratini, F. Fustier, R.R. Geddes, D. Geradin, B. Gough, Å. Gustafsson, A. Haller, J. Hearn, H. Hennessy, A. Hildingsson, A.C. Houck, G. Houpis, C. Jaag, L. Janin, D. Joram, S. Lécou, J. Levin, C. Malamataris, B. Marsh, M. Meidinger, M. Moloney, H. Nikali, C.J. Paterson, E.S. Pearsall, M.K. Perkins, J. Pickett, R. Sahly, S. Selander, C. Sheedy, M. Srinivasan, V.I. Stanford, C. Strobel, G. Swinand, U. Trinkner, T. Uotila, J. Vantomme, T. WalshTrade Review‘A seminal body of impressive scholarship, The Role of the Postal and Delivery Sector in a Digital Age is as informed and informative as it is thoughtful, and thought-provoking, making it very highly recommended reading for governmental policy makers, and a critically important addition to academic library reference collections.’ -- Midwest Book ReviewTable of ContentsContents: 1. Gross Substitutes vs. Marginal Substitutes: Implications for Market Definition in the Postal Sector Timothy J. Brennan and Michael A. Crew 2. A Business Model for USPS Michael A. Crew and R. Richard Geddes 3. Is Demand for Market Dominant Products of the United States Postal Service Becoming More Own Price Elastic? A. Thomas Bozzo, Kristen L. Capogrossi, B. Kelly Eakin, John Pickett and Mithuna Srinivasan 4. Are U.S. Postal Price Elasticities Changing? Margaret M. Cigno, Katalin K. Clendenin and Edward S. Pearsall 5. Estimating Postal Demand Elasticities using the PCAIDS Method Gregory Swinand and Hugh Hennessy 6. Pricing of Delivery Services in the E-Commerce Sector Claire Borsenberger, Helmuth Cremer, Philippe De Donder, Denis Joram and Sébastien Lécou 7. The Regulatory Treatment of End-to-End Competition in the UK Postal Sector Richard Eccles 8. The Proposed Directive on the Award of Concession Contracts: Implications for USO Entrustment and Compensation Alessandra Fratini 9. Application of EU Competition Law in the Postal Sector: Overview of Recent Cases Damien Geradin and Christos Malamataris 10. Re-regulation for Parcel Delivery in the E-Commerce Context? Joost Vantomme 11. Delivering the Goods to Households: Would Further Regulation Help or Hinder? John Hearn 12. The ‘National Champion’ Approach to Postal Operators: The Case of the Netherlands Benjamin Gough 13. On Alternative USO Financing Mechanisms for the U.S. Postal Market Michael D. Bradley, Jeff Colvin, Mary K. Perkins 14. The Net Cost of the USO under the Profitability Cost Approach: Implications of Labor Market Conditions for the Net Cost Calculation Isabelle Carslake, George Houpis and Christian Strobel 15. Regulation and the Burden of the Net Cost Resulting from Universal Service Obligations Christian Jaag, Urs Trinkner and Topias Uotila 16. Net Cost Calculation: A Practical Example Concerning la Poste and its Territorial Presence Obligation Frédéric Fustier, Lionel Janin and Racha Sahly 17. Calculating the Net Cost of Home Delivery Andreas Haller, Christian Jaag and Urs Trinkner 18. Peer-to-Peer Digital Commerce: Implications and Opportunities for the U.S. Postal Service and Other Posts Laraine Balk Hope, Virgil Ian Stanford and Bruce Marsh 19. Leveraging the Postal Infrastructure for the Authentication of Individuals Towards an Online Government Service Provision Caroline Sheedy and Maria Moloney 20. Accessibility/Proximity in the Digital Age: What Does it Mean for Postal Networks and Postal Services? Claire Borsenberger 21. Digitalization of Consumer Invoices. A Comparative Study Kari Elkelä,, Heikki Nikali and Chris J. Paterson 22. Eat or Be Eaten: The Implications of Strategic Cannibalization and Transformation for the United States Postal Service Adam C. Houck 23. Finding the Conditions for a Successful Social Redeployment Combined with Diversification of Activities Dominique Bailly and Margaux Meidinger 24. Transparency and Non-Discrimination in Postal Pricing Joakim Levin, Åsa Gustafsson, Anders Hildingsson and Sten Selander 25. The Costs, Functions and Pricing of Postal Payment Channels Tim Walsh

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Book SynopsisChina is at the crux of reforming, professionalising, and internationalising its cultural and creative industries. These industries are at the forefront of China's move towards the status of a developed country. In this comprehensive Handbook, international experts including leading Mainland scholars examine the background to China's cultural and creative industries as well as the challenges ahead. The chapters represent the cutting-edge of scholarship, setting out the future directions of culture, creativity and innovation in China. Combining interdisciplinary approaches with contemporary social and economic theory, the contributors examine developments in art, cultural tourism, urbanism, digital media, e-commerce, fashion and architectural design, publishing, film, television, animation, documentary, music and festivals. Students of Chinese culture and society will find this Handbook to be an invaluable resource. Scholars working on topics related to China's emergence and its cultural aspirations will also find the themes discussed in this book to be of interest.Contributors: R. Bai, M. Cheung, Y. Chu, P. Chung, J. Dai, J. De Kloet, A.Y.H. Fung, L. Gorfinkel, M. Guo, E.C. Hendriks, C.M. Herr, V. Ho, Y. Huang, M. Keane, W. Lei, H. Li, W. Li, Y. Li, W. Lei, B. Liboriussen, T. Lindgren, R. Ma, L. Montgomery, E. Priest, Z. Qiu, X. Ren, F. Schneider, W. Sun, M.A. Ulfstjerne, J. Wang, Q. Wang, C. Hing-Yuk Wong, H. Wu, B. Yecies, L. Yi, N. Yi, X. Zhang, E.J. Zhao, J. ZhengTrade Review'Michael Keane has compiled an impressive collection of essays that offer the most up to date appraisal of the state of cultural and creative industries in China by both western and Chinese academics and