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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Companion to American Literary
Book SynopsisTaking a thematic approach, this new companion provides an interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, and international study of American literary journalism.From the work of Frederick Douglass and Walt Whitman to that of Joan Didion and Dorothy Parker, literary journalism is a genre that both reveals and shapes American history and identity. This volume not only calls attention to literary journalism as a distinctive genre but also provides a critical foundation for future scholarship. It brings together cutting-edge research from literary journalism scholars, examining historical perspectives; themes, venues, and genres across time; theoretical approaches and disciplinary intersections; and new directions for scholarly inquiry.Provoking reconsideration and inquiry, while providing new historical interpretations, this companion recognizes, interacts with, and honors the tradition and legacies of American literary journalism scholarship. Engaging the work of disciplineTrade Review"This stimulating compendium of thoughtful discussions of American literary journalism from its colonial beginnings to the contemporary digital moment will be the go-to volume on the subject for a long time. Richly inclusive—and filled with surprising juxtapositions, fresh insights, and unexpected excursions into the past and present—the Routledge Companion to American Literary Journalism is a pleasure to read."Shelley Fisher Fishkin, Joseph S. Atha Professor of Humanities; Professor of English, and Director of American Studies, Stanford University, and author of From Fact to Fiction: Journalism and Imaginative Writing in America."Roberta Maguire and William Dow’s Routledge Companion to American Literary Journalism clearly illuminates virtually every aspect of the discipline, and the volume will serve as a foundational text for scholars and students of the field for many years to come. Notably, its masterful structure—insightful scholarly essays addressing historical, then thematic, theoretical and future-study issues—is truly a tour de force."David Abrahamson, Professor of Journalism, Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence, Northwestern University, The Medill School."This may be the most complete volume on literary journalism yet. Three dozen of the best thinkers on the topic write about its history, relationship to "real life," and the New Journalism, including the late John Pauly on the New Yorker magazine. Just as importantly, these scholars take new approaches, examine different writers, and create new critical directions for future study."Norman Sims, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and author of True Stories: A Century of Literary Journalism.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Everyday Media Literacy
Book SynopsisIn this second edition, award-winning educator Sue Ellen Christian offers students an accessible and informed guide to how they can consume and create media intentionally and critically. The textbook applies media literacy principles and critical thinking to the key issues facing young adults today, from analyzing and creating media messages to verifying information and understanding online privacy. Through discussion prompts, writing exercises, key terms, and links, readers are provided with a framework from which to critically consume and create media in their everyday lives. This new edition includes updates covering privacy aspects of AI, VR and the metaverse, and a new chapter on digital audiences, gaming, and the creative and often unpaid labor of social media and influencers. Chapters examine news literacy, online activism, digital inequality, social media and identity, and global media corporations, giving readers a nuanced understanding of the key concepts at the corTable of ContentsIntroduction: Why media literacy and why you 1. Using: How your time with media can be more intentional 2. Spending: How the big, big business of media affects you and where you can profit 3. Thinking: How to protect your daily allotment of attention 4. Informing: How news media seek truth and shape reality 5. Verifying: How to find a fact and know when you’ve found one 6. Selling: How audiences are bought and sold and your role in the transaction 7. Analyzing: How media messages deliver meaning through content and creativity 8. Connecting: How media communicates culture and how cultures respond 9. Creating: How to create messages with purpose, expression and ethics 10. Protecting: How technology invades your privacy and how to protect it 11. Choosing: How to curate your media use to positively shape your sense of self 12. Participating: How technology supports and challenges civic engagement and democracy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd English for Journalists
Book SynopsisEnglish for Journalists has established itself in newsrooms the world over as an invaluable guide to the basics of English and to those aspects of writing, such as reporting speech, house style and jargon, which are specific to the language of journalism. Written in a highly accessible and engaging style, English for Journalists covers the fundamentals of grammar, spelling, punctuation and journalistic writing, with all points illustrated through a series of concise and illuminating examples. The book features practical, easy-to-follow advice with examples of common mistakes and problem words. This thirtieth anniversary edition features a revised first chapter on the state of English today by author Wynford Hicks, and a chapter on writing for social media by Gavin Allen, along with an updated glossary and references.This is an essential guide to written English for practising journalists and students of journalism today.Table of ContentsIntroduction: how this book began1 English today2 Grammar: the rules3 Grammar: 10 common mistakes4 Grammar: problems and confusions5 Spelling6 Punctuation7 Reporting speech8 Style9 Social media10 Words11 Foreign words12 FiguresAppendix 1 Style guideAppendix 2 The ‘fronted adverbial’ muddleAppendix 3 Glossary of termsFurther readingIndex
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Taylor & Francis Social Media Communication
Book SynopsisThis updated fourth edition presents a wide-scale, interdisciplinary guide to social media communication. Examining platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube, the book analyzes social media''s use in journalism, public relations, advertising and marketing.Lipschultz focuses on key concepts, best practices, data analyses, law and ethics all promoting the critical thinking that is needed to use new, evolving and maturing networking tools effectively within social and mobile media spaces. Featuring historical markers and contemporary case studies, essays from some of the industry's leading social media innovators and a comprehensive glossary, this practical, multipurpose textbook gives readers the resources they will need to both evaluate and utilize current and future forms of social media communication. Updates to the fourth edition include expanded discussion of disinformation, the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), natural langTable of Contents1. Introduction to Social Media Concepts 2. CMC, Diffusion and Social Theories 3. Social Media in Journalism 4. Social Media in Public Relations 5. Social Media in Advertising and Marketing 6. Social Media Metrics and Analytics 7. New and Mobile Media Technologies, Innovation and Investment 8. Big Data and Privacy 9. Law and Regulation 10. Social Media Ethics 11. Best Practices in Social Media 12. Future of Social Media and Information Literacy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Media and Communications in Australia
Book SynopsisAt a time when the traditional media have been reshaped by digital technologies and audiences have fragmented, people are using mediated forms of communication to manage all aspects of their daily lives as well as for news and entertainment.The Media and Communications in Australia offers a systematic introduction to this dynamic field. Fully updated and expanded, this fifth edition outlines the key media industries from print, sound and television to film, gaming and public relations and explains how communications technologies have changed the ways in which they now operate. It offers an overview of the key approaches to the field, including a consideration of Indigenous communication, and features a hot topics' section with contributions on issues including diversity, misinformation, algorithms, COVID-19, web series and national security.With chapters from Australia's leading researchers and teachers in the field, The Media and CommunicatioTrade Review"Representing a major expansion in the comprehensiveness of its coverage, as well as in the range of expertise provided by its list of contributors, this latest edition of The Media and Communications in Australia is an indispensable guide to understanding the contemporary ecology of our media environment." -Emeritus Professor Graeme Turner AO"With crucial updating, this new edition addresses Australian media after a decade of rapid change and usefully identifies a range of ‘hot topics’ that cut across multiple industries and present some of the biggest challenges to those seeking to understand and work in media today."-Professor Amanda Lotz, Queensland University of TechnologyTable of ContentsPart I: Approaches 1. Introduction: Thirty years on 2. A short history of the Australian media 3. Australian media 2.0 4. The media and communications: Theoretical approaches 5. Indigenous media and communications 6. Policy, regulation and ownership 7. Audiences Part II: Industries 8. Newspapers 9. Magazines 10. Book publishing 11. Radio 12. Podcastin 13. Music 14. Film, cinema and streaming 15. Television 16. Advertising and marketing 17. Public relations 18. Social media 19. Mobile media and telecommunications 20. The videogame industry Part III: Hot topics 21. Diversity 22. Privacy and ethics 23. Media and national security 24. Misinformation 25. COVID-19 and crisis communication 26. Media and the environment 27. Sport and the media 28. Web series 29. Algorithms 30. Monetisation and digital entrepreneurship 31. The future of public service media 32. National Broadband Network.
