News media and journalism Books

Book SynopsisEmerging Practices in the Age of Automated Digital Journalism provides detailed insight into the current state of journalism and its future challenges. The book brings together a global team of authors to review and analyse emerging practices in the automated digital scenario through which journalism is being reshaped, such as novel languages, storytelling forms, and business models. Providing a much-needed review of the field to apprehend the knowledge and experience acquired, the collection also offers an up-to-date overview of digital journalism today, outlining those trends pointing to the future of journalism practice and media in the online sphere.Through a multidisciplinary and international approach, chapters delve into the main technological changes that digital journalism has recently faced, closely related to digital native media, novel storytelling forms, social media, innovation, television broadcasting, new media management structures and procedu

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Book SynopsisBringing new research from true crime writers, scholars, and media practitioners around the world, this book offers fresh perspectives on how women read, write, and are portrayed in true crime stories across different platforms, including documentaries, podcasts, and TikToks. The genre of true crime is flourishing, and it is overwhelmingly consumed by women. Despite this, there is much we do not know about how women consume true crime and are represented in true crime stories of various kinds. This edited volume helps to fill this gap in our knowledge. Across ten chapters and using a variety of study methods, including creative practice, interviews, surveys, archival research, and case studies, the book reveals the multifaceted ways that true crime matters to women and suggests areas of future research. It also offers new insights on a diverse range of topics, such as racial identities, fraudsters, activism, victimisation, and deviance, as well as highlighting major cases fro

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly updated classic textbook provides an overview of communication and media law, including the most current legal developments. It explains laws affecting the daily work of writers, broadcasters, public relations practitioners, photographers, bloggers and other public communicators.By outlining statutes and cases in an accessible manner, even to students studying law for the first time, the authors ensure that readers acquire a firm grasp of the legal issues affecting the media. The book examines legal topics such as libel, privacy, intellectual property, obscenity and access to information, considering the development and current standing of relevant laws and important cases. It examines how these laws affect public, political and commercial communication. The 13th edition covers contemporary U.S. Supreme Court cases, including the true threats case Counterman v. Colorado, the Andy Warhol fair use case and the Jack Daniel''s trademark parody case. It al

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Book SynopsisRevolutionizing Communication: The Role of Artificial Intelligence explores the wide-ranging effects of artificial intelligence (AI) on how we connect and communicate, changing social interactions, relationships, and the very structure of our society. Through insightful analysis, practical examples, and knowledgeable perspectives, the book examines chatbots, virtual assistants, natural language processing, and more. It shows how these technologies have a significant impact on cultural productions, business, education, ethics, advertising, media, journalism, and interpersonal interactions.Revolutionizing Communication is a guide to comprehending the present and future of communication in the era of AI. It provides invaluable insights for professionals, academics, and everyone interested in the significant changes occurring in our digital age.

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Book SynopsisOffering a critical overview of the state of contemporary investigative journalism, this book considers ways in which investigative journalism can bring about meaningful change and what conditions need to be in place for it to do so.Combining theory and practice, each chapter introduces current issues and trends, including the impacts of Artificial Intelligence, evolving funding models, Freedom of Information, and SLAPPs. Applying these issues to some of the most pressing concerns of our time â misinformation, the climate crisis, inequality â this book demonstrates how journalists can draw on investigative skills to enact positive real-world change. Relevant chapters feature a practical guide to using the technique under discussion and each is followed by a critical analysis of skills in practice, with case studies from around the world. All end with an exercise or discussion topic to help students make sense of what theyâve learned.Shining new light on disruptions facing the industry, this book is recommended reading for anyone studying investigative journalism at an advanced level.

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Book SynopsisTwo rivals. One holiday. A trip they will never forget.''This book is really one of the best books I''ve read this year. This is a masterpiece! I loved it.'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review''This was the perfect summer read! It was a quick read and I absolutely loved the enemies to friends to lovers storyline.'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review''Jo Watson never disappoints. This is yet another hilarious book, but with a serious note that makes us think about our finitude and how we should live our best lives.'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review''Gosh, this was one hilarious book. I felt like I hadn''t laughed like this for so long. Margaret & Jagger''s banter was to die for.'' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review''If you are looking for a book by the pool this is

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Book Synopsis''A riveting trip down the corridors of Soviet deception'' Sunday Telegraph (Five-Star Review)''Philps'' book vindicates the value of truth'' Washington Post''Philps has an eye for detail and a heart for those left behind'' The Times''A tale of intrigue and suppression'' New York Times''A compelling and often horrifying tale of moral degradation and occasional heroism superbly told'' Economist''An engaging and insightful account of foreign correspondents living in the Moscow landmark during the Second World War'' History TodayReporters. Translators. Lovers. Spies. In THE RED HOTEL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF STALIN''S PROPAGANDA WAR, former Daily Telegraph Foreign Editor and Russia expert Alan Philps sets out the way Stalin created his own reality by constraining and muzzling the British and American reporteTrade ReviewA riveting trip down the corridors of Soviet deception . . .Philps' book is almost faultlessly balanced between racy narrative and historical analysis * Sunday Telegraph *A fabulous book, packed with untold stories, written with the lyrical empathy of an author who knows and feels his subject deeply -- Patrick BishopThe Red Hotel is a sizzling read full of bitchiness and high jinks. But it is also a deeply moral book, outlining a simple truth: that the press pack abroad often operates in a bubble and is deeply dependent on local translators and fixers. Philps has an eye for detail and a heart for those left behind as the press caravan moved on * The Times *Philps adroitly uses the experiences of the wartime correspondents incarcerated in the Hotel Metropol in Moscow to tell at least part of the story of Stalin's campaign to dupe the West about the nature of his regime ... The Red Hotel gives a superb flavour of the compromises, betrayals and self-delusions require to report on the USSR * Literary Review *Philps's book vindicates the value of truth, most of all by depicting the lengths that a rare few will go to share it * Washington Post *Philps is terrific at training a spotlight on the local staff who are so often forgotten, and exposing the moral ambiguities of journalists * Spectator *The Red Hotel is a compelling and often horrifying tale of moral degradation and occasional heroism superbly told by a seasoned reporter * Economist *Balanced between racy detail and historical analysis...a riveting study * Daily Telegraph *An engaging and insightful account...an experienced and accomplished foreign correspondent himself, Philps does an excellent job of recreating a sense of time and place * History Today *

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Book SynopsisA Level Media Studies is a comprehensive guide to the subject content of AS and A Level Media Studies, across all examining boards. It is specifically designed to meet the needs of both students and teachers with an accessible writing style, helpful notes on key theories and theorists and a range of learning exercises.The book's overall approach is gradual immersion, assuming no prior knowledge of the subject. Starting with an overview of the discipline, the book moves on to develop increasingly sophisticated ideas whilst repeatedly reinforcing the basic principles of media studies. Each component of media studies is illustrated with practical examples and guided exercises that demonstrate the application of theories and concepts. In addition, numerous case studies offer examples of media studies in practice. Working through these examples, students will acquire the skill set and confidence to tackle the analysis of media products and the discussion of media iTable of ContentsList of figures. List of tables. Chapter 1. This Is Media Studies Chapter 2. Media Language: Analysing a Media Product: An Introduction to Semiotics Chapter 3. Fictions and Realities: A Television Case Study Chapter 4. Media in a Historical Context Chapter 5. Theory and Debates: The Media Audience Chapter 6. Media Language and Representations: Inequality and Difference Chapter 7. Social and Cultural Contexts Chapter 8. Persuasion: Advertising, Marketing and Propaganda Chapter 9. Media in an Economic Context Chapter 10. Theory and Debates in Hypermodern Times: Where Does Meaning Come From? Chapter 11. Media in a Political Context Chapter 12. Media Shorts: A Collection of Readings Index

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Book SynopsisInterpreting Music, Engaging Culture: An Introduction to Music Criticism offers a clear, hands-on guide for emerging music critics that brings together aesthetics, critical theory, and practical music criticism. In an accessible format, readers are introduced to various critical schools and are taught how to connect music to its cultural, social, and political contexts. Over the course of the book, readers develop a vocabulary and framework for criticizing music of all kinds and for various media.Excerpts from primary sources throughout provide a wide range of writing examples, while chapters address the distinct challenges of describing and interpreting music, and of writing forms such as album reviews and critical essays. The book explores questions at the core of music criticism, such as what constitutes a musical work and what makes a piece of music authentic, and introduces critical lenses, including feminist and queer criticism, postcolonialism and critical race

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Book Synopsis'Thoughtful, very readable ... We have been lucky, lucky, lucky to have him' - The Times'Pithy and amusing' - Sunday Times David Dimbleby has interviewed prime ministers and presidents, made award-winning documentaries, chaired Question Time for 25 years, and anchored the BBC's live coverage of historic national and world events. KEEP TALKING is David's wry look at his own extraordinary career, and the people, events and controversies he has encountered along the way. As a broadcaster for the BBC, David had an obligation to appear a neutral observer. Now finally 'off the leash' he writes without inhibition but with his characteristic wit, clarity and insight, about monarchy, politics, and the state of Britain. His book is enlivened with honest accounts of broadcasting from the inside - from commentating on Diana's funeral to anchoring te