commentators. A must read for anyone who is interested in keeping up with the ongoing transformation of China's cultural and creative sphere.' --Ying Zhu, Author of Two Billion Eyes: The Story of China Central Television'Local stakeholders ranging from government to corporate entities and individual operators have interacted to produce a distinctively Chinese way of doing and talking about cultural and creative industries. This rich collection of lucid essays steps up to the challenge, making it the perfect entry point for understanding the rhetoric and practices of this increasingly crucial sector of the Chinese economy.' --Chris Berry, King's College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: Foreword Stephanie Hemelryk Donald 1. Introduction Michael Keane PART I THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES RECONSIDERED 2. Doing Chinese Cultural Industries: A Reflection on the Blue-book Syndrome and Remedy Paradigm Zitong Qiu 3. The Ten Thousand Things, the Chinese Dream and the Creative Cultural Industries Michael Keane 4. The Makers are Coming: China’s Long Tail Revolution Jing Wang 5. Balinghou and Qilinghou: Generational Difference and Creativity in China Bjarke Liboriussen 6. The Artyficial Paradise: Municipal Face-work in a Chinese Boomtown Michael Alexander Ulfstjerne PART II ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT, IDEOLOGY AND FUTURE CHALLENGES FACING THE CULTURAL INDUSTRIES IN CHINA 7. Editor’s Introduction Michael Keane 8. The Cultural Industries in China: A Historical Overview Xiaoming Zhang 9. The Challenges of China’s Culture ‘Going to the World’ Wuwei Li 10. Chinese Culture ‘Going Out’: An Overview of Government Policies and an Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities for International Collaboration Huailiang Li 11. Ethnic Cultural Industries and the ‘One Place, One Product Strategy’ Na Yi 12. Globalization and Ethnic Grounded Cultural Creativity in Yunnan Yan Li and Ying Huang 13. Cultural Organizations in China: Creating Digital Platforms for Success Marina Guo PART III TRADITIONAL CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRY SECTORS IN FLUX 14. Editor’s Introduction Michael Keane 15. The Cultural Governance of Mass Media in Contemporary China Florian Schneider 16. The Regionalization of Co-Production in the Film Industries of Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China Peichi Chung and Lianyuan Yi 17. Chinese Transnational Cinema and the Collaborative Tilt Toward South Korea Brian Yecies 18. Chinese Documentary: Towards Commercialization Yingchi Chu 19. The Urban-Rural Divide in China’s Cultural Industries: The Case of Chinese Radio Wei Lei, Lauren Gorfinkel and Wanning Sun 20. Animation Industries in China: Managed Creativity or State Discourse? Anthony Y-H Fung and Vicky Ho 21. From ‘Nothing to My Name’ to ‘I am a Singer’: Market, Capital, and Politics in the Chinese Music Industry Qian Wang and Jeroen De Kloet 22. China’s Self-Help Industry: American(Ized) Life Advice in China Eric C. Hendriks PART IV ASSESSING DIGITAL LIVES, CONSTRUCTING CREATIVE FUTURES 23. Editor’s Introduction Michael Keane 24. Copyright in China’s Digital Cultural Industries Lucy Montgomery and Eric Priest 25. Commercial and Digital Transformation of Chinese Television Ruoyun Bai 26. Between Sustaining and Disruptive Innovation: China’s Digital Publishing Industry in the Age of Mobile Internet Xiang Ren 27. Getting Connected in China: Taming the Mobile Screen Elaine Jing Zhao 28. The E-commerce Revolution: Ensuring Trust and Consumer Rights in China Ming Cheung 29. Elderly People and the Internet: A Demographic Reconsideration Huan Wu PART V RECALIBRATING SPACE, TRADITION AND REGIONAL IDENTITY 30. Editor’s Introduction Michael Keane 31. Between Contemporary and Traditional: The Ongoing Search for a Chinese Architectural Identity Christiane M. Herr 32. Chinese Fashion Designers: Rebuilding from the Centre of the World Tim Lindgren 33. Spectacles, Showcases, Marketplaces (and Even Public Spheres): Chinese Film Festivals as Cultural Industries Ran Ma and Cindy Hing-Yuk Wong 34. Who is the Knowledge Gatekeeper in the Creative Cluster? A Case Study of Guangdong Industrial Design City Juncheng Dai and Michael Keane 35. A Comparative Perspective on the Industrialization of Art in the Republican Period in Shanghai and Today’s Creative Industry Clusters Jane Zheng Index

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Book SynopsisIndependent film makers and local media companies use the digital transformation of the business to find new ways for producing, funding and broadcasting their works of art. Their innovative ideas change the existing value chains and create new relations between artists and audiences that have previously been unimaginable. This is a great collection of chapters that give insight into a fascinating field of study: congratulations to the authors and editors!'- Kathrin M. Möslein, University Erlangen-Nuremberg and HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany'At a time when the creative industries are becoming increasingly important for economic growth and employment prospects, this highly original and authoritative volume explores the digital disruptions and the related industry transformation in these sectors. The different studies bring to life the new sources of creative content, the new business models and value propositions emerging in different countries in a variety of creative industries associated with imagery. It is vital reading for all researchers and practitioners with a stake in understanding and contributing to a major force in the current economic transformation towards knowledge-based economies.'