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Taylor & Francis Issues in Contemporary American Journalism
Book SynopsisBringing together the diverse perspectives of over 20 leading journalism scholars, this collection provides an original insight into the history of American journalism and issues that exist and have existed within the industry for decades. The culture of journalism is in constant flux, with both individual journalists and the news industry as a whole regularly finding themselves at the center of controversy. While heightened in recent years, such controversy is not new and could in fact be considered a hallmark of the profession. With this in mind, this book presents original perspectives into issues and debates regarding the role of journalism in America, journalistic objectivity and ethics, diversity and representation, war and conflict reporting, local news, fake news, and hostility towards journalists. Each of the seven sections begins with a topical overview and ends with a short essay written by a leader in the field.Issues in Contemporary American Journalism is Table of ContentsList of ContributorsPrefaceIntroductionHans C. SchmidtPart I: The Role of Journalism in America1. A Brief History of Journalism in the United StatesHans C. Schmidt2. The Free Press: A Confusing History and Uncertain FutureGina Baleria3. How Free and How Responsible? The 75th Anniversary of the Hutchins Commission ReportLois A. BoyntonEssay: The Importance of Journalism TodayDane S. ClaussenPart II: Rethinking Journalistic Objectivity and Ethics4. Journalism Ethics: Dilemmas and DecisionsMaggie Jones Patterson5. Journalistic Objectivity: A Gold Standard or Myth?E. S. McIntyre6. How Journalistic Objectivity Turns Matters of Science into Matters of Politics: A Closer Look at Climate Change and COVID-19 ReportingJason Turcotte and Nicolas Hernandez FlorezEssay: When Objectivity Isn’t Enough: A Case Study on Feminicidios, Violence Against Women, and Anti-Violence ActivismLeandra H. HernándezPart III: Diversity and Representation in Journalism7. African American Newspapers: The Voice of the CommunityMasudul Biswas8. It’s Everybody’s Problem: Why Journalism’s Macho Culture Persists and How to Help Make it EndMeg Heckman9. Heroes and Villains? How US News Organizations are Shifting Their Representations of Protesters and Authorities Jennifer Brannock CoxEssay: The Uneven History of Diversity in JournalismGwyneth MellingerPart IV: War and Conflict Reporting in a Multidimensional World10. The Complicated History of War and Conflict Reporting in the United States Hans C. Schmidt11. Media, War, and the Propaganda of PretextOliver Boyd-Barrett12. Challenges in Terrorism Coverage in the United StatesYiyi YangEssay: War Coverage: Perspectives from the Academy to the FieldSean AdayPart V: Challenges and Opportunities for Local News13. Local News in CrisisBill Reader14. Public Access Television: An Untapped Resource for Local NewsAntoine Haywood and Victor Pickard15. The Engaged Student Journalist: A Teaching Hospital Model for the 21st CenturyAllison M. Frisch and Gina Gayle Essay: Building Better Competitive News EnvironmentsJohn-Erik KosloskyPart VI: The Real Impact of Fake News16. Understanding Fake News TodayLarry J. King17. The Return of Fake NewsJ. D. Ponder18. The Evolution of Fake News on Facebook: Truth Disagreements and a Loss of Common Knowledge Danielle R. Mehlman-BrightwellEssay: Inoculation Theory and Fake News Josh ComptonPart VII: Journalistic Trust and Accuracy in an Era of Hostility and Partisanship19. Hostility Toward the Press: Background and Steps ForwardKelsey Mesmer and Kaitlin Miller20. Participatory Journalism: A New Approach for Increasing Public Trust and EngagementMirjana Pantic21. Of Sounder Mind: Considering the Well-Being of Professional JournalistsAvery E. Holton and Valérie Bélair-GagnonEssay: Predatory Publishing: What Every Science Journalist Needs to Know Amy KoerberIndex
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Taylor & Francis Critical Photojournalism
Book SynopsisAn essential introduction to the complexities of visual representation, this book offers a critical new framework for understanding and practicing photojournalism in a global digital context.Critical Photojournalism guides readers through a variety of ethical, technical, and business skills, plus the mental health, self-care, and safety considerations necessary to thrive in the field. Drawing on their extensive industry and teaching experience, the authors provide real-world advice on how to navigate the demands of the profession whilst addressing the impact that photojournalism has on society and ways that photojournalists can mitigate harm. Consideration is given to understanding and disrupting implicit bias and power structures in newsrooms, as well as issues around access, working in breaking news environments, and balancing informed consent with varying media laws around the world. In accessible language, this book highlights the importance of collaboration and community engagement in contemporary photojournalism and encourages students to adopt a decolonial approach to their work. Readers will learn to balance the needs for accuracy and thoughtfulness with the priorities of a global, social media engaged audience.This is a key textbook for those seeking a nuanced introduction to visual journalism and/or a fresh approach to their craft.This book is supported by a website which can be accessed at criticalphotojournalism.com. The website includes a full-length bonus chapter on Video & Photojournalism, interviews with professional visual journalists, further tips and tools, and a glossary of key terms.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Journalists Toolbox
Book SynopsisFocusing on the how and why of digital reporting, this interactive textbook equips readers with all the skills they need to succeed in today's multimedia reporting landscape.The Journalist's Toolbox is an extension of the JournalistsToolbox.ai website, which provides links to tools, organized by beats and topics, as well as social channels, a newsletter, and more than 95 training videos relevant to journalists. This handbook offers a deep dive into these digital resources, explaining how they can be manipulated to build multimedia stories online and in broadcast. It covers all the basics of data journalism, fact-checking, using social media, editing and ethics, as well as video, photo, and audio production and storytelling. The book considers digital journalism from a global perspective, including examples and interviews with journalists from around the world.Packed full of hands-on exercises and insider tips, The Journalist's Toolbox is an essential compTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsVisual Tour IntroductionChapter 1Reporting, Writing and Editing for the WebChapter 2Searching the Web and Using AI in ResearchChapter 3Fact-Checking and Building TrustChapter 4Social Media and Audience EngagementChapter 5Data JournalismChapter 6Mobile JournalismChapter 7Multimedia: Podcasting | Audio | Photo EditingChapter 8Google Earth | Satellite ImageryChapter 9Artificial Intelligence and the Future of JournalismChapter 10AI | Productivity Tools and ExercisesChapter 11Digital Security | Advanced Exercises Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sex Crime in the News
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1991, Sex Crime in the News is a unique examination of the nature of sex crime reporting in the press. Analysing examples from forty years of newspaper coverage, the authors provide a systematic study of this controversial topic. The book reveals the misleading and trivializing nature of sex crime coverage, with serious research reports on rape and discussions on law reform being given short shrift. The authors examine the increasing gap between the reality of sexual abuse and the coverage it receives in the press, and they set their detailed empirical work within a context of broader concerns about the relationship between the media, the individual and the state. Critical though it is of the press, this book will be of special interest to people working in the media, and to legislators involved in debates about the press. It will also be of value to students on course in women's studies, cultural and media studies, and deviancy.Table of ContentsList of illustrations Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The newspaper studies 3. Seeking out the sex fiend 4. Sex crime in court 5. Sex offenders after conviction 6. Informing the public 7. Changing legal practice 8. Conclusion Notes Name index Subject index
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Taylor & Francis Case Studies on Pandemic and Epidemic Communication Campaigns
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Taylor & Francis Mediterranean Media Systems in the Age of Unrest
Book SynopsisFocusing on an oft-neglected geographical region of study, this book critically analyses the state of journalism in the European South and considers challenges which may indicate a profession under duress.Focusing on three Mediterranean media systems, Greece, Cyprus, and Malta, this book summarizes the basic characteristics, threats, and challenges for journalism in the region. The book first examines the âNorth-Southâ divide in Europe and the challenges Mediterranean media systems have faced in recent years. It then analyses points of dispute for journalism, such as press freedom, investigative reporting, corruption, post-crisis economic challenges, and the evolving dilemmas of journalism ethics. The second section of the book looks more closely at the three case studies, using data extracted over a turbulent 20-year timeframe up until 2023. Based on a mixed methods approach, the study comprises findings of interviews with journalists in the three countries under study, and time series analysis of feedback regarding challenges discussed earlier in the book. The book concludes on whether journalism today is indeed under attack and reflects critically on which are the main threats facing that emerge in media systems of the Mediterranean region.This book will be of particular interest to scholars and researchers of journalism and media systems in Europe, although also bears implications for anyone studying wider issues of press freedom and journalism practice.Chapter 1 and 3 of this book is freely available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
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Taylor & Francis The Paradoxes of Free Speech
Book SynopsisThis book explores the enduring tensions between free expression and regulation in an era of disinformation, surveillance, and digital monopolies. It brings together leading legal scholars, journalists, and media experts to examine the normative justifications for free speech, its role in democracy, personal autonomy, and knowledge production, while addressing its evolving challenges.The book traces the historical foundations of free speech, from colonial-era censorship to contemporary legal and philosophical debates. It examines the role of global tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Twitter in content regulation, exposing their lack of transparency and accountability. Key discussions include the dangers of algorithmic governance, the weaponization of fake news, and the judiciaryâs role in interpreting free speech in the context of sedition, gendered struggle, hate speech, digital hate and violence and media freedoms. Additionally, the book features an insightful interview with a veteran Indian journalist on the shifting landscape of press freedom in India.This book is an essential read for Constitutional law students, political scientists, researchers, policymakers, media professionals, and anyone interested in the future of free speech and expression in the world. It offers a nuanced understanding of how legal frameworks, technology, and politics shape the fundamental right to speech in todayâs complex internet age.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Announcing for Broadcasting and the Internet