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Book SynopsisIF THE GOVERNMENT IS AGAINST YOU, WHO CAN YOU TRUST?'Gripping' CHARLES CUMMING 'Tight, pacy and strong on atmosphere' MICHAEL PALIN 'Completely unputdownable' SEB EMINA'Hugely accomplished' IRISH INDEPENDENTVeteran BBC reporter William Carver is in Cairo, bang in the middle of the Arab Spring. 'The only story in the world' according to his editor. But it isn't. There's another story, more significant and potentially more dangerous, and if no one else is willing to tell it, then Carver will - whatever the consequences. A Single Source tells two stories, which over a few tumultuous months come together to prove inextricably linked. There are the dramatic, world-changing events as protests spread across North Africa and the Middle East, led by a new generation of tech-savvy youngsters challenging the corrupt old order. And then there are two Eritrean brothers, desperate enough to risk everything to make their way across the continent to a better life in Europe. The world is watching, buTrade ReviewThis hugely accomplished political thriller, brilliantly plotted . . . is written with all the dash and verve shown in Hanington's stunning debut * Irish Independent *Topical, authoritative and gripping * Charles Cumming *Tight, pacy and strong on atmosphereCompletely unputdownable - grippingA compelling story set against some of the global forces shaping our timesPeter Hanington has a gift for fast-paced narrative, atmospheric location and authentic, often hilarious dialogue . . . people trafficking, gun smuggling, murder and betrayal are all conjured in a shifting interplay that draws you in from the first line and keeps you guessing until, literally, the very last.If you love le Carré, were gripped by Homeland and couldn't get your nose out of A Dying Breed, Hanington's first novel about war reporters, here's another thrilling read for you . . .The anti-hero in both novels is hard-bitten hack William Carver - a classic Lunchtime O'Booze figure - who is, miraculously, still alive. Carver fans will look forward to meeting the old curmudgeon again in Hanington's next cracking tale.A fascinating, atmospheric read. Peter Hanington weaves a page-turning tale that is both compulsive and terrifying in equal measure. Will keep you up till the early hours. * Kate Hamer, author of THE GIRL IN THE RED COAT *It's such a pleasure to read a novel by a writer who is the real deal. Peter Hanington is entirely in command of this thrilling story and tells it with great verve. * Kirsty Wark, author of THE LEGACY OF ELIZABETH PRINGLE *One of the most assured pieces of writing I have read for a very long time. Peter Hanington's characters come completely alive, and you feel he knows them intimately. The sense of setting out on a journey in safe hands makes it all the more shocking when the plot takes its gut-wrenching twists. A foreign correspondent's life is, like a soldier's, made up of long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror; my advice to Peter's BBC colleagues is 'pack this in your grab bag, and the dull hours will fly by'. It's very good indeed. * Edward Stourton *Hanington has a knack for telling the stories of the lives behind the news headlines in a way that invites you, the reader, to care about his characters. It is an invitation I am happy to accept. It is one of his many talents as a writer. * Fi Glover, the Fortunately podcast *A Single Source is a considered, almost deceptively suspenseful thriller with a host of well-drawn characters, including hard-bitten foreign correspondents, young idealistic Egyptian girls, creepy public relations men, a grotesque (and totally credible) arms-dealer and a wonderfully slimy Cairo hotelier. It is written by a journalist whom you feel has been there and done that - or at least some of it - with skill and humanity, and no unnecessary pyrotechnics. * Shots Mag *A Single Source is a considered, almost deceptively suspenseful thriller with a host of well-drawn characters . . . written by a journalist whom you feel has been there and done that - or at least some of it - with skill and humanity. Ingenious and, dare I say it, rather Ambler-esque. * Mike Ripley, author of the Angel series *An enthralling read that answers the question everyone asks of journalists: how do you get your stories? * Roy Greenslade *Passion and politics . . . extremely well-written and an excellent read * Crime Pieces *A highly readable conspiracy theory * Morning Star *An intelligent spellbinding thriller * NB Books *Convincingly told * Choice *It's topical, authoritative and gripping, tight-paced and strong on atmosphere, full of vivid characters and so clearly mined from Hanington's own experiences as to make it feel totally authentic. The initiated may pose nods to le Carré, Greene and Ambler, but this impressive and atmospheric story, punctuated with interludes of hilarious dialogue, does entirely its own thing - and is far the stronger for it . . . There have been many books about journalism in war or near war zones. But this tale of investigative reporting, shady deals, intelligence men and conflicted diplomats is another absolutely outstanding addition from an author who spins an almost Kipling-esque story with insight, humanity, humour and, at times, near fury. * Crime Review *A fine read * Women's Weekly (Australia) *Convincingly atmospheric * Country and Town House *This hugely accomplished political thriller, brilliantly plotted . . . is written with all the dash and verve shown in Hanington's stunning debut * Irish Independent *Topical, authoritative and grippingTight, pacy and strong on atmosphereCompletely unputdownable - grippingA compelling story set against some of the global forces shaping our timesPeter Hanington has a gift for fast-paced narrative, atmospheric location and authentic, often hilarious dialogue . . . people trafficking, gun smuggling, murder and betrayal are all conjured in a shifting interplay that draws you in from the first line and keeps you guessing until, literally, the very last.If you love le Carré, were gripped by Homeland and couldn't get your nose out of A Dying Breed, Hanington's first novel about war reporters, here's another thrilling read for you . . .The anti-hero in both novels is hard-bitten hack William Carver - a classic Lunchtime O'Booze figure - who is, miraculously, still alive. Carver fans will look forward to meeting the old curmudgeon again in Hanington's next cracking tale.A fascinating, atmospheric read. Peter Hanington weaves a page-turning tale that is both compulsive and terrifying in equal measure. Will keep you up till the early hours. * Kate Hamer, author of THE GIRL IN THE RED COAT *It's such a pleasure to read a novel by a writer who is the real deal. Peter Hanington is entirely in command of this thrilling story and tells it with great verve. * Kirsty Wark, author of THE LEGACY OF ELIZABETH PRINGLE *One of the most assured pieces of writing I have read for a very long time. Peter Hanington's characters come completely alive, and you feel he knows them intimately. The sense of setting out on a journey in safe hands makes it all the more shocking when the plot takes its gut-wrenching twists. A foreign correspondent's life is, like a soldier's, made up of long periods of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror; my advice to Peter's BBC colleagues is 'pack this in your grab bag, and the dull hours will fly by'. It's very good indeed. * Edward Stourton *Hanington has a knack for telling the stories of the lives behind the news headlines in a way that invites you, the reader, to care about his characters. It is an invitation I am happy to accept. It is one of his many talents as a writer. * Fi Glover, the Fortunately podcast *A Single Source is a considered, almost deceptively suspenseful thriller with a host of well-drawn characters, including hard-bitten foreign correspondents, young idealistic Egyptian girls, creepy public relations men, a grotesque (and totally credible) arms-dealer and a wonderfully slimy Cairo hotelier. It is written by a journalist whom you feel has been there and done that - or at least some of it - with skill and humanity, and no unnecessary pyrotechnics. * Shots Mag *A Single Source is a considered, almost deceptively suspenseful thriller with a host of well-drawn characters . . . written by a journalist whom you feel has been there and done that - or at least some of it - with skill and humanity. Ingenious and, dare I say it, rather Ambler-esque. * Mike Ripley, author of the Angel series *An enthralling read that answers the question everyone asks of journalists: how do you get your stories? * Roy Greenslade *Passion and politics . . . extremely well-written and an excellent read * Crime Pieces *A highly readable conspiracy theory * Morning Star *An intelligent spellbinding thriller * NB Books *Convincingly told * Choice *It's topical, authoritative and gripping, tight-paced and strong on atmosphere, full of vivid characters and so clearly mined from Hanington's own experiences as to make it feel totally authentic. The initiated may pose nods to le Carré, Greene and Ambler, but this impressive and atmospheric story, punctuated with interludes of hilarious dialogue, does entirely its own thing - and is far the stronger for it . . . There have been many books about journalism in war or near war zones. But this tale of investigative reporting, shady deals, intelligence men and conflicted diplomats is another absolutely outstanding addition from an author who spins an almost Kipling-esque story with insight, humanity, humour and, at times, near fury. * Crime Review *A fine read * Women's Weekly (Australia) *Convincingly atmospheric * Country and Town House *