- Marcela Miozzo, The University of Manchester, UK'This excellent set of expert chapters covers all aspects of innovative change in the creative industries. What sets this volume apart is its strong focus on very recent developments and phenomena, like customer co-creation, crowdfunding, or managing long-tail markets. I found plenty of new ideas for my own research!'- Frank T. Piller, RWTH Aachen University, Germany and MIT, US'The film, video and photography industries have been transformed in recent years by digitisation, the emergence of new business models, and new modes of collaboration between 'the crowd' and professional practitioners in the financing, production and distribution of media content. Through multiple case and country studies, this book augments analysis of creative industries' dynamics and deepens understanding of business innovation and strategy in knowledge-based economies. This volume should be required reading for students, researchers and practitioners in media industries and management.'- Ben Goldsmith, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Australia.As knowledge-based economies continue to grow, creative fields are becoming increasingly important for economic growth and development. Within these fields, disruptive innovations are reshaping industry boundaries and challenging conventional business models. This highly original volume explores the digital disruptions and related industry transformations in film, video and photography.The authors highlight new sources of creative content and examine alternative business models and value propositions currently emerging in a number of different countries. The book incorporates work on disruption from innovation scholars in business schools as well as insights from academics and practitioners in other disciplines, including the broader social sciences.This authoritative volume is vital reading for scholars and researchers specializing in knowledge management and innovation, as well as practitioners working in a variety of image-based creative fields.Contributors: S. de Vinck, R. DeFillippi, C. Dumas, N. Escoffier, N. Ferrer-Roca, A. Finney, K. Hung, P. Hunt, R. Kimani, A. Kwok, T.-Y. Lau, S. Leminen, S. Lindmark, M.E. Luka, B. McKelvey, L. Naldi, Y. Roth, P. Roy, L. Sánchez, A. Serra, S. Sparviero, M.B. von Rimscha, N. Wakabayashi, M. Westerlund, P. Wikström, J.-I. Yamada, M. YamashitaTrade Review‘Independent film makers and local media companies use the digital transformation of the business to find new ways for producing, funding and broadcasting their works of art. Their innovative ideas change the existing value chains and create new relations between artists and audiences that have previously been unimaginable. This is a great collection of chapters that give insight into a fascinating field of study: congratulations to the authors and editors!’ -- Kathrin M. Möslein, University Erlangen-Nuremberg and HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management, Germany‘At a time when the creative industries are becoming increasingly important for economic growth and employment prospects, this highly original and authoritative volume explores the digital disruptions and the related industry transformation in these sectors. The different studies bring to life the new sources of creative content, the new business models and value propositions emerging in different countries in a variety of creative industries associated with imagery. It is vital reading for all researchers and practitioners with a stake in understanding and contributing to a major force in the current economic transformation towards knowledge-based economies.’ -- Marcela Miozzo, The University of Manchester, UK‘This excellent set of expert chapters covers all aspects of innovative change in the creative industries. What sets this volume apart is its strong focus on very recent developments and phenomena, like customer co-creation, crowdfunding, or managing long-tail markets. I found plenty of new ideas for my own research!’ -- Frank T. Piller, RWTH Aachen University, Germany and MIT, US‘The film, video and photography industries have been transformed in recent years by digitisation, the emergence of new business models, and new modes of collaboration between “the crowd” and professional practitioners in the financing, production and distribution of media content. Through multiple case and country studies, this book augments analysis of creative industries’ dynamics and deepens understanding of business innovation and strategy in knowledge-based economies. This volume should be required reading for students, researchers and practitioners in media industries and management.’ -- Ben Goldsmith, ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, Australia.‘The way we create, fund and share experiences is going through rapid and profound change. The chapters of DeFillippi and Wikström's excellent book capture the sense of participation, collaboration and constant restructuring that typifies the creative industries as companies and individuals seek to define and seize new opportunities.’ -- Nicholas Ind, Oslo School of Management, NorwayTable of ContentsContents: Introduction Robert DeFillippi and Patrik Wikström PART I: FILM INDUSTRY DISRUPTION AND TRANSFORMATION 1. Value Chain Restructuring in the Film Industry: The Case of the Independent Feature Film Sector Angus Finney 2. Business Innovation in the Film Industry Value Chain: A New Zealand Case Study Natàlia Ferrer-Roca 3. A Case Study of Business Model Innovation and Transformation in China’s Film Industry Tuen-Yu Lau and Axel Kwok 4. The Power of Japanese Film Production Consortia: The Evolution of Inter-firm Alliance Networks and the Revival of the Japanese Film Industry Naoki Wakabayashi, Jin-Ichiro Yamada and Masaru Yamashita 5. European Audio-visual Production Companies Adapting to Strategic Challenges M. Bjørn von Rimscha, Patrik Wikström and Lucia Naldi 6. When Disruption Is Driven by Established Firms: The Case of French Multiplex Theatres Pierre Roy 7. Innovation in the Film Sector: What Lessons from the Past Tell Us About Hollywood’s Digital Future - and What That Means for Europe Sophie de Vinck and Sven Lindmark 8. The Creative Destruction of the United States’ Audio-Visual Media Ecosystem Sergio Sparviero PART II: CO-CREATION, CROWD-FUNDING AND CROWD-SOURCING 9. Modes, Flows and Networks: The Promise of Crowdfunding in Documentary Filmmaking and Audience Development Mary Elizabeth Luka 10. Crowdsourcing in the Production of Video Advertising: The Emerging Roles of Crowd-sourcing Platforms Yannig Roth and Rosemary Kimani 11. Using “Crowd-Wisdom Strategy” to co-create Market value: Proof-of Concept from the Movie Industry Nadine Escoffier and Bill McKelvey 12. Crowd Sourcing and the Evolution of the Microstock Photography Industry: The case of iStockphoto and Getty Images Robert DeFillippi, Pat Hunt, Colette Dumas and Ken Hung 13. Users as Content Creators, Aggregators, and Distributors at Citilab Living Lab Seppo Leminen, Mika Westerlund, Laia Sánchez and Artur Serra Index

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Book SynopsisDuring the past decade, no industry has grown faster than that of mobile communications, yet coverage of its operations remains scarce. This state-of-the-art book examines the evolving structure and strategic behavior of the thirty largest operators in the mobile communications industry.The focus of the book is on service providers, who are the primary interface between the industry and its users. The discussion gives emphasis to the most prominent operators and is divided into regions for ease of analysis. Prior to this, there is an examination of where these companies stand in relation to the FT500 largest companies in the world and an analysis of Merger and Acquisition (M&A) activity in the industry. The authors also provide a review of the latest wave of technology, known as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Through detailed case studies, the book demonstrates the complexity of the industry's structure and sheds light on such controversies as corporate taxation. Peter Curwen and Jason Whalley conclude with an overview of where the industry has been and more importantly, where it is going.This timely book will appeal to academics, practitioners and students with an interest in technology, telecommunications and business strategy.Contents: Preface 1. Restructuring Among Mobile Service Providers: A Ten-year Perspective 2. Mobile Technology in the Modern Era 3. Anatomy of an International Operator: Vodafone Group 4. Anatomy of a Disruptive Force: Hutchison Whampoa 5. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Asia-Pacific Mobile Operators 6. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among African Mobile Operators 7. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among European Mobile Operators 8. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Mobile Operators in Latin America 9. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Mobile Operators in North America 10. Internationalisation as of End-2013 11. Retrospect and Prospect IndexTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1. Restructuring Among Mobile Service Providers: A Ten-year Perspective 2. Mobile Technology in the Modern Era 3. Anatomy of an International Operator: Vodafone Group 4. Anatomy of a Disruptive Force: Hutchison Whampoa 5. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Asia-Pacific Mobile Operators 6. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among African Mobile Operators 7. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among European Mobile Operators 8. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Mobile Operators in Latin America 9. Structural and Strategic Adjustment among Mobile Operators in North America 10. Internationalisation as of End-2013 11. Retrospect and Prospect Index

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Book SynopsisWikström and DeFillippi have done an excellent job of compiling thoughts from a number of sources on the modernization of music. Ranging from the issues of fair payments to creators and the dominance of on-demand music in Scandinavia to government influence on music markets in China, the work offers a broad spectrum of views into the evolving music business. Anyone seeking to learn or teach global music business model innovation should place this book at the top of his/her list.'- C. Allen Bargfrede, Berklee College of Music, US'Business Innovation and Disruption in the Music Industry offers an enjoyable overview of the opportunities and challenges as well as of the driving forces of the current transformation of the music industry. Its contributions illustrate the contexts of this transformation as well as the change of business models. It is a rich source of empirical evidence and in particular of controversial but smart interpretations of current and future developments. I highly recommend Business Innovation and Disruption in the Music Industry to all practitioners, researchers and students interested in the music industry as a creative complex cultural and media business and to those who aim at participating in its further development.'