Book SynopsisAnnouncing for Broadcasting and the Internet is the standard text for traditional broadcasters and emerging pioneers. While many still pursue careers in traditional fields such as television and radio news announcing, broadcast performance has expanded to Internet radio, podcasting, home voice-over production, and performance on YouTube and other Internet video venues.This text is an update of the classic text Announcing. The practical guide to mastering the techniques and mechanics of broadcast announcing remains, updated to give readers the ability to produce their own portfolio of performance products and get started in the career they want. It covers audio and video editing programs, new streaming media, and how to develop a powerful, consistent, and noteworthy speaking voice.Trade ReviewI've used several broadcast announcing texts, but this one is superior! It's an easy read, provides lots of practical information and exercises, and is one of those books that students could and should keep and use during their careers. I highly recommend this text for any broadcast announcing class.Tommy Booras, University of Kentucky, USAAnnouncing for Broadcasting and the Internet is a great text for all aspiring broadcast journalists and media performers. It provides students with excellent examples and exercises designed to improve all aspects of on-air and online performance.Sam Swan, University of Tennessee, USATable of ContentsTable of ContentsChapter 1: The Communicator in Modern MediaChapter 2: Improving Your Speaking VoiceChapter 3: Understanding the MessageChapter 4: Communicating the MessageChapter 5: Radio Staff Announcing TodayChapter 6: News Announcing BasicsChapter 7: Television News AnnouncingChapter 8: The Craft of InterviewingChapter 9: Television and Radio SpecialtiesChapter 10: Commercials and ActingChapter 11: Polishing Your SkillsChapter 12: The New Media Frontier and the Independent PerformerChapter 13: PodcastingChapter 14: Internet VideoChapter 15: Home-Based Narration and Voice-OverChapter 16: Career Advancement
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Trauma Reporting
Book SynopsisTrauma Reporting provides vital information on developing a healthy, professional and respectful relationship with those who choose to tell their stories during times of trauma, distress or grief.Amid a growing demand and need for guidance, this fascinating book is refreshingly simple, engaging and readable, providing a wealth of original insight. As an aspiring or working journalist, how should you work with a grieving parent, a survivor of sexual violence, a witness at the scene of a traumatic event? How should you approach people, interview them and film with them sensitively? Trauma Reporting features guidance from some of the industry's most successful news correspondents and documentary makers, including Louis Theroux, Lucy Williamson, Tulip Mazumdar, Richard Bilton, Jina Moore and many more, all sharing their experience and expertise. It also features people who chose to tell their sensitive stories to journalists, giving readers invaluable insigTrade Review'It is absolutely fundamental that journalists treat vulnerable contributors sensitively and with respect.'– Louis Theroux'Dealing with personal tragedy is hard enough but dealing with the media often compounds the pain, trauma and powerlessness of uninvited experiences. It doesn’t have to be like that. The insight and the guidance in this book reflect compassionate, ethical and professional practices that can only benefit journalists as well as those they work with and for.' – Anne Eyre, Disaster Action.‘Full of vital, sensible and practical advice. All journalists, especially those just starting out on their careers, would benefit from absorbing this clear, thoughtful and much-needed guide.’– Adam Bullimore, Editor, BBC Breakfast News‘Families we have supported tell us the way they are treated by the media can have a massive impact on them. We welcome the level-headed and practical advice in this important book which will increase the confidence of reporters and reduce any unnecessary distress for families.’– Child Bereavement UK'The scoop-obsessed, noisy hack pack, forever ready to pounce mercilessly on unsuspecting people suddenly thrown into the media spotlight, is a stereotype beloved of Hollywood and television detective series. Countering that image, Jo Healey, drawing from wide-ranging interviews, academic studies and her own experience, shows that there is, indeed, a large, caring and reflective community of print and broadcast journos who strive hard to work sensitively when dealing with vulnerable children and adults – and with people suffering from all kinds of trauma. Healey also records moving testimonies from people who, following some tragedy, have had to face the hack pack at their door. Both students and practicing journalists will find this text – packed with sensible and always clearly presented advice – of enormous, lasting value.' – Richard Lance Keeble, University of Lincoln and Liverpool Hope University Table of Contents1 The Introduction2 The Approach3 The Preparation4 The Relationship5 The Children6 The Interview7 The Filming8 The Writing9 The Follow Ups10 The Self CareDr Cait McMahon, The Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma11 The EthicsDr Sallyanne Duncan, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow12 The Tips
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sports Journalism
Book SynopsisBased on interviews with leading sports journalists and grounded in the authors' experience and expertise in both the sports journalism industry and sports media research, Sports Journalism gives in-depth insight into the editorial and ethical challenges facing sports journalists in a fast-changing media environment. The book considers how sports journalism's past has shaped its present and explores the future trends and trajectories that the industry could take. The far-reaching consequences of the digital revolution and social media on sports journalists' work are analysed, with prominent sports writers, broadcasters and academics giving their insights. While predominantly focused on the UK sports media industry, the book also provides a global perspective, and includes case studies, research and interviews from around the world. Issues of diversity or a lack of it in the industry are put into sharp focus. Sports Journalism gives both prTrade Review"Sports Journalism analyses the impact on sports journalism of the collision between professional and commercialised elite sport and the digital revolution and is essential reading for sports journalism students, educators and experienced practitioners, all continually grappling with an ever-changing landscape."Laurie Tucker, Head of Journalism Training at Sky Sports News"Sport journalists are under greater scrutiny than ever before, with the industry needing answers to difficult questions around diversity, gender balance and collusion on its sports desks. Tom Bradshaw and Daragh Minogue have provided the essential guide for any trainee reporters tackling the issues that go beyond the back page."Owen Evans, University of Brighton"Tom Bradshaw and Daragh Minogue have crafted a brilliantly well-researched, uber-contemporary, rip-roaring read that is crammed full of excellent case studies and thought-provoking content. If, like me, you have an insatiable thirst for sports journalism knowledge in this constantly adapting, technology-embracing, fast-paced era, you will find the time invested in this book very worthwhile."Will Cope, Southampton Solent University"What this book doesn’t tell you about sports journalism in the digital age isn’t worth knowing. Tom Bradshaw and Daragh Minogue provide a comprehensive guide to the media, tracing the history of an era of often startling change and pointing to the future in a way that will educate and entertain both current and aspiring journalists. It is the most readable work - students and historians alike will enjoy learning from it, as I certainly did."Patrick Barclay, chairman of the Football Writers’ Association from 2016 to 2019, former Sports Writer of The Year and author"From the outset the book raises the very real dichotomy of opportunities and challenges posed by the shifting sands of sports journalism, underpinned throughout with crucial ethical considerations. From the digital revolution that has transformed the role of the sports journalist, to the implications for journalist-source relationships in the wake of an increasing reliance on PR and communications personnel, the book builds on previous academic work with fresh input from the authors and primary case studies to bring us right up to date. The position of sports journalism in wider contemporary debates is tackled superbly and in-depth with salient chapters on areas including race and representation, coverage of women in sport and LGBT and disability; topics that transcend sports journalism but are also now integral to the development of the vocation and socio-political discussion generally. From students to scholars, to practising sports journalists and those invested in the sports media industries, this book is essential reading to obtain an informed understanding of the past, present and future of sports journalism and the growing significance of its place in the cultural fabric of society."David Randles, University of Chester Table of ContentsPart I: Key Debates in Sports JournalismChapter 1 – The Changing Role of the Sports JournalistChapter 2 – The History of Sports Journalism: Continuity and DiscontinuityChapter 3 – Sports Journalism, Nationalism and PoliticsChapter 4 – Defining Sports NewsChapter 5 – Ethics, Regulation and Law for the Sports JournalistChapter 6 – Sports Media Relations and Complicit Sports JournalismPart II: DiversityChapter 7 – Racism, Representation and Sports JournalismChapter 8 – Coverage of Women’s Sport and Female Sports JournalistsChapter 9 – LGBT, Disability Sport and Inclusive Sports JournalismPart III: The Crystal BallChapter 10 – Extra Time: A Tentative Look into the Future of Sports Journalism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Science Journalism
Book SynopsisScience Journalism: An Introduction gives wide-ranging guidance on producing journalistic content about different areas of scientific research. It provides a step-by-step guide to mastering the practical skills necessary for covering scientific stories and explaining the business behind the industry. Martin W. Angler, an experienced science and technology journalist, covers the main stages involved in getting an article written and published; from choosing an idea, structuring your pitch, researching and interviewing, to writing effectively for magazines, newspapers and online publications. There are chapters dedicated to investigative reporting, handling scientific data and explaining scientific practice and research findings to a non-specialist audience. Coverage in the chapters is supported by reading lists, review questions and practical exercises. The book also includes extensive interviews with established science journalists, scholars and scientists thaTrade Review"Angler draws on his own experience and taps into a wide network of professional experts and scholars to provide an authoritative and comprehensive guide to the specialist field of science journalism. Extensively researched chapters cover practical tips on the journalistic process. These are underpinned by discussion of critical themes including communicating risk, notions of fake balance and statistical literacy."Gary Stevens, Programme Leader, MA Science & Environmental Journalism, University of Lincoln, UK"Finally, a comprehensive first-of-its-kind text on the essential tools and techniques of science journalism. Long awaited and lucidly written from a clear professional vantage point, Martin W. Angler’s book is a defiant rise up to those who believe in the gradual death of well-crafted science journalism."An Nguyen, Associate Professor of Journalism, Bournemouth University, UK.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Finding Science Stories 3. Pitching 4. Interviewing Scientists 5. Writing about Science for Magazines 6. Writing about Science for Newspapers 7. Writing about Science Online 8. Storytelling for Science Journalists 9. Facts and Figures 10. Investigative Science Journalism 11. Science Journalism in the Digital Age 12. Building a Career in Science Journalism Appendix A Index
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Following Nellie Bly
Book SynopsisThe remarkable story of one of the great pioneering women adventures of the 19th century.