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Book Synopsis''Memoirs of such richness are rare . . . a joy'' JAMES NAUGHTIE''A remarkable personal journey, by one of the great political correspondents of our world - eloquent, enlightening, exhilarating'' PHILIPPE SANDSA trailblazer for women in journalism, Hella Pick arrived in Britain in 1939 as a child refugee from Austria. Over nearly four decades she covered the volatile global scene, first in West Africa, followed by America and long periods in Europe. In her thirty-five years with the Guardian she reported on the end of Empire in West Africa, the assassination of President Kennedy, Martin Luther King''s march from Selma to Montgomery, the Vietnam peace negotiation in Paris, the 1968 student revolt in France, the birth of the Solidarity movement in Poland, and the closing stages of the Cold War. A request for coffee on board a Soviet ship anchored in Malta led to a chat with Mikhail Gorbachev. A request for an interview with Willy Brandt led to a peTrade ReviewA remarkable personal journey, by one of the great political correspondents of our world - eloquent, enlightening, exhilarating -- Philippe SandsMemoirs of such richness are rare. Hella Pick's personal and journalistic journey from Nazi Europe to Brexit teems with humanity, diamond insights into the leaders and events of our time, and endless fun. A joy -- James NaughtieHella Pick, the doyenne of post-war foreign correspondents, had a ringside seat throughout the Cold War, from her journalist's start in West Africa to her Guardian postings in the UN and USA, to her commanding role in reporting on the collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. This is a moving and fascinating autobiography that captures a world that now feels distant -- Baroness Helena Kennedy QCHella Pick arrived in England in 1939 on one of the last Kindertransport trains from Austria and became one of the luckiest as well as the most skillful journalists of her generation. She always seemed to be in the right place at the right time. These memoirs offer a shrewd, detached and wise insight into some of the great events of the late 20th century -- Jonathan SumptionHella Pick's vivid and moving account of her trailblazing life on the inside track of international politics over four dramatic decades is a revelation - and a triumph of her extraordinary spirit -- Cate HasteThrilling and moving, Hella Pick's odyssey from child exile to trailblazing woman journalist and confidante of world leaders shines a bright light on two of the greatest challenges of our time: achieving gender equality and the refugee's struggle for identity and belonging -- Simon MayAn elegant and engaging memoir. Hella Pick escaped the Nazi death-camps to come to Britain and became the doyenne of diplomatic journalists. Hers is an inspirational story -- Lionel BarberIn her extraordinary memoir, Hella Pick reveals why she is one of the foremost Foreign Correspondents of her age . . . this is a memoir of great hope and a fascinating testimony, often with telling microscopic detail, that explains how we just managed to make it through the five decades after the Second World War without blowing ourselves up -- Misha GlennyAn extraordinary life, told by a veteran among Foreign Correspondents who reported in-depth on the forces which shaped the Cold War - and its uneasy aftermath. From the building of the Berlin Wall to its demise, the scramble for Africa, power play of Washington and New York and rise of China, Hella Pick has been on hand with her notebook and keen eye. Her odyssey from a child sent to Britain in the Kindertransport to doyenne of the foreign corps is a rich journey of discovery - professional and personal -- Anne McElvoyHella Pick is the doyenne, the queen, of diplomatic writers. Her memoirs are beautifully written, and filled with revealing and moving detail. If you want to understand why the world is in the state it is, Hella's story helps to explain it all. At the end, I closed it with real regret -- John SimpsonAn extraordinary life, and Hella Pick's impressive insights are remarkable -- Thomas Harding, author of 'The House by the Lake'From pre-war Vienna to Fleet Street via the Kindertransport, Hella Pick's memoir is an enjoyable mix of the personal and political, following her journey from refugee to senior journalist with a front-row view of world politics -- Katharine Viner, Editor-in-chief, Guardian News & MediaHella Pick lived through, and reported on, many of the most seismic moments of the past fourscore years or so. Now she turns her exceptional reporting skills on herself - and the result is fascinating, moving and truly inspiring -- Alan Rusbridger, Principal of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford and former Editor-in-Chief of the GuardianThe great Guardian journalist Hella Pick's memoir Invisible Walls is not just a fascinating account of how this Austrian refugee went on to cover some of the most significant events of the last century, but is also a clarion call for good old-fashioned journalism in a world of social media and fake news * CHOICE *A touchingly open account of a stellar career and its disappointments, personal and professional. She arrived at Liverpool Street station in 1939, and eleven-year-old Kindertransport refugee from Vienna... Her account of her long career is remarkable, partly owing to the range of postwar politicians who knew her and gave her stories... This account of her extraordinary life is a considerable achievement -- Frances Cairncross * LITERARY REVIEW *Both an eyewitness account of many of the defining moments and figures of the post-1945 age as well as a poignant reminder of the searing personal story of a generation of immigrant children who, having fled Nazism, grew up to make a remarkable impact on Britain... In what was still very much a male domain, Pick stood out as an independent woman with a sharp intellect, ambition and disarming charm. The result was insightful coverage as well as some memorable encounters in pursuit of the story... "I had no pretensions to see myself as a pioneer, let alone a role model,", she concludes. In this aspect, the celebrated diplomatic correspondent, foreign policy expert and roving world reporter most certainly failed -- Tessa Szyszkowitz * FINANCIAL TIMES *[A] formidable memoir of a dynamic life spent gathering information in some of the world's most powerful corridors * STRONG WORDS magazine *As a journalist, [Pick] covered the end of empire in Africa, the cold war, the 1968 upheavals in Paris, Kennedy's assassination and the collapse of the Soviet bloc. At the UN, or at the Royal Institute for International Affairs in London she cut a distinctive figure, always elegantly dressed, her dark hair swept back from her strong features. Her deep voice with its cut-glass accent was instantly recognisable when she was interviewed on BBC radio. Those of us who followed her as female foreign correspondents in what was then a male-dominated profession could only envy her poise - and her legendary contacts book. She knew everyone, from diplomats to prime ministers and presidents. More importantly, they knew her. -- Lindsey Hilsum * THE GUARDIAN *Pick's book is a celebration of a lost age of journalism, when, once accepted, reporters were free to roam the corridorsof power unfettered by security constraints, with easy access to the powerful, dictating copy over the phone, with no competition from the internet or social media... A constant refrain runs through Pick's book. "Irrespective of their achievements", she writes, refugees like herself "carried throughout their lives a sense of insecurity that would never truly evaporate". No amount of recognition, scoops or praise ever quite freed her from what she calls "an open prison" bound by invisible walls, with no key to the gates... In work as in her life, admirable and tough-minded, she chose not to look back, but to keep marching forwards. -- Caroline Moorehead * TLS *Hella Pick has lived an extraordinarily rich life... one of Britain's most highly respected journalists, a woman whose articles, primarily for the Guardian, revealed an authentically global perspective... Hella Pick is a brilliant narrator and, in the course of an action-packed book, we encounter distinguished figures from across the world -- Daniel Snowman * JEWISH CHRONICLE *Pick was the doyenne of the diplomatic press corps and her legend preceded her... Invisible Walls is a book of great power and honesty, packed with vivid detail of her reporting adventures from the newly independent African states of the late 1950s, through the US of the turbulent 60s and on, through the cold war and into this uncertain age of populist promise-makers, all told with a keen intelligence and relentless dedication to the facts... She brought to the job the intellectual hunger and moral purpose of one who had escaped the great catastrophe that descended on Europe in the 1930s... I commend her book to the widest audience possible but particularly those setting out in journalism. Pick is testament to the necessity of having a broad intellectual hinterland and an open mind, the value of cultivating sources and finding things out. There is no better manifesto against the current clickbait culture and narcissistic social media obsession. This voice from before the age of Facebook and Twitter is profound and urgent -- Fergal Keane * THE OBSERVER *

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Book SynopsisINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2020 NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK — BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHYIn this part-manifesto, part-memoir, the revolutionary editor who infused social consciousness into the pages of Teen Vogue explores what it means to come into your own – on your own terms.Elaine Welteroth has climbed the ranks of media and fashion, shattering ceilings along the way. In this riveting and timely memoir, the groundbreaking editor unpacks lessons on race, identity, and success through her own journey, from navigating her way as the unstoppable child of a unlikely interracial marriage in small-town California to finding herself on the frontlines of a modern movement for the next generation of change makers. Welteroth moves beyond the headlines and highlight reels to share the profound lessons and struggles of being a barrier-breaker across so many intersections. As a young boss and the only black woman in the room, she's had enough of the world telling her – and all women – they're not enough. As she learns to rely on herself by looking both inward and upward, we're ultimately reminded that we're more than enough.Trade ReviewOne to watch ... an interesting read. All ambitious young women, regardless of race or chosen career, would benefit from the book's practical pointers. * The Sunday Times *An essential read for women in the workplace today * Refinery29 *Black British women are ready and waiting for [Elaine's book] * Afua Hirsch, the Guardian *The millennial Becoming . . . Inspiring and empowering * Entertainment Weekly *Elaine gifts us all with a beautifully intimate and powerful retelling of her ever unfolding journey. In sharing her joys, pitfalls, adventures, self doubt, and successes, she reminds us that through uncovering and discovering the many facets of ourselves, we are more than enough. * Yara Shahidi *Elaine’s book is a call for young women to find their voice and spark their courage - it’s a book I would have loved to have discovered as a young woman starting my own career. * Reese Witherspoon *More Than Enough is a guide for young people who want to find their voice, a crash course for those who want to challenge the status quo, and an adventure story for all of us. Young women can learn so much from Elaine's remarkable journey. * Malala Yousafzai *Elaine is a jolt of honesty, positivity, and inspiration. Anyone who has ever felt like she doesn’t belong will feel less alone after reading More Than Enough. Elaine’s voice couldn’t be more important, and more important right now. * Sophia Amoruso *

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Book SynopsisWhen Andy Ngo was attacked in the streets by Antifa in the summer of 2019, most people assumed it was an isolated incident. But those who'd been following Ngo's reporting in outlets like the New York Post and Quillette knew that the attack was only the latest in a long line of crimes perpetrated by Antifa.In Unmasked, Andy Ngo tells the story of this violent extremist movement from the very beginning. He includes interviews with former followers of the group, people who've been attacked by them, and incorporates stories from his own life. This book contains a trove of documents obtained by the author, published for the first time ever.

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Book SynopsisAs seen on Fox and Friends From the front lines in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and other conflict zones to the base of the burning Twin Towers on 9/11 to the eye of countless hurricanes, Rick Leventhal chronicles some of the most amazing stories he’s covered in his thirty-five years as a news reporter, anchor, and Senior Correspondent—with some life lessons thrown in along the way.Part memoir and part leadership manifesto, Chasing Catastrophe empowers those who are ready to work hard to overcome adversity and achieve their goals. In this book, Rick Leventhal shares some incredible highlights and some of the most challenging moments of a career spanning thirty-five years. Rick shares what it was like to sleep in the dirt in the Iraqi desert; to stand at the base of the Twin Towers in flames and run from the smoke cloud when they fell; to face a Category 5 hurricane; to be on scene when one of America’s most cheered and respected race car drivers crashed and died; to hurry to the frozen Hudson River from Midtown after Captain Sully landed his plane on its icy surface; to separate fact from fiction on the fly and figure out what could be reported—and what couldn’t; and to be in awe meeting some of the most famous people in America, only to learn they were fans of his work.