- Carsten Winter, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Germany'This is a timely book, given the disruptive elements that still dominate the twenty-first century music business. Edited by esteemed music industry scholar Patrik Wikström and creative industries Innovation expert Robert DeFillippi the 11 chapters from 15 international scholars across different disciplines are organised along three themes: 'music industry transformation in context', 'changing business models' and 'streaming music services and the future of music'. The international perspective of the book is arguably one of its greatest strengths, however, it is the future facing parts of this book that makes it most worth reading.'- Dennis Collopy, University of Hertfordshire, UKPatrik Wikström and Robert DeFillippi bring together innovative, multidisclipinary perspectives on business innovation and disruption in the music industry. Authors from fields such as cultural studies, economics, management, media studies, musicology and human geography in North America, Europe and Asia focus on the 'second wave' of digital disruption and the transformation of the music industry.The chapters are structured into three parts: the first part contextualizes changes in the music industry that have been driven by digital technologies since the end of the 1990s. The second part unpacks the impact of these disruptive technologies on business models in specific industry sectors and geographies, and the third and final part examines questions related to the emergence of subscription music services. Concluding chapters link back to the role of hackers as a subversive and innovative force in the music economy and examine how hacker creativity can be facilitated and encouraged to generate the next big music industry innovation.This multifaceted look at the music business will serve as a resource for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as established scholars and industry professionals.Contributors: R. DeFillippi, A. Dubber, R.G. Hammond, F. Li, G. Morrow, D. Nordgård, P. Preston, J. Rogers, D. Schreiber, A. Sinnreich, P. Snickars, H. Tessler, P. Tschmuck, A. Watson, P. WikströmTrade Review‘An excellent collection of essays about the evolution of a rapidly changing industry. Summing Up: Recommended.’ -- R.J. Phillips, Choice‘Wikström and DeFillippi have done an excellent job of compiling thoughts from a number of sources on the modernization of music. Ranging from the issues of fair payments to creators and the dominance of on-demand music in Scandinavia to government influence on music markets in China, the work offers a broad spectrum of views into the evolving music business. Anyone seeking to learn or teach global music business model innovation should place this book at the top of his/her list.’ -- C. Allen Bargfrede, Berklee College of Music, US‘Business Innovation and Disruption in the Music Industry offers an enjoyable overview of the opportunities and challenges as well as of the driving forces of the current transformation of the music industry. Its contributions illustrate the contexts of this transformation as well as the change of business models. It is a rich source of empirical evidence and in particular of controversial but smart interpretations of current and future developments. I highly recommend Business Innovation and Disruption in the Music Industry to all practitioners, researchers and students interested in the music industry as a creative complex cultural and media business and to those who aim at participating in its further development.’ -- Carsten Winter, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Germany‘This is a timely book, given the disruptive elements that still dominate the twenty-first century music business. Edited by esteemed music industry scholar Patrik Wikström and creative industries Innovation expert Robert DeFillippi the 11 chapters from 15 international scholars across different disciplines are organised along three themes: "music industry transformation in context”, “changing business models” and “streaming music services and the future of music”. The international perspective of the book is arguably one of its greatest strengths, however, it is the future facing parts of this book that makes it most worth reading’ -- Dennis Collopy, University of Hertfordshire, UK‘This book offers a unique multidisciplinary perspective on the disruption that the digital revolution generates in the music industry. How have traditional business models and business frontiers been affected? Which new competencies do music labels and artists have to build? What are the possible consequences of the rise of music subscription services? How do streaming services impact the way revenues are divided between artists and labels, between hits and niche products? All these issues and many others that are raised in this book provide a deep understanding of the "music disruption" and also provide insights of what could be the future of other creative industries.’ -- François Moreau, University of Paris, FranceTable of ContentsContents: Introduction PART I MUSIC INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION IN CONTEXT 1. From Record Selling to Cultural Entrepreneurship – The Music Economy in the Digital Paradigm Shift Peter Tschmuck 2. Back in Black – Re-Thinking Core Competencies of the Recorded Music Industry Holly Tessler 3. Crisis and Creative Destruction – New Modes of Appropriation in the Twenty-First Century Music Industry Jim Rogers and Paschal Preston 4. The Fallacy of Composition and Disruption in the Music Industry Robert G. Hammond PART II CHANGING BUSINESS MODELS 5. Digital Disruption and Recording Studio Diversification – Changing Business Models for the Digital Age Allan Watson 6. The Influence of Disruptive Technologies on Radio Promotion Strategies in the Music Industry – A Case of One Micro Firm's Decision-Making Practice David Schreiber 7. The Chinese Music Industries – Top Down in the Bottom-up Age Guy Morrow and Fangjun Li PART III STREAMING MUSIC SERVICES AND THE FUTURE OF MUSIC 8. Slicing the Pie – The Search for an Equitable Recorded Music Economy Aram Sinnreich 9. Lessons from the World’s Most Advanced Market for Music Streaming Services Daniel Nordgård 10. More Music is Better Music Pelle Snickars 11. You Have 24 Hours to Invent the Future of Music – Music Hacks, Playful Research and Creative Innovation Andrew Dubber Index