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SAGE Publications Inc Journalists Under Fire
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Little, Brown Book Group Panic as Man Burns Crumpets
Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022You dreamed of being a journalist and the dream has come true. You love working for your local paper . . . although not everything is as you imagined.You embarrass yourself with a range of celebrities, from John Hurt to Jordan. Your best story is ''The Man With the Pigeon Tattoo''.A former colleague interviews President Trump. You urinate in the president of the Mothers'' Union''s garden. Your appearance as a hard-hitting columnist on a BBC talk show does not go well. And being photographed naked is only the second most humiliating thing to happen one infamous afternoon. There are serious stories, such as a mass shooting, a devastating flood, and the search for Madeleine McCann.Meanwhile local papers are dying. Your building is crumbling and your readership is dwindling. Your carefully crafted features are read by fewer people than a story about fancy dress for dogs. Trade ReviewVery funny, very witty, very moving . . . packed with incidents, insights and a real feeling for provincial life at its best . . . For those who know about provincial newspapers, this will be a classic and a gem. Those who don't know will envy what they have missed . . . It really is a terrific piece of work. -- Melvyn BraggThe best book I've read this year, by some margin. Brilliantly written, frequently laugh-out-loud funny, but also reflective, candid, poignant and passionate about the importance of journalism. Superb. -- Chris Mason, BBC political correspondent/presenter of Radio 4’s Any QuestionsDeserves its place in the pantheon of great books about newspapers, and the newspaper industry. A funny/sad/extraordinary tale, extremely well-told. -- Sam Wallace * Daily/Sunday Telegraph *Brisk and entertaining. A very readable love letter to a disappearing world, told with verve and tenderness. -- STUART MACONIE, author of Pies and Prejudice and BBC Radio 6 Music presenterThis was the only book I read in one sitting this year and if you're lucky enough to get your hands on a copy, you'll soon understand why. It's gut-bustingly funny, poignant and packed with astonishing insider information. -- M. W. Craven, author of the award-winning The Puppet ShowMany books written by journalists have come across my desk over the course of my time as publisher of Hold the Front Page, but I would say without any hesitation that this one is the best. Not only is it the funniest, and the best-written, it is also the most honest in terms of what it reveals about its author, and more importantly about our craft. -- Paul Linford * Hold the Front Page *Local publishers . . . need to hold on to thoughtful, dedicated writers such as Roger Lytollis, or his book will be an epitaph to a centuries-old industry. -- Ian Burrell * i paper *Anyone who has ever worked at a local newspaper, or wondered what it is like, should read this book. Equally hilarious and heartbreaking. -- Dominic Ponsford, media editor at New Statesman Media Group/editor-in-chief at Press Gazette[Lytollis] writes with clarity, comically self-effacing honesty and surprising poignancy . . . But this book is not really about him. It is simply the story of what it is like to love what you do, and be great at it, and to watch it collapse around you in slow motion. It is about the regressive form of 'progress' that the news industry has been subjected to for the last 25 years, and what it does to the people who are part of that system and the communities that can no longer rely on it. -- Robyn Vinter * Guardian *Refreshingly honest, engagingly self-deprecating, tremendously funny and more than a little heartbreaking. By far my favourite read of the year so far. -- Mike Ward, TV critic, Daily Express/Daily StarLocal journalism has never seemed more exotic than in this part-memoir, part-ode to that disappearing art, which is as funny as it is endearing . . . Told with a tender fondness, the bonkers, baffling but vital world of local press is paraded with the style that it deserves. -- Jonathan Whitelaw * Sun *Panic as Man Burns Crumpets gives a powerful, if not to say dismaying, overview of an industry in terminal decline. -- Nat Segnit * Times Literary Supplement *For anyone wondering where their local press went, this is as clear an account of how it was pickpocketed, drained of blood, and left to die as you'll find. -- Ed Needham * Strong Words magazine *A love letter to the trade, though written with a touch of the poison pen. -- Colin Freeman * Telegraph *A searingly honest, funny, poignant and personal account of working in the regional press . . . Hundreds of journalists could have written this book, but only Lytollis has. I doubt anyone could have done it better * Tim Lezard, The Journalist magazine *
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Cognella, Inc Viral Media: A Digital Production Marketing Guide
Book SynopsisViral Media: A Digital Production Marketing Guide for Advertisers, Journalists, and Public Relations Professionals demonstrates how to integrate multiple forms of media into a successful ad campaign, newscast, promotional event, TV show, or feature film so that the content stands out and gains attention in a world oversaturated with media.Section I provides students with an overview of the main stages of the digital media production process, discusses personnel involved at its various stages, and explains how to develop collaborative team goals and evaluate a creative concept. Section II explores the essential duties and responsibilities of a crew during the production and post-production stages, detailing production techniques, equipment usage, and necessary editing skills. Section III reveals techniques to increase word-of-mouth interest and the type of content needed to engage a target audience. Section IV outlines ethical standards of journalistic behavior. Section V features case studies of business-initiated viral marketing successes, spotlighting campaigns from Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Capital One, and more.Viral Media is well suited for undergraduate and graduate courses in mass communication, broadcasting, creative media, media studies, marketing, and film, television, and media production.
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Guy Williams A Miners Lamp and a Brass Table: A Yorkshire
Book SynopsisAutobiography of a journalist based in Yorkshire, heavy sport bias.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Following Nellie Bly: Her Record-Breaking Race
Book SynopsisIntrepid journalist Nellie Bly raced through a 'man's world' - alone and literally with just the clothes on her back - to beat the fictional record set by Jules Verne's Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days. She won the race on 25 January 1890, covering 21,740 miles by ocean liner and train in 72 days, and became a global celebrity. Although best known for her record-breaking journey, even more importantly Nellie Bly pioneered investigative journalism and paved the way for women in the newsroom. Her undercover reporting, advocacy for women's rights, crusades for vulnerable children, campaigns against oppression and steadfast conviction that 'nothing is impossible' makes the world that she circled a better place. Adventurer, journalist and author, Rosemary J Brown, set off 125 years later to retrace Nellie Bly's footsteps in an expedition registered with the Royal Geographical Society. Through her recreation of that epic global journey, she brings to life Nellie Bly's remarkable achievements and shines a light on one of the world's greatest female adventurers and a forgotten heroine of history.