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Book Synopsis'People abroad always thought things were much scarier in China than they really were. What threw me, though, was the urgency of the diplomats in Beijing. They live it, they get it. And they wanted me out.'Bill Birtles was rushed out of China in September 2020, forced to seek refuge in the Australian Embassy in Beijing while diplomats delicately negotiated his departure in an unprecedented standoff with China's government. Five days later he was on a flight back to Sydney, leaving China without any Australian foreign correspondents on the ground for the first time in decades.A journalist's perspective on this rising global power has never been more important, as Australia's relationship with China undergoes an extraordinary change that's seen the detention of a journalist Cheng Lei, Canberra's criticism of Beijing's efforts to crush Hong Kong's freedoms, as well as China's military activity in the South China Sea and its human rights violations targeting the mostly Muslim Uighur minority in Xinjiang province. Chronicling his five-year stint in China as he criss-crossed the country, Birtles reveals why the historic unravelling of China's relations with the West is perceived very differently inside the country.The Truth About China is a compelling and candid examination of China, one that takes a magnifying glass to recent events, and looks through a telescope at what is yet to come.

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Book SynopsisA humorous and honest account of an ex-pat reporter’s life in the south west of France. Packed with amusing anecdotes and true stories about the characters and places of the region. A must for anybody even thinking about crossing the Channel for the good life in rural France! Every summer thousands of Brits and other Europeans head to the south west of France for bliss, beauty and freedom. It’s great for a holiday - but what’s it like to actually live and work there? That is what reporter Chris Bockman decided to find out when he set up a Press Agency in Toulouse. His project was doomed (apparently) - he was constantly told by industry sages that nothing goes on there out of season. But he soon discovered that the strange characters, ambitious local politicians, vain sportsmen and yes, badly-behaving foreigners provided more than enough material to keep newsrooms happy. There are the politicians preaching the benefits of Brexit while living a grand life in France. There is also one village in the Pyrenees where many flock believing when the inevitable end of the world comes, it will be the sole place that will survive. More stories include treasure-seekers convinced of a Catholic Church cover-up, the downright dishonest practices in the truffle markets and other inhabitants of the region who have included ex-terrorists and murderers on the run. This is an inside look at the peculiarities of human nature and life on the other side of the Channel, with characters and places you’ll love, Are You the Foie Gras Correspondent? is a book for anybody thinking to pull up stakes and moving to where life is “slower-paced” or has a fascination with the true life in France’s southern provincial cities and countryside.

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Book SynopsisFreelancers make up one of the fastest-growing groups of workers in North America. But, in today’s fractured and quick-paced media industry, where do you start? This book is a guide for journalism students, recent graduates, and early-career journalists looking to better understand both the creative and business sides of freelance work in Canada and the US. Learn how to develop your personal brand, how to pitch to different types of publications and media outlets, and how to plan for your financial future as a freelancer (yes, it's possible!). Practical and easy to read, The New Journalist's Guide combines more than a decade of the author’s personal experience as a freelance journalist with the perspectives of freelancers and experts across Canada and the US in a range of fields.Trade Review“Meg Wilcox has managed to take the complexity out of a career path that intimidates so many journalists. Packed with sharp advice on everything from pitching stories to protecting your rights, The New Journalist’s Guide to Freelancing should be on every freelancer’s shelf, right next to the thesaurus and stylebook. I wish I could go back in time and give it to my younger self to save me from lost time, money, and embarrassing mistakes.” — Omar Mouallem, multimedia journalist and bestselling author of Praying to the West: How Muslims Shaped the Americas“Finally, a guide for freelancers that not only illuminates professional practices that can seem opaque yet also shines a light on issues of labour, power, and equity. Along with trade tips and engaging profiles, freelancers will gain the vital insight that, in today’s tumultuous journalism industry, you don’t have to go it alone.” — Nicole Cohen, Associate Professor, University of Toronto, author of Writers’ Rights: Freelance Journalism in a Digital AgeTable of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: What is freelance work? MEET A FREELANCER: Anupa Mistry, writer and producer Chapter 2: Building your brand … and your network. MEET A FREELANCER: Gabe Bergado, editor and writer Chapter 3: Ready, set, pitch! MEET A FREELANCER: Jeremy Klaszus, writer and founder of The Sprawl Chapter 4: It's Business Time. MEET A FREELANCER: Erin Lowry, financial writer and author of the Broke Millennial series Chapter 5: Freelance Business Basics. MEET A FREELANCER: Trevor Solway, filmmaker Chapter 6: Tax Time. MEET A FREELANCER: Kat Eschner, freelance science and business journalist Chapter 7: Navigating the law as a freelancer. MEET A FREELANCER: Rebecca Collard, broadcast journalist and writer Chapter 8: Contracts and negotiations. MEET A FREELANCER: Omar Mouallem, nonfiction writer and filmmaker Chapter 9: Freelance work in the bigger picture. MEET A FREELANCER: Desmond Cole, independent journalist, activist, and author Last Thoughts

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Book SynopsisEuropean Media Systems for Deliberative Communication explores how four dimensions of national media systems the legal framework for freedom of expression and information, media accountability, journalism and audience media usage and competencies contribute to or are detrimental to the success of deliberative communication.Drawing on a study of 14 European countries and their media systems, the volume provides comparative and individual perspectives to examine the social consequences of various types of media systems. By using fsQCA (fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis), the authors relate deliberative communication to the legal framework for freedom of expression and freedom of information, media accountability, journalism and media usage and media competencies. The book shows how different combinations of conditions and contexts figure as risks or opportunities that are detrimental to, or supportive of, deliberative communication, measured with an original i

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Book SynopsisThe Great Post Office Scandal is the extraordinary story behind the recent ITV drama series Mr Bates vs The Post Office. This gripping page-turner recounts how thousands of subpostmasters were accused of theft and false accounting on the back of evidence from Horizon, the flawed computer system designed by Fujitsu, and how a group of them, led by Alan Bates, took their fight to the High Court. Their eventual victory in court vindicated their claims about the defects of the software and exposed the heavy handed attempts by the Post Office to suppress them. The book also chronicles how successive senior managers, business leaders, lawyers, civil servants and Government ministers, at best failed to expose the injustice or, even worse, sought to cover it up, resulting in one of the largest miscarriages of justice in UK history. The author, Nick Wallis, is a journalist and broadcaster who has been reporting on the scandal for over ten years and who acted as script consultant on Mr Bates vs The Post Office, the ITV drama that brought the affair into the national consciousness. As the public inquiry reaches its climax, and senior figures such as Paula Vennells come to be questioned, The Great Post Office Scandal reveals the full scale of what happened and will leave you enraged at how so many of our trusted institutions allowed the saga to go on for nearly a quarter of a century, shattering the lives of thousands of innocent people.

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Book SynopsisThe story of western correspondents in Russia is the story of Russia's attitude to the west. Russia has at different times been alternately open to western ideas and contacts, cautious and distant or, for much of the twentieth century, all but closed off. From the revolutionary period of the First World War onwards, correspondents in Russia have striven to tell the story of a country known to few outsiders. Their stories have not always been well received by political elites, audiences, and even editors in their own countriesbut their accounts have been a huge influence on how the West understands Russia. Not always perfect, at times downright misleading, they have, overall, been immensely valuable. In Assignment Moscow, former foreign correspondent James Rodgers analyses the news coverage of Russia throughout history, from the coverage of the siege of the Winter Palace and a plot to kill Stalin, to the Chernobyl explosion and the Salisbury poison scandal.Trade ReviewAssignment Moscow exposes how the Moscow correspondent has had to adapt to multiple manifestations of censorship, or compete with state-run media, the severity of which has ebbed and flowed with changes in regime. * History Today *Rodgers’s narrative rests on an enormous number of articles in Anglo-American media, books by and about journalists, and his own interviews with many Moscow correspondents. * Foreign Affairs Magazine *Rodgers retains his focus on the correspondent’s interactions with Russia and Russians, rather than being sidetracked into discussions of normative values or political controversy. This approach prepares the reader for the conclusion, which celebrates the openness and curiosity of the best Russia correspondents, reminding the reader that what they have just read is a history not of Russia but of how Western correspondents have told Russia’s stories. Differentiating the two is an important and hitherto neglected task but one that James Rodgers has achieved masterfully. * Journalism *Reporting from Russia has never been easy; Rodgers vividly captures the changing fortunes of Moscow correspondents over the past hundred years, as they penetrated the mysteries of life in Russia and brought them to our newspapers and screens. Some were duped, some were fellow-travellers or spies; most battled against censors and blank-faced politicians; all have helped to shape our understanding of the world’s biggest country. * Angus Roxburgh, former Moscow correspondent for the BBC, Sunday Times and Economist *Writing about journalism in Russia since the revolution, James Rodgers rightly emphasises that to understand Russia you have to talk to people of all kinds. But he argues that even correspondents who knew the language and the history found it hard to report dispassionately because of official obstruction and their own emotional involvement. * Rodric Braithwaite *A highly original, engrossing and accessible book, Assignment Moscow stands out among journalistic accounts of Russia for its subtlety, humility and historic scope. It tells the story of British and American journalists who aimed to throw light on Russia from Lenin to Putin, and in the process illuminated the West itself. * Arkady Ostrovsky, Author of The Invention of Russia: The Rise of Putin and the age of Fake News, Winner of the 2016 Orwell Prize *It is hard to believe that in the torrent of books published on Russia each year, that one could come along as original and valuable as Assignment Moscow. One comes to appreciate the service of our reporting men and women in Moscow. For all their fallibilities, without their dedication, we wouldn’t have half the understanding of Russia that we have today, imperfect as it will always be. We therefore owe them – and especially Rodgers as journalist, teacher, analyst and cataloguer – a huge debt. * James Nixey, Chatham House *[Rodgers'] experience has been wisely distilled in this fair-minded, balanced and perceptive exploration of the problems reporters have faced in trying to report from Russia. * British Journalism Review *Reveals how journalists’ experiences reporting from Russia for the past 100 years mirrors its changing attitude to the West. * The Journalist *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of illustrations Foreword by Martin Sixsmith Introduction 1.Sympathies in the Struggle: Reporting Russia in Revolution, 1917 2.‘The press is lying, or does not know’: Russia goes to war with itself 3.From ‘A Wild And Barbarous Country’ via Starvation to Stalinism 4.Believe Everything But The Facts 5.But What A Story Everything Tells Here: The Great Patriotic War 6.Secrets, Censorship, and Cocktails with the Central Committee 7.A Window On The Country: Reporting Reform and Ruin 8.‘Free for all’: the Yeltsin era 9.Becoming Strong Again? 10.Russia: My History Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn this fifth edition, Brian Carroll explores writing and editing for digital media with essential information about voice, style, media formats, ideation, story planning, and storytelling.Carroll explains and demonstrates how to effectively write for digital spaces and combines hands-on, practical exercises with new material on podcasting, multi-modal storytelling, misinformation and disinformation, and writing specifically for social media. Each chapter features lessons and exercises through which students can build a solid understanding of the ways that digital communication provides opportunities for dynamic storytelling and multi-directional communication. Broadened in scope, this new edition also speaks to writers, editors, public relations practitioners, social media managers, marketers, as well as to students aspiring to these roles. Updated with contemporary examples and new pedagogy throughout, this is the ideal handbook for students seeking careers in digital media, particularly in content development and digital storytelling.It is an essential text for students of media, communication, public relations, marketing, and journalism who are looking to develop their writing and editing skills for these ever-evolving fields and professions.This book also has an accompanying eResource that provides additional weekly activities, exercises, and assignments that give students more opportunity to put theory into practice.Table of Contents1. Writing for Digital Media: Laying the Foundation 2. Editing for Digital Media: Storytelling Strategies 3. Writing for Digital Media II: Tools & Techniques 4. Editing for Digital Media II: Creating the User Experience 5. Digital Storytelling: Generating Ideas & Publishing the Story 6. Doing Journalism 7. Responsible Advocacy: Public Relations and Social Media Management 8. Multimodal Storytelling: The Medium is the Message 9. Misinformation & Disinformation: Credibility in a "Post-truth" Age 10. Knowing the Law: Intellectual Property, Libel & Privacy