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Book SynopsisThe research review discusses important papers in the Economics of Advertising since the Millennium. It covers embellishments of established theories, newer theories, and empirical testing of both. Topics include informative, persuasive, and comparative advertising, content analysis, targeting, information congestion, signalling, and information disclosure. Scholars of marketing and economics will find here both a back-drop and recent advances.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction Simon P. Anderson PART I ECONOMIC THEORIES OF ADVERTISING 1. C. Christou and N. Vettas (2008), ‘On Informative Advertising and Product Differentiation’, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 26 (1), January, 92–112 2. Claude Fluet and Paolo G. Garella (2002), ‘Advertising and Prices as Signals of Quality in a Regime of Price Rivalry’, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 20 (7), September, 907–30 3. Edward L. Glaeser and Gergely Ujhelyi (2010), ‘Regulating Misinformation’, Journal of Public Economics, 94 (3–4), April, 247–57 4. Ivan Pastine and Tuvana Pastine (2002), ‘Consumption Externalities, Coordination, and Advertising’, International Economic Review, 43 (3), August, 919–43 5. Ganesh Iyer, David Soberman and J. Miguel Villas-Boas (2005), ‘The Targeting of Advertising’, Marketing Science, 24 (3), Summer, 461–76 6. Greg Shaffer and Florian Zettelmeyer (2004), ‘Advertising in a Distribution Channel’, Marketing Science, 23 (4), Fall, 619–28 7. Kurt R. Brekke and Michael Kuhn (2006), ‘Direct to Consumer Advertising in Pharmaceutical Markets’, Journal of Health Economics, 25 (1), January, 102–30 PART II INFORMATION DISCLOSURE 8. Simon P. Anderson and Régis Renault (2006), ‘Advertising Content’, American Economic Review, 96 (1), March, 93–113 9. Justin P. Johnson and David P. Myatt (2006), ‘On the Simple Economics of Advertising, Marketing, and Product Design’, American Economic Review, 96 (3), June, 756–84 10. Simon P. Anderson and Régis Renault (2013), ‘The Advertising Mix for a Search Good’, Management Science, 59 (1), January, 69–83 11. Oliver Board (2009), ‘Competition and Disclosure’, Journal of Industrial Economics, LVII (1), March, 197–213 12. Monic Sun (2011), ‘Disclosing Multiple Product Attributes’, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 20 (1), Spring, 195–224 13. Archishman Chakraborty and Rick Harbaugh (2014), ‘Persuasive Puffery’, Marketing Science, 33 (3), May–June, 382–400 PART III COMPARATIVE ADVERTISING 14. Simon P. Anderson and Régis Renault (2009), ‘Comparative Advertising: Disclosing Horizontal Match Information’, RAND Journal of Economics, 40 (3), Autumn, 558–81 15. Francesca Barigozzi, Paolo G. Garella and Martin Peitz (2009), ‘With a Little Help from My Enemy: Comparative Advertising as a Signal of Quality’, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 18 (4), Winter, 1071–94 16. Winand Emons and Claude Fluet (2012), ‘Non-comparative versus Comparative Advertising of Quality’, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 30 (4), July, 352–60 PART IV INFORMATION OVERLOAD AND ADVERTISING CONGESTION 17. Timothy Van Zandt (2004), ‘Information Overload in a Network of Targeted Communication’, RAND Journal of Economics, 35 (3), Autumn, 542–60 18. Simon P. Anderson and André de Palma (2012), ‘Competition for Attention in the Information (overload) Age’, RAND Journal of Economics, 43 (1), Spring, 1–25 19. Simon P. Anderson and André de Palma (2013), ‘Shouting to Be Heard in Advertising’, Management Science, 59 (7), July, 1545–56 20. Justin P. Johnson (2013), ‘Targeted Advertising and Advertising Avoidance’, RAND Journal of Economics, 44 (1), Spring, 128–44 PART IV EMPIRICAL TESTING 21. Daniel A. Ackerberg (2001), ‘Empirically Distinguishing Informative and Prestige Effects of Advertising’, RAND Journal of Economics, 32 (2), Summer, 316–33 22. Daniel A. Ackerberg (2003), ‘Advertising, Learning, and Consumer Choice in Experience Good Markets: An Empirical Examination’, International Economic Review, 44 (3), August, 1007–40 23. Michelle Sovinsky Goeree (2008), ‘Limited Information and Advertising in the U.S. Personal Computer Industry’, Econometrica, 76 (5), September, 1017–74 24. Ignatius Horstmann and Glenn MacDonald (2003), ‘Is Advertising a Signal of Product Quality? Evidence from the Compact Disc Player Market, 1983–1992’, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 21 (3), March, 317–45 25. Bharat N. Anand and Ron Shachar (2011), ‘Advertising, the Matchmaker’, RAND Journal of Economics, 42 (2), Summer, 205–45 26. Jean-Pierre Dubé, Gunter J. Hitsch, and Puneet Manchanda (2005), ‘An Empirical Model of Advertising Dynamics’, Quantitative Marketing and Economics, 3 (2), June, 107–44 [38] 27. Gregory Lewis (2011), ‘Asymmetric Information, Adverse Selection and Online Disclosure: The Case of eBay Motors’, American Economic Review, 101 (4), June, 1535–46] 28. Simon P. Anderson, Federico Ciliberto and Jura Liaukonyte (2013), ‘Information Content of Advertising: Empirical Evidence from the OTC Analgesic Industry’, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 31 (5), September, 355–67 Index