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Sage Publications Ltd The beautiful game? Qatar, football and freedoms
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Little, Brown & Company Never Settle: Sports, Family, and the American
Book SynopsisYou know Marty right? The guy during College GameDay hanging off the back of a pickup truck while zooming around the Clemson athletic facilities. The guy who visits Nick Saban's lake house and somehow gets Coach to jump in the lake. The guy who sits down with Dale Jr. at Daytona to talk through tears about his miraculous return to racing. The guy who interviews Tiger Woods, Tim Tebow, Peyton Manning and Jimmie Johnson -- the guy who gets paid to live the fantasy of every sports fan in America.Never Settle is the funny but oh, it's true story of how Marty got here, and a revealing look at his journey. Never Settle includes all the best stories and behind-the-scenes moments from Marty's wild life, covering topics including: college football, racing, fathers and sons, how sports can bring us together, and how it all goes back to growing up on a farm and playing high school ball in Pearisburg, Virginia.
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Heyday Books My Country 'Tis of Thee: Reporting, Sallies, and
Book SynopsisA multifaceted career-spanning collection from famed activist and journalist David Harris David Harris is a reporter, a clear-eyed idealist, an American dissident, and, as these selected pieces reveal, a writer of great character and empathy. Harris gained national recognition as an undergraduate for his opposition to the Vietnam War and was imprisoned for two years when he refused to comply with the draft. His writings trace a bright throughline of care for and attention to outsiders, the downtrodden, and those who demand change, and these eighteen pieces of long-form journalism, essays, and opinion writings remain startlingly relevant to the world we face today. This career-spanning collection of writings by an always-independent journalist follow Harris from his early days as a prominent leader of the resistance to the Vietnam War, through regular contributions to many publications, including Rolling Stone and the New York Times, and on into the twenty-first century.Born in Fresno and elected student body president of Stanford University in 1966, Harris has always had an undeniably Californian point of view—he imagines the future with an open heart and mind and pursues stories out of genuine curiosity, embedding himself among striking farmworkers, marijuana growers, the homeless on LA’s skid row, and occasionally, redwood trees. Inspiring, clarifying, and fearless, his abiding and lucid patriotism insists that our country live up to its own ideals.Trade Review“David Harris writes like Hemingway would have wanted to—hard, no tricks, pungent, but without Papa’s shoehorning his judgments on everyone’s courage and manhood into his characters’ mouths. This collection of fine pieces perfectly embodies his high moral purpose without lecture or cant. Don’t miss a word he writes.”—PETER COYOTE “This wide-ranging and incisive anthology conveys the spirit of the 1960s and ’70s.”—Publishers Weekly “The author is idealistic in that he believes that the more Americans know about themselves, the better we would be as a people. This idealism is tonic to the common ignorance in American life today. This book would be good reading for those seeking the hard life of an activist and involved citizen. Harris is a fine writer.”—San Francisco Book Review “David Harris’s new collection is a rich buffet of American life in the last few decades, with a tasty array of side dishes from other parts of the world. His curiosity is omnivorous, his sense of humor and irony constant, and his sympathies always with the outliers and the dispossessed. He has no illusions and no pretense to objectivity. I wish we had more journalists like him.”—ADAM HOCHSCHILD, author of Rebel Cinderella: From Rags to Riches to Radical, the Epic Journey of Rose Pastor Stokes “David Harris raises a passionate voice and takes a hard look at justice and injustice in the promised land, his America. He is a writer and a crusader in a grand tradition. I am proud that he got his start at Rolling Stone, where he learned his chops and earned his stripes. His stories, and his own journey, are essential stories of our times.”—JANN WENNER “A powerful, deeply moving portrait of a generation, beautifully written and filled with wisdom and love for his country, David Harris’s My Country ’Tis of Thee should be read by every American.”—RON KOVIC, author of Born on the Fourth of July “David Harris is renowned and honored for his courage and his deep conviction for doing the right thing, no matter the consequences. But that is not only what makes this reporter’s memoir so special. Harris is a writer of sheer beauty, often elegiac; someone whose intelligence is matched by the grace of his prose. He is engaged and engaging, intimate and unpretentious. You will be at ease with the book, as he is with himself.”—SEYMOUR HERSH “Can you be charming and hard hitting at the same time? Well, after reading David Harris’s new book, I’d say definitely yes. And I’d add to the list empathy, sensual intelligence, and an apparently fearless habit of telling the truth.”—SUSAN GRIFFIN “There are journalists, there are intellectuals, and there are political activists. David Harris’s collection makes clear that he is all three, as well as brave, smart, occasionally funny, and simultaneously subversive and patriotic.”—VICTOR NAVASKYTable of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction I Picked Prison Ask a Marine Our War The Bloody End Behind America's Marijuana high Busted in Mexico The Battle of Coachella Valley Bitter Harvest The Vampires of Skid Row A Child of 'The Land' Michael Murphy and the True Home Field Advantage What Makes David Harris run? São Paulo: Megacity Metamorphosis The agony of the Kurds My Redwood Confession About the Author Note on Type
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Academic Studies Press Print to Fit: The New York Times, Zionism and
Book SynopsisAfter Adolph Ochs purchased The New York Times in 1896, Zionism and the eventual reality of the State of Israel were framed within his guiding principle, embraced by his Sulzberger family successor, that Judaism is a religion and not a national identity. Apprehensive lest the loyalty of American Jews to the United States be undermined by the existence of a Jewish state, they embraced an anti-Zionist critique that remained embedded in its editorials, on the Opinion page and in its news coverage. Through the examination of evidence drawn from its own pages, this book analyzes how all the news “fit to print” became news that fit the Times’ discomfort with the idea, and since 1948 the reality, of a thriving democratic Jewish state in the historic homeland of the Jewish people.Trade Review“Auerbach subjects the New York Times to a meticulously researched analysis of its attitude over the years 1896 to 2016 towards Zionism and Israel. … Print to Fit leads the reader through Israel’s story along an unfamiliar route. The New York Times is one of the world’s leading newspapers. It is regarded as a ‘journal of record.’ For more than 120 years it has been shaping American opinion. Jerold S Auerbach argues convincingly that, as far as Zionism and Israel are concerned, the paper has consistently been far from objective in its editorial policy, has fallen short of its own high standards, and has consequently failed in its journalistic obligations to the public.” —Neville Teller, The Jerusalem Report -- Neville Teller * The Jerusalem Report *“Jerold Auerbach’s archly titled new study Print to Fit: The New York Times, Zionism and Israel, 1896–2016 is a well-researched and, for the most part, damning brief of the Times’s news coverage and editorial attitudes toward Zionism and Israel for over a century. … Print to Fit was written well before the Jew-dog cartoon scandal, but it does answer the question about it with which this review began: How could such an image make it to the pages of an edition of the New York Times?” —Deborah E. Lipstadt, the Jewish Review of Books * Jewish Review of Books *“There is no denying the basic truth of Jerold Auerbach’s book, which is that the Times has had a fundamental antagonism to Zionism and to Israel from its beginning until this day. His title says it all: instead of printing all the news that is fit to print—as it says so proudly on its front page every day—the Times has often printed the news that fits its ideology.” —Jack Reimer, The Jewish AdvocateTable of Contents Introduction Chapter 1: Patriotic Loyalty 1896-1927 Chapter 2: The Zionist Menace 1928-1939 Chapter 3: Denial and Discomfort 1933-1948 Chapter 4: Democratic Allies 1949-1957 Chapter 5: Conquest and Occupation 1960-1979 Chapter 6: Arabs and Jews 1979-1984 Chapter 7: Moral Equivalence 1984-1988 Chapter 8: Occupation Cruelty 1988-1989 Chapter 9: Illusions of Peace 1990-1996 Chapter 10: Realities of Conflict 1996-2001 Chapter 11: Blame Israel First 2002-2006 Chapter 12: Israeli Goliath 2006-2009 Chapter 13: Double Standards 2009-2014 Chapter 14: American Loyalty 2014-2015 Epilogue 2016 Afterword Acknowledgments Bibliography Notes Author’s Note
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Encounter Books,USA The Noise of Typewriters: Remembering Journalism