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Book SynopsisNow a major motion picture starring Hugh Jackman.When politics went tabloidIn May 1987, Colorado Senator Gary Hart seemed like a no-brainer for the Democratic party's presidential nomination. He was articulate, dashing, refreshingly progressive and led George H. W. Bush by double digits in the polls. However, he was also a deeply private man, uneasy when attention moved away from his political views to his personal life. Then, in one tumultuous week, it all came crashing down. Rumours of marital infidelity, a photo of Hart and a model snapped near a fatefully-named yacht, and a newspaper's stakeout of Hart's home resulted in a media frenzy the likes of which had never been seen before.Through the spellbindingly reported story of the Senator's fall from grace, Matt Bai, Yahoo News columnist and former chief political correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, revisits the Gary Hart affair and unpicks how one man's tragedy forever changed the nature of political media and, by extensiTrade Review‘In buoyant, vivid prose … All the Truth Is Out gives the reader a visceral appreciation of how our political discourse has changed in the last two and a half decades, and how those changes reflect broader cultural and social shifts.’ Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times ‘A mini classic of political journalism that will restart the debate of 1987.’ Jack Shafer, The New York Times Book Review ‘Compelling … Bai's superb book provokes many questions, and I gulped it down in a single sitting.’ Ken Auletta, The New Yorker ‘Perhaps you’re one of the many millions who believe something has gone sadly wrong in politics … If so, All The Truth Is Out is for you.’ The Dallas Morning News ‘Matt Bai astonishes us by delving deeply into a story and thus overturning our views about how the press should cover politics. This fascinating and deeply significant tale shows how the rules of American politics and journalism were upended for the worse by the frenzied coverage of Gary Hart's personal life. The soot still darkens our political process.’ Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs ‘Bai doesn't just make an argument: He tells the juicy Hart story all over again, right down to the oil-stained alley in which reporters cornered the candidate and interrogated him about the blonde in his apartment. . . Bai's important call for perspective is a reminder to all of us in the press and the electorate to recognize the complexity of the human condition, whether we're casting aside candidates because they wear a funny helmet in a tank or because they once committed adultery.’ Slate ‘You think you know it all: Donna Rice, Monkey Business, Hart taunting the press. You don't. The combustible mix of new technology and politics was birthed in [the 1987] presidential campaign, and there was no turning back.’ NPR ‘Bai … tells [Hart's] story with details that only great reporting can provide.’ Los Angeles Times