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Book SynopsisThe objective of this book is to present a comprehensive evaluation of the smart revolution, including its social and economic impacts. It proposes a modern framework to help assess how recent information and communication technologies (ICTs) can contribute to societies as a whole.The authors offer a guide to how advanced network technologies have led to a greater variety of applications and social networking services. These allow people to connect with each other both at a more personal and global level, and will ultimately herald a new era of ICTs that will shape the 'digital society'.This essential resource will appeal to academics, government officials and practitioners in telecommunications and media.Contributors: H. Ahmad, E. Bohlin, T. Bunno, M. Cave, M. Ehrler, N. Freund, H. Fuke, T. Garín-Muñoz, C. Gijón, K. Hatta, A. Henten, H. Idota, T. Jitsuzumi, N. Kasuga, M. Kimura, C. Kongaut, Y.-L. Liu, R. López, M. Lundborg, G. Madden, H. Mitomo, K.-Y. Na, A. Nakamura, T. Otsuka, T. Pérez-Amaral, E.O. Ruhle, N. Sakurai, M. Shishikura, M. Sugaya, R. Tadyoni, K. Takachi, M. Tsuji, C.-H. YoonTable of ContentsTable of Contents INTRODUCTION: THE IMPACT OF THE SMART REVOLUTION Erik Bohlin, Hidenori Fuke and Hitoshi Mitomo PART I ICT ECOSYSTEM IN TRANSFORMATION 1. The Dominance of the IT Industry in a Converging ICT Ecosystem Anders Henten and Reza Tadayoni 2. Model Analysis of the Two-sided Market of the Mobile Broadband Business: in Japan and Worldwide Keisuke Takachi and Toshiya Jitsuzumi 3. Digital Power Shift from Network to Smart Devices: How will Regulators Cope with Digital Power? Minoru Sugaya PART II WHAT DID THE SMART REVOLUTION ACHIEVE FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIETY? 4. Empirical Analysis of the Relationship between Social Media Use and Product Innovation: Focusing on SNS Use and Social Capital Hiroki Idota, Teruyuki Bunno and Masatsugu Tsuji 5. Efficiency of Transport Infrastructure and ICT Development Kyoung-Youn Na and Chang-Ho Yoon 6. Telecommunication Service Countermeasures against Disasters: Japanese Peoples’ Willingness to Pay for Telecommunication Services Akihiro Nakamura 7. The Role of Media and ICT to Motivate People to take Post-quake Recovery Action: An Evidence of the “Pythagorean Effect” Hitoshi Mitomo, Tokio Otsuka and Mikio Kimura PART III NEW ISSUES CREATED BY THE SMART REVOLUTION 8. Customer Service Quality and Incomplete Information in Mobile Telecommunications: A Game Theoretical Approach to Consumer Protection Rafael López, Teodosio Pérez-Amaral, Teresa Garín-Muñoz and Covadonga Gijón 9. Industry-specific Patterns Inherent in Personal Information Leakage Incidents in Japan: Analyses of an Incident Database Naoko Sakurai PART IV REGULATION REQUIRED FOR THE SMART REVOLUTION 10. Smart Devices, Fixed/mobile Convergence and the Cloud: Some Medium Term Regulatory Challenges Martin Cave and Keiko Hatta 11. Problems with International Mobile Roaming – Excessive Deregulation Works Against User’s Interests Hidenori Fuke PART V NEW FEATURES IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY 12. An Estimation of Marginal WTP for Variety in the Broadcasting Platform Manabu Shishikura and Norihiro Kasuga 13. The Impact of Newly-emerging Media on Traditional Media Platforms in Taiwan: A Co-opetition Perspective Yu-li Liu PART VI THE SMART REVOLUTION IN COUNTRIES 14. The Australian Digital Market: Opportunities and Challenges Gary Madden and Hasnat Ahmad 15. NGA Networks as Basis for a Sustainable Digital Society – European Country Studies (Germany, UK, the Netherlands and Switzerland) Ernst-Olav Ruhle, Matthias Ehrler, Natascha Freund and Martin Lundborg 16. Understanding Market Definition, Relevant Market and Significant Market Power (SMP) Frameworks in the EU Chatchai Kongaut and Erik Bohlin Index

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Book SynopsisThe geography of innovation is changing. Firstly, it is increasingly understood that innovative firms and organizations exhibit a wide variety of strategies, each differently attuned to diverse geographic contexts. Secondly, and concomitantly, the idea that cities, clusters and physical proximity are essential for innovation is evolving under the weight of new theorizing and empirical evidence. The aim of this handbook is to break with the many ideas and concepts that emerged during the course of the 1980s and 1990s, and to fully take into account the new reality of the internet, mobile communication technologies, personal mobility and globalization. The handbook gathers a new generation of ideas and authors to contribute to the debate, providing an empirically grounded critical appraisal of the prevailing knowledge on the geography of innovation. The 28 original chapters, written by a diverse range of scholars with widely differing views, present fresh empirical evidence and new perspectives relating to how innovation plays out across space in an age where mobility has increased, information is ubiquitous and globalisation has been realised. Overall, the dialogue between existing theory and new possibilities provides a unique and challenging appraisal of the connection between innovation, agglomeration and space. Offering cutting edge ideas in an accessible format, this will be an ideal resource for students and scholars of economic geography and innovation studies. The empirical evidence and analysis will also be of great value for policymakers and government officials.Contributors include: B.T. Asheim, H.W. Aslesen, A. Bain, P.