Book SynopsisW.H. Auden famously wrote: “Poetry makes nothing happen.” Journalism is a different matter. In a brilliant study that is, in part, a memoir of his 40 years as an essayist and critic at TIME magazine, Lance Morrow returns to the Age of Typewriters and to the 20th century’s extraordinary cast of characters—statesmen and dictators, saints and heroes, liars and monsters, and the reporters, editors, and publishers who interpreted their deeds. He shows how journalism has touched the history of the last 100 years, has shaped it, distorted it, and often proved decisive in its outcomes.Lord Beaverbrook called journalism “the black art.” Morrow considers the case of Walter Duranty, the New York Times’ Moscow correspondent who published a Pulitzer Prize-winning series praising Stalin just at the moment when Stalin imposed mass starvation upon the people of Ukraine and the North Caucasus in order to enforce the collectivization of Soviet agriculture. Millions died.John Hersey’s Hiroshima, on the other hand, has been all but sanctified—called the 20th century’s greatest piece of journalism. Was it? Morrow examines the complex moral politics of Hersey’s reporting, which the New Yorker first published in 1946.The Noise of Typewriters is, among other things, an intensely personal study of an age that has all but vanished. Morrow is the son of two journalists who got their start covering Roosevelt and Truman. When Morrow and Carl Bernstein were young, they worked together as dictation typists at the Washington Star (a newspaper now extinct). Bernstein had dedicated Chasing History, his memoir of those days, to Morrow. It was Morrow’s friend and editor Walter Isaacson—biographer of Leonardo Da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and Steve Jobs—who taught Morrow how to use a computer when the machines were first introduced at TIME.Here are striking profiles of Henry Luce, TIME’s founder, and of Dorothy Thompson, Claud Cockburn, Edgar Snow, Joseph and Stewart Alsop, Joan Didion, Norman Mailer, Otto Friedrich, Michael Herr, and other notable figures in a golden age of print journalism that ended with the coming of television, computers, and social media. The Noise of Typewriters is the vivid portrait of an era.Trade Review“Terrific!”—Gay Talese, author of The Kingdom and the Power“With his preternatural memory, powerful prose, and puckish wit, Lance Morrow brilliantly evokes the highs and lows of twentieth century journalism. He revisits the big stories and creates unforgettable portraits of influential characters, chief among them TIME’s founder Henry Luce, ‘a preeminent American mythmaker’ with ‘a warlord’s air.’ Luce, Morrow writes, ‘had a way of being vindicated by the passage of years.’ This engrossing and highly original book asks hard questions, doesn’t flinch from discomfiting answers, and offers insights for our times. As he writes, ‘Be tolerant of chaos. Be patient. Wait for stillness.’”—Sally Bedell Smith, author of George VI and Elizabeth: The Marriage That Saved the Monarchy "This sort of writing is the reason that Morrow is in that exceedingly small club of journalists worth rereading. One looks in vain online these days for anything even close to this kind of prose. This is not the language of the ephemera of the internet."—Gregory J. Sullivan, America Magazine“Don’t judge a book by its cover? Perhaps, but judge Lance Morrow’s by its wonderful, somewhat elegiac title. This history-cum-memoir by one of journalism’s most admired practitioners is packed with anecdotes and vignettes that are as illuminating as they are entertaining. It is a brisk reminder of the way the news business, and the nation, were not long ago.”—George F. Will"This sort of writing is the reason that Morrow is in that exceedingly small club of journalists worth rereading. One looks in vain online these days for anything even close to this kind of prose. This is not the language of the ephemera of the internet."
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Lexington Books Diversity and Inclusion in the Esports Industry
Book SynopsisIn theory, esports should be inclusive regardless of gender, race, or ability – however, incidents in the world of esports indicate otherwise. This collection provides an examination of diversity and inclusion in esports as contributors offer a way for readers to understand the history, current issues, and potential impacts of diversity and inclusion in the industry. Through analyses of players, games, fans, and broadcasts, this book highlights the exponential growth of the industry alongside the burgeoning cultural importance of diversity and inclusion. Ultimately, Diversity and Inclusion in the Esports Industry contributes to an intersection of well-established research areas to draw new insights as the industry continues to evolve. Scholars of communication, media studies, game studies, and sociology will find this book of particular interest.Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: History of Esports and Esports BroadcastsSteve Young and Mary L. ShefferChapter 2: Evolution of Game Culture in FPS EsportsSteve Young and Mary L. ShefferChapter 3: Transfixing, Transporting, and Toxic: Troubling Experiences for Gender and Racial Minorities in Esports SpacesJoshua R. Jackson. Cameron A. Panhans, and Andrew C. BillingsChapter 4: Characterizing Professional Counter-Strike: Media’s Impact on Gamer StereotypesSteve YoungChapter 5: Love and Loyalty in the Fighting Game CommunityJohn ShraderChapter 6: Unleashing the Stories of Invisible Gamers in EsportsKaterina Tovia-DufooChapter 7: Black Men, STEM, and Erasing the Digital Divide- The Need for Black Male Targeted Esport InitiativesDavid C. HughesChapter 8: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Youth Development Through Gaming and Esports: From Theory to PilotJeffrey LevineChapter 9: Esports and the Coed ApproachRachel Lin, Skye Cooley, and John McGuireChapter 10: Surviving the Competition: Ghanaian Female Video Gamers in Male-Dominated SpaceRabiu K. B. AsanteAbout the Contributors
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Biblioasis Big Men Fear Me
Book SynopsisNominated for the 2023 Heritage Toronto Book Award • Finalist for the 2023 Ottawa Book Award in English Nonfiction • Longlisted for the 2023 National Business Book AwardThe remarkable true story of the rise and fall of one of North America's most influential media moguls.When George McCullagh bought The Globe and The Mail and Empire and merged them into the Globe and Mail, the charismatic 31-year-old high school dropout had already made millions on the stock market. It was just the beginning of the meteoric rise of a man widely expected to one day be prime minister of Canada. But the charismatic McCullagh had a dark side. Dogged by the bipolar disorder that destroyed his political ambitions and eventually killed him, he was all but written out of history. It was a loss so significant that journalist Robert Fulford has called McCullagh’s biography "one of the great unwritten books in Canadian history"—until now. In Big Men Fear Me, award-winning historian Mark Bourrie tells the remarkable story of McCullagh’s inspirational rise and devastating fall, and with it sheds new light on the resurgence of populist politics, challenges to collective action, and attacks on the free press that characterize our own tumultuous era.Trade ReviewPraise for Big Men Fear Me"Bourrie’s book positively sings ... [it] is thoroughly researched and the prose is clean and engaging ... McCullagh deserves to be known ... He made The Globe the dominant voice in English Canadian journalism. Bourrie’s biography does him full justice."—Globe and Mail"There are many threads to untangle here and Bourrie—journalist, academic, and lawyer—unpicks them all. Spanning the first half of 20th-century Ontario, [George] McCullagh’s life and times become an engrossing tale of ambition, politics and bipolar illness—it’s like little else we’re likely to read this year ... It was a tumultuous life, and Bourrie tells it with wit and humour."—Toronto Star"This is a joy of a biography ... Bourrie, a historian whose last book brought explorer Pierre Radisson to life, has done right by McCullagh, and not just with the marvellous title. Canada doesn’t like tall poppies. It didn’t end well. But what a ride it was."—Heather Mallick, Toronto Star"Mark Bourrie’s remarkable—and long overdue—biography of one of the most consequential and least remembered Canadians of the past century ... Bourrie toiled for years to resurrect [George McCullagh], but, I’m glad to say, he did not wipe away the carbuncles, boils, and blisters. His portrait of a man who once was among Canada’s most powerful figures is, to choose two apt terms, both melancholy and masterly."—Literary Review of Canada"A gripping read that brings to life a near-forgotten force from twentieth-century Canada in all his larger-than-life complexity. Bourrie’s lively portrait of business mogul, Globe and Mail founder and political operator George McCullough is a study in how bluster, big dreams and folly—plus the effects of unrecognized mental illness—can influence the unfolding story of a nation. Doggedly researched, Big Men Fear Me serves as a cautionary tale amid today’s rising polarization, attacks on press freedom and renewed threats to democracy: it was all there, rearing its head, back in the 30s and 40s, and George McCullough was at the heart of it."—Jury Citation, Ottawa Book Awards"Not only does he give us a portrait of a man who was central to a critical period in Canadian history, he illuminates the complexities of those years as well, in the process pulling back the rosy curtain of forgetfulness and nostalgia that has slowly descended over us in the years since to remind us of how fraught our politics and society were then. A truly great accomplishment!"—Ottawa Review of Books“Big Men Fear Me is a masterwork of scholarship, years of careful research, and documentation and seems to have a natural feel for the times."—Miramichi Reader"Bourrie’s research is meticulous, and his writing has great pace and bounce."—Winnipeg Free Press"If you love Mad Men and Netflix biopics about ruthless tie-wearing maniacs, if you're wanting the fourth wall to come crashing down on a discussion about class and poverty ... you'll probably need to pick up [Big Men Fear Me]."—Miramichi Reader"[George McCullough] is barely remembered today for several reasons, including the unfortunate bipolar disorder that led to his early and unexpected demise. Thanks to Bourrie’s well-written book, that’s no longer the case."—Troy Media"Mark Bourrie revives the life of George McCullagh—a charismatic high-school dropout, a self-made millionaire, the creator and owner of the Globe and Mail, and a man with great political potential—whose fall in the mid-20th century would be as steep as his rise to prominence."—Quill & Quire"Nineteen years in the making, Big Men Fear Me shows us what we come from: a Canada run by drunks, mystics, dreamers, gold miners and gold diggers, the horse crazy and the power mad. It’s a great story, well told."