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Book SynopsisA behind-the-scenes look at the struggles between visual journalists and officials over what the public sees--and therefore much of what the public knows--of the criminal justice system. In the contexts of crime, social justice, and the law, nothing in visual media is as it seems. In today''s mediated social world, visual communication has shifted to a democratic sphere that has significantly changed the way we understand and use images as evidence. In Seeing Justice, Mary Angela Bock examines the way criminal justice in the US is presented in visual media by focusing on the grounded practices of visual journalists in relationship with law enforcement. Drawing upon extended interviews, participant observation, contemporary court cases, and critical discourse analysis, Bock provides a detailed examination of the way digitization is altering the relationships between media, consumers, and the criminal justice system. From tabloid coverage of the last public hanging in the US to Karen-shaming videos, from mug shots to perp walks, she focuses on the practical struggles between journalists, police, and court officials to control the way images influence their resulting narratives. Revealing the way powerful interests shape what the public sees, Seeing Justice offers a model for understanding how images are used in news narrative.Trade ReviewImpressive in scope. Thoughtful in approach. Critical in significance. Bock gives us a treasure that expertly illuminates how visual media have historically been used to depict (in)justice and, importantly, provides a roadmap to guide their ethical use into the future. * T.J. Thomson, Queensland University of Technology and author of To See and Be Seen: The Environments, Interactions, and Identities Behind News Images *Through her insight and wisdom gathered through years of work as a professional and a scholar, Mary Angela Bock has produced a much needed book about the role of all stakeholders—'law enforcement, citizens, and journalists'—in shaping visual narratives about the criminal justice system and the people who are voluntarily or involuntarily part of it. This timely book covers a full range of issues, from 'embodied gatekeeping' through misrepresentation and re-contextualization in media. Far too often, the result of these imaging and viewing practices is seeing unjustly. * Julianne H. Newton, Professor of Visual Communication, University of Oregon *Bock provides a sophisticated account of how the press, the state, and its citizens use and produce visual narratives of justice. Moving between theory and practice with eloquence and ease, she makes a compelling case for why mediated citizenship depends on the recognition of visibility and voice. * Sandra Ristovska, University of Colorado Boulder and author of Seeing Human Rights: Video Activism as a Proxy Profession *A remarkable achievement! Informative, insightful and engaging. Seeing Justice is a compelling book that will engage and delight the reader. It exposes the way images about justice are created, contextualized and distributed, and how different social actors struggle for control of those processes. Bock's wry wit is a welcome bonus, too often missing in books of this character." * Shahira S. Fahmy, Professor, School of Journalism, University of Arizona, USA and Visiting Professor, School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, The American University in Cairo, Egypt *Table of ContentsPreface Chapter One: Playing with Fire Chapter Two: Images of Discipline Chapter Three: Walks of Shame Chapter Four: Spectacular Trials Chapter Five: What Picture Would They Use? Chapter Six: What's So Special About Video? Chapter Seven: Filming Police Chapter Eight: Police and Image Maintenance Chapter Nine: Everyday Racism and Rudeness Chapter Ten: Playing (Safely) With Fire Appendix Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewNews nerds are the data journalists, news app developers, and web designers transforming how news stories are discovered and told. Allie Kosterich skillfully uses interviews, employment histories, trade press coverage, and conference proceedings to describe how these newsroom innovators have augmented reporting and changed accountability reporting for the better. If you've ever wondered who's behind the graphs, stats, and apps at news sites, this is the book that tells their tale. * James T. Hamilton, Hearst Professor of Communication, Stanford University *News Nerds is an ambitious and exciting book that reveals just how much the profile, roles, and skills of the professional journalist has fundamentally changed. Through an innovative mix of network career analysis, interviews, and analysis of the trade press, Allie Kosterich shows how news organizations have increasingly fashioned those wielding data, analytics, and technological skills into journalists creating new forms of journalism. Kosterich shows us how this has augmented the institution of journalism in the U.S., with sweeping implications for how the press navigates changing economic and technological contexts and its increasingly contested relationship with the public. * Daniel Kreiss, Edgar Thomas Cato Distinguished Professor, UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media *News Nerds is an engagingly written and methodologically innovative analysis of an important ongoing transformation affecting the institution of journalism. Kosterich brings an incredibly impressive range of data sources and analytical approaches to bear to demonstrate how journalism has been restructuring itself in response to technological and economic change. This is institution-level scholarship of the highest order. * Philip M. Napoli, James R. Shepley Professor of Public Policy and Director of the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy, Duke University *The rise of the news nerd is not so much a story of the revenge of the nerds saving journalism through data but is instead a reminder that institutions and professions adapt to change, and change doesn't just happen when new technologies emerge. Kosterich develops the concept of "institutional augmentation," moving beyond tired binaries of change outcomes in organizations, a theoretical contribution relevant to all industries that find themselves in the throes of technological upheaval. * Nikki Usher, author of News for the Rich, White, and Blue: How Place and Power Distort American Journalism *This book assesses the institutionalization of new types of editorial positions in US news organizations... The book is an excellent companion to Jason Whittaker's Tech Giants, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Journalism. Recommended for higher education journalism, mass communication, and visual arts programs. * Choice *Table of ContentsIntroduction: News Nerds Chapter 1: Institutional Change and the Profession of Journalism Chapter 2: Destabilization of Established Journalism Practices Chapter 3: Experimentation and Evaluation in the Profession of Journalism Chapter 4: Legitimization of News Nerds Chapter 5: Diffusion of News Nerds Chapter 6: Institutional Augmentation and the Future of News Nerds Appendix: Data and Methods Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisJack Hart, master writing coach and former managing editor of the Oregonian, has guided several Pulitzer Prizewinning narratives to publication. Since its publication in 2011, his book Storycraft has become the definitive guide to crafting narrative nonfiction. This is the book to read to learn the art of storytelling as embodied in the work of writers such as David Grann, Mary Roach, Tracy Kidder, and John McPhee. In this new edition, Hart has expanded the book's range to delve into podcasting and has incorporated new insights from recent research into storytelling and the brain. He has also added dozens of new examples that illustrate effective narrative nonfiction. This edition of Storycraft is also paired with Wordcraft, a new incarnation of Hart's earlier book A Writer's Coach, now also available from Chicago. Trade Review"Instructive and essential, reading Storycraft is like finding the secret set of blueprints to the writer's craft. Better still, it is engaging, funny, and wise—wonderful to read and wonderful to learn from." -- Susan Orlean, Author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book “When I think back on what I have learned about storytelling over the last 30 years, the trail of memory leads back time and again to Jack Hart. No one has done more to inspire better narrative writing in America.” -- Roy Peter Clark, author of Writing Tools“This book is a master class in narrative nonfiction, a must-read for anyone who wants to tell true stories. Whether you’re a novice writer or seasoned veteran, you will learn from Hart’s insight and examples culled from decades of coaching and editing some of the country’s best reporters. He shows us how to seek scenes, build structure, explore voices, write riveting stories—then make them sing.” -- Lane DeGregory, Tampa Bay Times Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist"It’s no small feat to make the best better. Yet Jack Hart does just that with the updated version of Storycraft. Of the scores of journalism books on my shelves, Hart’s work is among the most essential. He puts language and structure behind the mysterious process of writing, with examples that give any journalist—from student to award-winning—work to aspire to. If you’re looking for a guide that is as useful as it is inspirational, this is it." -- Jacqui Banaszynski, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist“Jack Hart was hands-down the best narrative editor ever to work in newspapers.” -- Jon Franklin, two-time Pulitzer-Prize winner"Jack Hart is one of the country's foremost writing coaches. Generations of writers found their voices, found their stories, found their heroes, heroines and villains in the news. Under his leadership the whole news industry learned a new way of connecting with its readers. I know I did. The lessons he teaches are about storytelling, structuring, pacing, tension and conflict.These lessons are perhaps even more important now in a digital age that sometimes forgets that—without a story to tell—words, videos, graphs, graphics, emails, alerts and news bulletins are just so much noise." -- Amanda Bennett, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, investigative journalist, and editorJack Hart is to writing coaches as Bill Belichick is to football coaches: the best of all time. In Storycraft he shares what he’s learned over a lifetime of working with writers on non-fiction narratives that won nearly every major journalism prize including the Pulitzer. -- Bruce DeSilva, former Associated Press writing coachTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition 1 Story 2 Structure 3 Point of View 4 Voice and Style 5 Character 6 Scene 7 Action 8 Dialogue 9 Theme 10 Reporting 11 Story Narratives 12 Explanatory Narratives 13 Other Narratives 14 Ethics Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisPullout sections, poster supplements, contests, puzzles, and the funny pages--the Sunday newspaper once delivered a parade of information, entertainment, and spectacle for just a few pennies each weekend. Paul Moore and Sandra Gabriele return to an era of experimentation in early twentieth-century news publishing to chart how the Sunday paper became an essential part of American leisure. Transcending the constraints of newsprint while facing competition from other media, Sunday editions borrowed forms from and eventually partnered with magazines, film, and radio, inviting people to not only read but watch and listen. This drive for mass circulation transformed metropolitan news reading into a national pastime, a change that encouraged newspapers to bundle Sunday supplements into a panorama of popular culture that offered something for everyone.Trade Review"Essential for communication collections and for anyone looking at book or literacy history of the period." --Choice"Paul Moore and Sandra Gabriele's The Sunday Paper: A Media History presents a narrative of the rise of a new form of media in an existing field of publishing power. . . . This book will be of great value for those scholars researching American newspapers as well as those with a theoretical background for understanding media within changing public spheres of knowledge production." --H-Net Reviews"An engaging and pleasantly readable text, supported by examples, illustrations, and primary sources. . . . The innovation, nurturing, and maturity of the Sunday paper, and its rippling cultural effects, makes for interesting, informative reading for just about everyone." --New York Pennsylvania Collector"With this meticulously researched and smartly written book, Paul Moore and Sandra Gabriele have demonstrated the central role Sunday newspapers played in the creation of modern media culture. The Sunday Paper recovers a vibrant interactive multimedia form that historians of both popular culture and journalism have long ignored. This book deserves a place on the short shelf of indispensable media histories."--John C. Nerone, coauthor of The Form of News: A History"While sharing much with the newspapers appearing on the other six days of the week, the Sunday paper was a media experience unto itself. These weekly print spectacles were physically heavy, stuffed with supplements, and offered a kaleidoscopic view of modern life. They were meant to be read but also written upon and cut up, and they offered visual and tactile pleasure for millions of people every week. Sunday newspapers were extraordinary media, and Paul Moore and Sandra Gabriele have written a book that does justice to their strange and wonderful form and content."--Michael Stamm, author of Dead Tree Media: Manufacturing the Newspaper in Twentieth-Century North America

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A richly-layered overview of the journalistic landscape in Malaysia and Indonesia." -- Peter Gordon * Asian Review of Books *"Steele’s study is well situated within the literature on Islam and politics in Southeast Asia. It provides an important corrective not only to simplistic assumptions that Islam cannot allow for free expression, balance, or critique but also to superficial understandings of how religious values shape people’s public activities." * Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia *"Steele’s book presents a landmark work, setting the stage for more nuanced engagements with contemporary Muslim practices of journalism in a world of contested religious ideals, social values, and political projects." * Journal of Islamic Studies *"Janet Steele’s book really is an eye-opener for anybody interested in comparative perspectives on journalism ethics. She skillfully deconstructs any possible assumption that ethical reflections in modern media organization is a privilege of the West." * Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly *"Janet Steele’s new book on Islam and journalism in Southeast Asia is a refreshing tour de force of qualitative research, grounded in years of in-depth interviews and participant observation at five influential print publications. . . . this is an extremely important book that sets new standards for qualitative research on the internal workings of newsrooms, and the world views that prevail there." * Journal of Press Politics *

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Companion to Freedom of Expression and Censorship offers a thorough exploration of the debates surrounding this contentious topic, considering the importance placed upon it in democratic societies and the reasons frequently proposed for limiting and constraining it.This volume addresses the various historical, philosophical, political and cultural parameters of censorship and freedom of expression as well as current debates involving technology, journalism and media regulation. Geographically, temporally and culturally diverse accounts of censorship and freedom of expression are discussed through a broad range of perspectives and case studies. This Companion covers core principles and concerns in addition to more specialist and controversial debates, including those surrounding hate speech, holocaust denial, pornography and so-called cancel culture. The collection pays particular attention to the role of the media in both facilitating and suppresTable of ContentsIntroduction: Freedom of Expression in Turbulent Times John Steel and Julian PetleyPart One: Concepts and HistoriesChapter 1: Freedom of Expression as a Pre-Enlightenment ConceptJordi PujolChapter 2: Freedom of Expression, the Enlightenment and the Liberal TraditionGeoff KempChapter 3: Histories of In/toleranceRussell BlackfordChapter 4: Literary influence and legal precedent: Censorship in the Court of the Chancery, 1710-1823Paul WhickmanChapter 5: The Quest for Truth and KnowledgeKristoffer Ahlström-VijChapter 6: Autonomy and Freedom of ExpressionEric BarendtChapter 7: Bentham and Security against misruleJesse Owen Hearns-BranamanChapter 8: Freedom of Expression in the 20th CenturySue Curry-Jansen,Chapter 9: Philosophies of Censorship and ControlEric BarendtPart Two: Global PerspectivesChapter 10: Freedom of Expression in Latin America in Times of Populism: Between Western Normative Expectations and the Complexities on the GroundEzequiel Korin and Jairo Lugo-OcandoChapter 11: Protecting the pandemic press: Exploring press freedom in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemicBruce Mutsvairo and Kristin Skare OrgeretChapter 12: Media Freedom in the Arab RegionNoha MellorChapter 13: Censorship and Freedom of Expression in ChinaChris Fei Shen and Weiying ShiChapter 14: Oscillating between ‘speech freedom’ and ‘national interests’ - the contested boundaries of online Freedom of Expression in ChinaYuan Zeng, and Tongzhou RanChapter 15: Freedom of Expression and Democracy in Japan in the 2010sRyusaku YamadaChapter 16: Freedom of Expression and the legacy of colonialism: a view from FranceImen NeffatiChapter 17: Faith and Toleration in Neoliberal Times: Australia as a Case StudyAdam PossamaiPart Three: Key ControversiesChapter 18: The Harm in Hate Speech and in Holocaust DenialRaphael Cohen-AlmagorChapter 19: Feminism and pornographyFionna Attwood and Julian PetleyChapter 20: Political Correctness: The Right’s Favourite BugabooValerie Scatamburlo-D’AnnibaleChapter 21: Free Speech, Cancel Culture and the ‘war on woke’John SteelChapter 22: Academic Freedom and Constrained ExpressionThomas DochertyChapter 23: Breaking News – Media Freedom in CrisisSimon DawesChapter 24: P2P speech regulation – Gossip, Reputation, and Norm Policing on Social MediaJulie SeamanChapter 25: Vitriol and voice: Battlegrounds to control employee expression on social media in workClaire TaylorChapter 26: Emma Briant, “Hack Attacks: How Cyber Intimidation and Conspiracy Theories Drive the Spiral of ‘Secrecy Hacking’”Chapter 27: Violence, impunity and their impact on press freedomLada Trifonova PricePart Four: Institutions, Technologies and FrameworksChapter 28: The Regulation of the Online WorldJulian PetleyChapter 29: Freedom of Expression and Human Rights: interrogating the focus at Strasbourg on political expression under Article 10 ECHRHelen FenwickChapter 30: The ECHR Perspective on Whistleblowing as Speech: A case study of ‘national security’ whistleblowingDimitrios KagiarosChapter 31: National Security and the Extension of State PowerPaul LashmarChapter 32: Marketing Communications and Media: Commercial Speech, Censorship and ControlJonathan HardyChapter 33: Regulating the Press in the UKTom O’MalleyChapter 34: Freedom of the Press in Britain: From Radical to Reactionary... to Reinvigoration?Aaron AckerleyChapter 35: “Should I stay (on Twitter) or should I go?” Three causes of journalistic self-censorship on TwitterChrysi DagoulaChapter 36: All the news that’s fit to report? News values and the ‘free press’Tony HarcupIndex