-A. Balland, N. Bradford, A. Bramwell, C. Brennan-Horley, S. Breschi, C. Carraincazeaux, C. Chaminade, R. Comunian, C. De Fuentes, D. Doloreux, D. Eckert, A. Faggian, M. Ferru, R.D. Fitjar, K. Flanagan, C. Gibson, M. Grillitsch, M. Grossetti, G. Harirchi, F. Huber, A. Isaksen, S. Jewel, J. Karlsen, N. Komninos, J.-L. Klein, N. Lee, F. Lissoni, M. Maisonobe, J. Mattes, P. McCann, C.T. Noumedem, R. Ortega-Argilés, M. Plechero, A. Rallet, A. Rodriguez-Pose, R. Shearmur, H.L. Smith, B. Spigel, J. Tallec, E. Tranos, D.-G. Tremblay, F. Tödtling, M. Trippl, E. Uyarra, C. Yang, C. Wilkie, D.A. WolfeTrade Review'The editors have assembled a superb array of experts on various aspects of innovation and its geographical sources, processes and manifestations. This volume provides state-of-the-art overviews of key topics, probing of ongoing debates, and fresh empirical perspectives on unresolved dilemmas in innovation studies. The volume should be an essential reference for scholars and policymakers alike as they struggle to understand the many geographies of innovation.' --Edward J. Malecki, The Ohio State University'The authors present a much needed update to prior handbooks on the geography of innovation. They have been able to put together a remarkable and consistent collection of chapters by well-known authors that will be of relevance not only for geographers, but also for scholars in economics, innovation studies and related fields interested in the spatial aspects of innovation. It combines well-established topics on innovation systems with new insights, for instance, into the culture of innovation, discusses center vs. periphery innovation, and orients itself along a set of perceived confusions in the field - as identified in the introduction. I believe this book will find a broad readership among researchers, students and politicians interested in the spatiality of innovation.' --Harald Bathelt, University of Toronto, CanadaTable of ContentsContents: Forward Introduction The Geographies of Innovations: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux PART I THEORETICAL APPROACHES AND CONCEPTS 1. Regional Innovation, R&D and Knowledge Spillovers: The Role Played by Geographical and Non-Geographical Factors Philip McCann and Raquel Ortega-Argilés 2. Regional Innovation Systems: Past - Present - Future Björn T. Asheim, Markus Grillitsch and Michaela Trippl 3. Understanding and Learning from an Evolving Geography of Innovation Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Callum Wilkie 4. The Cultural Embeddedness of Regional Innovation: A Bourdieuian Perspective Ben Spigel 5. Proximity Dynamics and the Geography of Innovation: Diminishing Returns or Renewal? Marie Ferru and Alain Rallet PART II RELATEDNESS AND KNOWLEDGE BASES: INTRODUCTION Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux 6. Relatedness and the Geography of Innovation Pierre-Alexandre Balland 7. How Do Firms Acquire Knowledge in Different Sectoral and Regional Contexts? Franz Tödtling and Michaela Trippl 8. Clusters Initiatives, Open Innovation and Knowledge Bases Heidi Wiig Aslesen and Arne Isaksen PART III CITIES, INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY: Introduction Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux 9. Innovation and Creativity in City-Regions David A. Wolfe 10. Intelligent Cities and the Evolution Towards Technology-Enhanced, Global, and User-Driven Territorial Systems of Innovation Nicos Komninos 11.Geography, Skills and Career Patterns at the Boundary of Creativity and Innovation: Digital Technology and Creative Arts Graduates in the UK Roberta Comunian, Alessandra Faggian and Sarah Jewell PART IV BEYOND AGGLOMERATION AND CLUSTERS: Introduction Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux 12. Four Commonly Held Beliefs About the Geography of Scientific Activities Michel Grossetti, Denis Eckert, Marion Maisonobe and Josselin Tallec 13. Putting the Boot into Creative Cluster Theory Chris Gibson and Chris Brennan-Horley 14. Beyond Networks in Clusters Franz Huber and Rune Dahl Fitjar 15. Suburban Creativity and Innovation Alison Bain 16. Innovation in Peripheral Regions Arne Isaksen and James Karlsen PART V INNOVATION POLICY 17. Regional Economic Development: Institutions, Innovation, and Policy Neil Bradford and Allison Bramwell 18. Revisiting the Role of Policy in Regional Innovation Systems Elvira Uyarra and Kieron Flanagan 19. Evolution of Regional Innovation Systems in China: Insights From Emerging Indigenous Innovation in Shenzhen Chun Yang 20. Entrepreneurial Regions in Theory and Policy Practice Helen Lawton Smith PART VI TRANSNATIONAL MOBILITY AND NETWORKS: Introduction Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux 21. The Internet: Its Geography, Growth and the Creation of (Digital) Social Capital Emmanouil Tranos 22. The Geography and Structure of Global Innovation Networks: Global Scope and Regional Embeddedness Cristina Chaminade, Claudia De Fuentes, Gouya Harirchi and Monica Plechero 23. Migration and Innovation: A Survey of Recent Studies Stefano Breschi, Francesco Lissoni and Claudia Noumedem Temgoua 24. The Geography of Innovation in Multinational Companies: Internal Distribution and External Embeddedness Jannika Mattes PART VII LOCAL IMPACTS OF INNOVATION: Introduction Richard Shearmur, Christophe Carrincazeaux and David Doloreux 25. Growth With Inequality? The Local Consequences of Innovation and Creativity Neil Lee 26. Why Local Development and Local Innovation are Not the Same Thing: The Uneven Geographic Distribution of Innovation-Related Development, Richard Shearmur 27. Cultural Creation and Social Innovation as the Basis for Building a Cohesive City Juan-Luis Klein and Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay Index

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