—Elaine Dewar, author of The Handover: How Bigwigs and Bureaucrats Transferred Canada's Best Publisher and the Best Part of Our Literary Heritage to a Foreign Multinational"What a character! Bourrie’s deeply-researched biography of George McCullagh is both a gripping encounter with a powerful yet unstable press baron and also a fascinating account of early twentieth century Ontario. Written with wit and passion, Big Men Fear Me brings back to life a man who tried to upend Canadian democracy, yet has been almost erased from our history."—Charlotte Gray, author of Murdered Midas: A Millionaire, His Gold Mine, and a Strange Death on an Island Paradise Praise for Bush Runner“Mark Bourrie beautifully describes Radisson as the ‘Forrest Gump of his time’ … well-written … compelling.”—Washington Times"Riveting."—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau“A dark adventure story that sweeps the reader through a world filled with surprises. The book is compelling, authoritative, not a little disturbing—and a significant contribution to the history of 17th-century North America.”—Ken McGoogan, Globe and Mail“A remarkable biography of an even more remarkable 17th-century individual … Beautifully written and endlessly thought-provoking.”—Maclean’s“Highly entertaining reading … fascinating … an engaging achievement.”—Winnipeg Free Press“Bourrie’s writing is grounded in a strong sense of place, partly because of his own extensive knowledge of the land and partly because of Radisson’s descriptive storytelling abilities … a valuable and rare glimpse into 17th-century North America.”—Canadian GeographicTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Forgotten ManChapter 1: The HustlerChapter 2: Newsies and GoldChapter 3: George McCullagh’s TorontoChapter 4: Owning a PremierChapter 5: Meeting Mr. WrightChapter 6: The Globe and MailChapter 7: Power and PoliticsChapter 8: Sons of MitchesChapter 9: The CoupChapter 10: Radio Killed the Newspaper StarChapter 11: ArchworthChapter 12: George McCullagh at WarChapter 13: Wars Within a WarChapter 14: Sending Zombies to WarChapter 15: The Great Toronto Newspaper WarChapter 16: Fighting Holy Joe’s GhostChapter 17: Drew Flames OutChapter 18: Dying and Staying Very DeadAcknowledgementsNotes
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Legenda Francisca Wood and Nineteenth-Century Periodical
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Salt Publishing It Gets Worse: Adventures in Love, Loss and
Book SynopsisBook of the Week: The IdlerIt Gets Worse is the second instalment of Nicholas Lezard’s rueful, dissolute life. Beginning where his first volume, Bitter Experience Has Taught Me, ended, Nick’s fortunes have not improved. At home in the Hovel, his bachelor existence makes a further descent into chaos, yet the misadventures are faced with sardonic wit, pathos and something like dissident wisdom.Trade ReviewThis is a hugely entertaining book. Lezard is, as anyone who has enjoyed his writing as a critic knows, a perceptive chronicler of human strengths and weakness, and so he is with himself. His compassionate decency shines through – as he writes, “other people’s troubles start bothering you almost as much as your own” – and buying this for a Christmas present is undoubtedly the most joyful act of charity that you can perform this year. -- Alexander Larman * Observer *Lezard is a magnet for misfortune — his finances, love life and domestic skills are equally disaster-prone, and he shares his book-infested lodgings with a variety of uninvited wildlife. Rueful and funny, this is a book to relish in the comfort of a tidy living room. -- Jane Shilling * Daily Mail *Lezard unashamedly takes his cue from Orwell’s essay “Confessions of a Book Reviewer” with its comfortless picture of an ill-paid hack in the mid-1940s, scratching a living “in a moth-eaten dressing gown” surrounded by “cigarette ends and half-empty cups of tea”. Regular readers will be used to dispatches from the Hovel, and encounters with the Beloved, and the Estranged Wife (one hopes that they are sufficiently anonymized). They will also know that Lezard frequently has “too much month at the end of his money”, plus the hypochondriac twinges that borderline poverty and a sedentary lifestyle inevitably lead to. “Last night I dreamed that I got paid again. Say it in the cadences of the opening line of Rebecca. It’s a nice dream, one of my favourites, but sometimes I wonder is it better to have a horrible dream which you are relieved, on waking, to discover was only a dream; or a pleasant one to which reality is an insulting and uncouth rebuke?” This is the true Lezard: not just wallowing in misery, but examining it with the ascetic curiosity of a stylite. -- Brian Morton * TLS *
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CABI Publishing Science Communication Skills for Journalists: A
Book SynopsisWith 16 chapters covering science communication skills, the editor and author of this book, Dr Charles Wendo, has used his detailed knowledge of the field to consult leading editors and journalists across Africa. Providing examples, learning activities, graded and ungraded quizzes to facilitate learning, the content has been tried and tested by lecturers at two universities in Nigeria and Uganda by using it to help successfully train thousands of students in science communication. Each chapter includes hands-on advice on the practice of science journalism, with learning activities to deepen the learner's understanding of the topic. The book also includes five academic systematic review papers that identify, review and synthesize available literature and experiences on science journalism and communication issues in Africa. It also includes a case study detailing the experience of Uganda's Makerere University in introducing science journalism and communication into their undergraduate and post-graduate curricula. This book is ideal for students of science journalism and communication and those wanting to improve the understanding of science, particularly in Africa.Table of ContentsPart I: Theory and experience Chapter 1: What is scientific research and how is it conducted? Chapter 2: Theories and models of science communication Chapter 3: Current status and future of science communication in Africa Chapter 4: Science communication in Uganda: revising a university curriculum to meet the needs Chapter 5: Thinking across boundaries: interdisciplinarity as the basis of science journalism Chapter 6: The place of science in the African newsroom Part II: Science journalism practice Chapter 7: Working with scientists Chapter 8: Getting a story from an original research paper Chapter 9: Getting a science story from technical reports Chapter 10: Advanced technical skills for science reporting Chapter 11: Reporting science responsibly Chapter 12: Simplifying scientific facts, numbers and statistics Chapter 13: Packaging a science story Chapter 14: Bringing a science story to life Chapter 15: Interrogating science Chapter 16: Earning a living from science journalism
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Maverick House Breaking: Trauma in the Newsroom
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Pimpernel Press Ltd Hold the Front Page!: The Wit and Wisdom of Anne
Book SynopsisIn 1953 pioneering journalist Anne Scott-James started to write a weekly column for the Sunday Express newspaper. ‘The Anne Scott-James Page’ set the bar for a new way of writing. Scott-James perfected the art of the short, sharp column – and many of the topics she covered are equally on-trend today. She cogently expressed her views on men, children, fashion, beauty, food, interiors, travel, and anything else that took her fancy. Political opinions might be squashed between thoughts on eyebrow tweezing and a piece on swimsuit lines. Scott-James was a great believer in entertaining her readers, and her columns are sharp, witty, to the point, often very funny, sometimes very moving. In Hold the Front Page! a selection of the Sunday Express columns is brought together with a commentary by her daughter, writer Clare Hastings, and with photographs from the Scott-James/Hastings family albums and drawings by Osbert Lancaster, Scott-James’s third husband, to provide a fascinating insight into the 1950s – and into the public and private life of one of the most celebrated columnists of the twentieth century.Trade Review"Hold the Front Page!, compiled by her daughter Clare Hastings, is a selection of Scott-James’s articles (many of them hilarious, all of them sprucely professional) interspersed with Hastings’s affectionate but uncloying memoir. It conveys a completely vanished world." -- AN Wilson * Times Literary Supplement *"In Hold The Front Page Clare Hastings has compiled a warm hearted tribute to her mother the journalist and gardener Anne Scott-James. Anne, whom I knew well as a country neighbour was a beautiful and formidable woman, a pioneer in the then male-dominated world of Fleet Street, whose newspaper columns, reprinted here are still relevant and topical today. Interspersed with examples of her journalism, Clare gives us a touching memoir of her remarkable mother, like herself “strong on common sense and short on whingeing.” -- Richard Ingrams"Clare Hastings' deadpan and funny reminiscences of her mother are what elevates this book above a pleasingly nostalgic read." * Daily Mail *
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i2i Publishing Read all about It: The Rick Bowen Story
Book SynopsisIn this inspiring autobiography, journalist Rick Bowen accounts his life from a young boy, all the way to his life now. Rick has always been passionate about the world of journalism and knew it was his desired career path as young as 18. Yet even though he was born with cerebral palsy, Rick is a true example of disability not equating to incapability, in fact, much the opposite. Following Rick throughout his life in school, university and onto his career as a journalist, he enlightens us into the many exciting opportunities the world of journalism has offered him and those he has met along the way.