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Book SynopsisNow in its eighth edition, Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing is the industry's leading textbook covering all aspects of the three pillars of broadcast news.The book discusses the key strategies and terms of newsgathering and delivery by providing real-world, professional advice for broadcast journalists in the modern-day newsroom. New to the eighth edition is the Best Apps feature, which identifies the most productive apps used by working journalists when covering stories. The book also covers the ever increasing diversity of the journalism field and brings in new voices from professionals working in the industry to discuss these topics. Other new additions include in-depth discussions of fake news, expanded coverage of social media in the newsroom, and an overview of the latest advances in technology available to television and radio news reporters. Broadcast News Writing, Reporting, and Producing remains the best book for undergraduate stTrade ReviewPraise for 7th edition:"Broadcast News Writing, Reporting and Producing complements our practical hands-on approach for new and aspiring Broadcast Journalists. This engaging book seamlessly integrates core journalistic principles - whether in the Newsroom or working in the field – with the processes required to create, present and manage on air content."- Ray Williams, The College of Sports Media, Toronto, ON"This text has all the major components for a solid background of writing, reporting, and producing news.. It is highly understandable for college students and also adds enough challenges to enable students of all levels to improve their techniques.The examples used in the text will enable students to test their abilities."-Anthony Loudis, Missouri State University, USATable of ContentsPart One – Acquiring the NewsChapter One – Legal and Ethical ConsiderationsChapter Two – Locating the NewsChapter Three – Developing StoriesChapter Four – Collecting Information from Real and Virtual DocumentsChapter Five – Beats, Spot News, and Reporting AssignmentsPart Two – Writing the NewsChapter Six – Newswriting MechanicsChapter Seven – Newswriting StyleChapter Eight – Writing Compelling LeadsPart Three – Reporting the NewsChapter Nine – Fieldwork for Multimedia JournalistsChapter Ten – InterviewingChapter Eleven – Covering Planned EventsChapter Twelve – Reporting LiveChapter Thirteen – Voiceovers, Packages, and Story FormatsPart Four – Producing the NewsChapter Fourteen – Producing the Television NewscastChapter Fifteen – Producing the Radio NewscastChapter Sixteen – Delivering the NewsPart Five – Transitioning into Professional NewsroomsChapter Seventeen – Careers in Broadcast JournalismChapter Eighteen – Portfolio Development

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Book SynopsisActing as a comprehensive primer for the field of fashion writing, this book provides an accessible entry point for readers from diverse backgrounds, giving them a clear understanding of the intricacies of fashion writing, the outlets in which it appears, and the possibilities beyond the page. Fashion Writing: A Primer lays out a framework for various types of fashion writing (runway and trend reports, service pieces, features, and more), while offering students a solid foundation of fashion history, cultural touchstones, common fashion terminology, and contemporary issues affecting the fashion industry today. Featuring interviews with current fashion journalists, such as Robin Givhan, Sarah Mower, Charlie Porter, and Amanda Winnie Kabuiku, as well as annotated bibliographies centred on the themes of each chapter, this book delivers fashion writing essentials for anyone interested in the field. Readers will come away aware of the many influences on the fashion world,Table of ContentsIntroductionSection 1: Foundational KnowledgeChapter 1: Where Did You Get That Outfit? A Brief History of FashionChapter 2: It’s All in the Details: The Language of FashionChapter 3: The Write Stuff: Writing BasicsSection 2: Working ItChapter 4: Ready for Take-off: The Runway ReportChapter 5: Don’t Get Left Behind: Trend Reports and Service PiecesChapter 6: Do You See What I See? Fashion Beyond FashionSection 3: Broadening Your FocusChapter 7: Taking It All In: Contemporary Issues in FashionChapter 8: Pitch, PleaseAppendix: Postgraduate Programmes in Fashion Communication

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Book SynopsisActing as a comprehensive primer for the field of fashion writing, this book provides an accessible entry point for readers from diverse backgrounds, giving them a clear understanding of the intricacies of fashion writing, the outlets in which it appears, and the possibilities beyond the page. Fashion Writing: A Primer lays out a framework for various types of fashion writing (runway and trend reports, service pieces, features, and more), while offering students a solid foundation of fashion history, cultural touchstones, common fashion terminology, and contemporary issues affecting the fashion industry today. Featuring interviews with current fashion journalists, such as Robin Givhan, Sarah Mower, Charlie Porter, and Amanda Winnie Kabuiku, as well as annotated bibliographies centred on the themes of each chapter, this book delivers fashion writing essentials for anyone interested in the field. Readers will come away aware of the many influences on the fashion world,Table of ContentsIntroductionSection 1: Foundational KnowledgeChapter 1: Where Did You Get That Outfit? A Brief History of FashionChapter 2: It’s All in the Details: The Language of FashionChapter 3: The Write Stuff: Writing BasicsSection 2: Working ItChapter 4: Ready for Take-off: The Runway ReportChapter 5: Don’t Get Left Behind: Trend Reports and Service PiecesChapter 6: Do You See What I See? Fashion Beyond FashionSection 3: Broadening Your FocusChapter 7: Taking It All In: Contemporary Issues in FashionChapter 8: Pitch, PleaseAppendix: Postgraduate Programmes in Fashion Communication

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Book SynopsisDrawing on research from multiple disciplines and international case studies, this book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of online disinformation and its potential countermeasures. Disinformation and Manipulation in Digital Media presents a model of the disinformation process which incorporates four cross-cutting dimensions or themes: bad actors, platforms, audiences, and countermeasures. The dynamics of each dimension are analysed alongside a diverse range of international case studies drawn from different information domains including politics, health, and society. In elucidating the interrelationship between the four dimensions of online disinformation and their manifestation in different international contexts, the book demonstrates that online disinformation is a complex problem with multiple, overlapping causes and no easy solutions. The book's conclusion contextualises the problem of disinformation within broader social and political trends Table of Contents1. Introduction: Information Pathologies ; 2. Bad Actors ; 3 Platforms ; 4. Audiences ; 5. Countermeasures ; 6. Conclusion: Post-Truth Communication

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Book SynopsisEvaluation Across Newspaper Genres: Hard News Stories, Editorials and Feature Articles is the first book-length study of evaluation or stance in three major newspaper genres: hard news stories, editorials and feature articles, the last of which is a Cinderella genre in linguistic studies. It offers a fresh approach to exploring the ways in which evaluation or stance contributes to the construction of the three newspaper genres, each with a distinct communicative purpose.Key features include using a 900,000-word comparable corpus of newspaper texts arranged by genre and topic domain drawing on a specially developed framework of analysis with a strong orientation to news values carrying out structural analysis by creating sub-corpora of different parts of newspaper texts and adopting a functional approach to evaluation in newspaper discourse Evaluation Across Newspaper Genres amply demonstrates that evaluation Table of ContentsList of tables. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. PART I: Defining, identifying and categorizing evaluation in discourse. 2. Evaluation as a driver of text construction. 3. Towards a new approach to evaluation. PART II: Delving into evaluation in newspaper discourse. 4. Evaluation in hard news stories. 5. Evaluation in editorials. 6. Evaluation in feature articles. 7. Epistemic evaluation in hard news stories, editorials and feature articles. PART III: Summing up. 8. Final considerations. Appendices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge Encyclopedia of Interpreting Studies is the authoritative reference for anyone with an academic or professional interest in interpreting.Drawing on the expertise of an international team of specialist contributors, this single-volume reference presents the state of the art in interpreting studies in a much more fine-grained matrix of entries than has ever been seen before. For the first time all key issues and concepts in interpreting studies are brought together and covered systematically and in a structured and accessible format. With all entries alphabetically arranged, extensively cross-referenced and including suggestions for further reading, this text combines clarity with scholarly accuracy and depth, defining and discussing key terms in context to ensure maximum understanding and ease of use.Practical and unique, this Encyclopedia of Interpreting Studies presents a genuinely comprehensive overview of the fast growing and increasingly diverse field of interpreting studies.Trade Review"Without a doubt. This publication could definitely be on compulsory/ recommended reading lists.... As far as I know there is nothing this comprehensive currently available. As the proposer suggests, aspects of interpreting tend to be included in more general translation studies publications. ... I would definitely recommend this proposal go ahead and look forward to reading it myself."– Catriona Howard, Leeds "...when the book is published, it will be a major event for the interpreting community, both professional and academic. The author, as one of the leading researchers in interpreting studies, is in a strong position to lead the project. "- Hong Jiang, Hong Kong Polytechnic, Hong Kong"I have to say that it’s a very commendable proposal. Concepts and important issues in Interpreting Studies (IS) are expanding and growing, especially with the increase of research in IS, both at postgraduate levels (academic) or organisational level (professional practice). A reference volume in an encyclopaedic format is indeed a brilliant idea! I highly recommend this Routledge Encyclopedia of Interpreting Studies. It’s a timely project. It’ll definitely be a useful resource for academics, researchers, relevant organisations such as service providers, interpreters-to-be, and practising interpreters. This is a novel effort to bring IS on a par with Translation Studies…It's an amazing project to boost Interpreting Studies."- Noraini Ibrahim, Universiti Sains Malaysia"REIS is the easiest imaginable volume to endorse: devised and crafted with diligence and precision from start to finish, it is unique and will fill a readily identifiable hole on academic bookshelves around the globe."- Graham H. Turner, Interpreting, 19:1, 2017"Highly recommended"- K. Rosneck, University of Wisconsin--Madison in CHOICETable of ContentsIntroduction: What we know about interpreting, and how. Thematic outline of entries. Entries A – Z.

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Book SynopsisAn uncovering of the terrifying depths of authoritarian power that hide behind the infamous story of WikiLeaksTrade Review'The vindictive hounding of Julian Assange by the US government deserves as wide an audience as possible. There is no journalist better placed to tell the story than Stefania Maurizi. This Italian journalist has been following the story of Assange and WikiLeaks closely for more than a decade and personally knows most of those involved. But what stands out is her sheer perseverance. Many journalists would have given up after her multiple requests under the Freedom of Information Act were largely rebuffed by governments in the UK, US, Sweden and Australia. But she proved dogged, engaging in what she describes as ‘trench warfare', taking them to court, the legal costs often paid for by her personally. Through this persistence, she uncovered lots of new information. As well as being the most detailed account of the persecution of Julian Assange, Maurizi weaves in the stories of whistle-blowers such as Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden, making it one of the most comprehensive accounts yet of the battle between the national security apparatus and advocates of privacy and press freedom. It should be a must-read for all journalists. If Assange can be persecuted on the flimsy grounds exposed by Maurizi, then all journalists anywhere in the world who challenge the US are at risk.' -- Ewen MacAskill, Pulitzer Prize winner for Public Service 2014'A rigorous, compelling and highly readable reconstruction of the WikiLeaks case. I highly recommend this work. No one conveys better the urgency of averting the extradition and prosecution of Assange' -- Daniel Ellsberg, US whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers'Maurizi's relentless, rigorous and courageous work has produced compelling evidence for the flagrant and deliberate illegality of Julian Assange's persecution. She has decisively contributed to my official investigation into the case as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture' -- Professor Nils Melzer, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture (2016-2022)'Stefania Maurizi's book on the persecution of Julian Assange is the definitive text on this tragedy. To read it is to resist, it is a must read. Free Assange' -- Roger Waters, co-founder of Pink Floyd'Stefania Maurizi's revelation of the role of the UK Crown Prosecution Service, then run by Keir Starmer, in the persecution of Julian Assange was a journalistic landmark. Her book is a lesson to all who expose the malign secrets of state power' -- John Pilger'Heroic freedom-fighter or maverick controversialist - Assange is a polarising character. But we can all agree that the classified documents he published revealed much of the heinous barbarity of the post 9/11 US-led wars. This book is a passionate plea in Julian's defence. To extradite would send the message that no journalist or publisher is safe anywhere in the world' -- Kathy Lette, best-selling author and TV presenter'Everything you think you know about this story is not what you think. Maurizi brilliantly tells the real story of what happened with WikiLeaks and the powers that went out to destroy it' -- John Goetz, Editor of Investigations at German State Broadcaster 'NDR''The best possible tribute to Julian Assange's sacrifice on behalf of Western citizens whose governments have been committing, in their name, crimes against humanity. Stefania Maurizi has sacrificed much to write this book, making it a book to read, behold and promote to anyone who cares about the truth' -- Yanis Varoufakis, Professor of Economics at the University of Athens'An exceptional book by an exceptional journalist. Written like a political thriller, 'Secret Power' is not only one of the best accounts of the WikiLeaks revolution and the man behind it. It's also a deeply disturbing investigation into the military-intelligence complex and secret power determined to dismantle the last strongholds of democracy, namely freedom of the press' -- Srecko Horvat, philosopher and author of 'Poetry from the Future''The story of the aftermath of the biggest story in journalism in generations brilliantly laid out by Maurizi. A must read for everyone interested in finding out how democratic and free, the 'free and democratic west' indeed is.' -- Helgi Seljan, investigative journalist at 'Stundin''A gripping first-hand account of the Assange affair' -- Gavin Jones, senior Reuters correspondent in Rome‘Superb’ -- Thomas A. Drake, whistleblower and former senior executive of the National Security Agency'Masterful…Maurizi has very likely produced the definitive version of the WikiLeaks story, and it’s a page-turner to boot' -- Chip Gibbons, ‘Jacobin’Table of ContentsForeword by Ken Loach Introduction: The Man Who Stood Up to Secret Power 1. The Wikileaks Revolution 2. The Exceptional Courage of Chelsea Manning 3. Afghanistan: The Faraway War 4. The Cypherpunk 5. A Database from Hell: the Iraq War Logs 6. Rattling Power at the Highest Levels: Cablegate 7. Guantanamo: The Black Hole of Civilisation 8. "The Huffington Post gang is driving me nuts" 9. From Sweden to Ecuador 10. No Place for Protection 11. My Trench Warfare to Unearth the Truth 12. Arbitrarily Detained 13. A Russian Connection? 14. The Fury of the CIA 15. Under Siege 16. The Final Attempts 17. In the Would-be Guantanamo 18. 175 Years for the Crime of Journalism 19. Only Kafka 20. A Monstrous Injustice 21. Secret Power Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisA dictator''s power is secure, the authors begin in this muscular, impressive study, only as long as citizens believe in it. When citizens suddenly believe otherwise, a dictator''s power is anything but, as the Soviet Union''s collapse revealed. This conviction that power rests ultimately on citizens'' beliefs compels the world''s autocrats to invest in sophisticated propaganda. This study draws on the first global data set of autocratic propaganda, encompassing nearly eight million newspaper articles from fifty-nine countries in six languages. The authors document dramatic variation in propaganda across autocracies: in coverage of the regime and its opponents, in narratives about domestic and international life, in the threats of violence issued to citizens, and in the domestic events that shape it. The book explains why Russian President Vladimir uses Donald Trump as a propaganda tool and why Chinese state propaganda is more effusive than any point since the Cultural Revolution.Trade Review'Informing (and misinforming) citizens to make them believe in the unassailability of autocratic rule is one of the fundamental chores of any tyrant. Employing an astonishing wealth of data and ingenious methods, Propaganda in Autocracies reveals when, how, and with what consequences autocracies do that. This is an amazing book, soon to be seen as a classic in the literature on authoritarianism.' Carles Boix, Robert Garrett Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, Princeton University'When autocrats speak, few people like it and fewer believe what they hear. But everyone knows they'd better listen. So I wouldn't miss Propaganda in Autocracies, Erin Baggott Carter and Brett Carter's extraordinary, systematic analysis of the most extensive global collection of autocratic propaganda ever constructed. I expect researchers will be building on this work for decades.' Gary King, Weatherhead University Professor, and Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University'In this work of audacious scope, brilliant methodology, and profound insight, Erin Baggott Carter and Brett L. Carter restore the struggle to shape citizens' beliefs to a central place in the comparative politics of authoritarianism. With mountains of compelling logic and evidence, they show how autocrats who face electoral constraints must - at some risk - use propaganda more credibly to persuade rather than dominate. Propaganda in Autocracies is a work of prodigious research and lucid theorizing that is indispensable to understanding the contemporary dynamics of authoritarian rule.' Larry Diamond, Mosbacher Senior Fellow in Global Democracy, Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies Stanford University'The literature on authoritarian rule typically considers elections, repression, and propaganda as disparate tools of staying in power. In this path-breaking work, Carter and Carter link them together and show that the degree of electoral competition and repression capacity affected how autocracies deployed propaganda. Weaving together a massive data set on propaganda, the latest methodologies in textual analysis and survey experiments, as well as deep knowledge of a number of authoritarian regimes, this book tells a compelling story of the strategic use of propaganda to convey credibility or menace as these regimes saw fit.' Victor Shih, Ho Miu Lam Chair and Associate Professor in China and Pacific Relations, School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California, San DiegoTable of ContentsPart I. Foundations: 1. Persuasion and domination; 2. A theory of autocratic propaganda; 3. A global dataset of autocratic propaganda; Part II. The Political Origins of Propaganda Strategies: 4. The politics of pro-regime propaganda; 5. Narrating the domestic; 6. Narrating the world; 7. Threatening citizens with repression; Part III. The Propaganda Calendar: 8. The propagandist's dilemma; 9. Memory and forgetting; Part IV. Propaganda, Protest, and the Future: 10. Propaganda and protest; 11. Conclusion; List of figures; List of tables.

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