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Rand-Smith LLC My Life With Helen: The Dean of the White House
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Springer International Publishing AG Digital Investigative Journalism: Data, Visual
Book SynopsisIn the post-digital era, investigative journalism around the world faces a revolutionary shift in the way information is gathered and interpreted. Reporters in the field are confronted with data sources, new logics of information dissemination, and a flood of disinformation. Investigative journalists are working with programmers, designers and scientists to develop innovative tools and hands-on approaches that assist them in disclosing the misuse of power and uncovering injustice. This volume provides an overview of the most sophisticated techniques of digital investigative journalism: data and computational journalism, which investigates stories hidden in numbers; immersive journalism, which digs into virtual reality; drone journalism, which conquers hitherto inaccessible territories; visual and interactive journalism, which reforms storytelling with images and audience perspectives; and digital forensics and visual analytics, which help to authenticate digital content and identify sources in order to detect manipulation. All these techniques are discussed against the backdrop of international political scenarios and globally networked societies. This edited volume, written by renowned international media practitioners and scholars, is full of illuminating insights into digital investigative journalism and addresses professional journalists, journalism researchers and students.Table of ContentsDigital Investigative Journalism.- Part I Data-Driven Investigation and Computational Journalism.- The Rise of Investigative Data Journalism.- Zeroes and Ones: Investigating with Data.- Measuring the Unmeasured with Data.- Understanding and Contrasting the Data and Exploratory News Outlets.- Uncovering International Stories with Data and Collaboration.- Data-Driven Human Rights Investigations.- Following the Money Trail: Investigative Data Journalism.- Part II Immersive Storytelling and Visual Investigation.- Drone Journalism: Storytelling from a New Perspective.- Immersive Journalism: How Virtual Reality Impacts Investigative Storytelling.- Visual Storytelling: Show, not tell? Show AND tell.- Interactivity to the Rescue.- Visual Analysis: Verification via Geolocation and Photographs.- eyeWitness to Atrocities: Verifying Images with Metadata.- A Matter of Perspective: Truth, Evidence and the Role of Photography as an Investigative Tool.- The Context Verification of Digital Photographs.- Photo Manipulation: Software to Unmask Tampering.- Part III Authenticity, Identity and Transparency.- Fact-Checking as Defence against Propaganda in the Digital Age.- Crowdsourced and Patriotic Digital Forensics in the Ukrainian Conflict.- In-Depth Crisis Reporting.- eJihad: Behind the Use of Social Media by ISIS.- Truth Corrupted: The Role of Fact-Based Journalism in a Post-Truth Society.- The Future of Investigative Journalism in an Era of Surveillance and Digital Privacy Erosion.
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Triumph Books The Year's Best Sports Writing 2023
Book SynopsisA must-read collection featuring the best in sports journalism Renowned media reporter Richard Deitsch has curated an essential anthology showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. Selected from a wide range of newspapers, magazines, and digital publications during the previous year, these stories capture enduring moments while celebrating the craft of writing at its most sublime.This extraordinary collection reveals the fascinating stories behind the sports we love, the competitors who push their boundaries, and the cultures they are ultimately embedded in.
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Taylor & Francis Critical Photojournalism
Book SynopsisAn essential introduction to the complexities of visual representation, this book offers a critical new framework for understanding and practicing photojournalism in a global digital context.Critical Photojournalism guides readers through a variety of ethical, technical, and business skills, plus the mental health, self-care, and safety considerations necessary to thrive in the field. Drawing on their extensive industry and teaching experience, the authors provide real-world advice on how to navigate the demands of the profession whilst addressing the impact that photojournalism has on society and ways that photojournalists can mitigate harm. Consideration is given to understanding and disrupting implicit bias and power structures in newsrooms, as well as issues around access, working in breaking news environments, and balancing informed consent with varying media laws around the world. In accessible language, this book highlights the importance of collaboration and community engagement in contemporary photojournalism and encourages students to adopt a decolonial approach to their work. Readers will learn to balance the needs for accuracy and thoughtfulness with the priorities of a global, social media engaged audience.This is a key textbook for those seeking a nuanced introduction to visual journalism and/or a fresh approach to their craft.This book is supported by a website which can be accessed at criticalphotojournalism.com. The website includes a full-length bonus chapter on Video & Photojournalism, interviews with professional visual journalists, further tips and tools, and a glossary of key terms.
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd PostTruth Fake News and Democracy
Book SynopsisThe new edition of Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy offers an updated overview and critical discussion of contemporary discourses around truth, misinformation, and democracy, while also mapping cutting-edge scholarship.Through in-depth analyses of news articles, commentaries, academic publications, policy briefs, and political speeches, the book engages with the underlying normative ideas that shape how fake news is being addressed across the globe. Doing so, it provides an innovative, critical contribution to contemporary debates on democracy, post-truth, and politics. Three new chapters: Chapter 2 provides an outline of the scholarly field of research into fake news; Chapter 5 examines how issues of fake news and (mis)information have become intertwined with contemporary crisis events; and Chapter 9 presents democratic alternatives to post-truth solutionism. A new foreword by Professor Sarah Banet-Weiser. Fully updated examples and studiTrade ReviewEndorsements for the Second Edition "The issue is not, argue Farkas and Schou, a confrontation between post-truth and rationality, but a question of democracy, implying a clash between different interpretations of truth, which in turn requires adequate and egalitarian opportunities for discourse and exchange for its constantly reiterated search for agreements and compromises. These qualities are usually absent in most societies. However lively current debates over post-truth and fake news, this vital dimension is usually overlooked. This is a book that not only deserves to be widely read, but which should also inspire movements and campaigns.” Colin Crouch, Professor Emeritus at the University of Warwick, UK, External scientific member of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies at Cologne. “One of the most original studies on liberal democratic politics today, Farkas and Schou’s book offers a stunning discourse analysis of the ways we talk about fake news and alternative facts, revealing how these ways of talking profoundly shape our political imaginaries in a manner reductive and perilous for democracy itself. But more than a compelling exploration of how discourses on post-truth work and why they matter, the book is also invaluable as a resource for the reinvention of democratic politics by placing people’s voices and public deliberation at the heart of the political process. This is a contemporary classic and I cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone - scholar, student, journalist or concerned citizen - seeking to understand the challenges of our media-saturated world.” Lilie Chouliaraki, Professor and Chair in Media and Communications in the Department of Media and Communications at LSE, UK. “Post-Truth, Fake News and Democracy: Mapping the Politics of Falsehood is a clear-eyed critique of the new political imaginaries of "post-truth worlds" which have dominated popular and scholarly discourse since 2016. Johan Farkas and Jannick Schou systematically demonstrate how these discourses have limited not only how we conceptualize the relationship between democracy, information, and digital media, but the possible solutions. Instead, scholars must grapple with the legacy of political manipulation in liberal democracy, contextualizing the current moment within longer, and messier, histories. The book is a call to decouple academic work from trends, hot takes, and think pieces about "infodemics" and "fake news," enabling us to rethink our assumptions about democracy and imagine more radical futures.” Alice E. Marwick, Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, Co-Director of The Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA. “A wonderful scholarly polemic that argues that 'fake news' and 'misinformation' are not new but hard-wired into a media system that is skewed by the distortions and exclusions of corporate power and liberal democracy. It maps out in a comprehensive and accessible fashion both the problems and some of the radical democratic solutions we need for a meaningfully accountable media. Essential reading to make sense of post-truth discourses.” Des Freedman, Professor of Media and Communication Studies, Head of Department and Co-Director of the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. Endorsements for the First Edition “Post-truth, Fake news and Democracy provides a highly original analysis of how discourses of truth have emerged in the ‘fake news’ era. It shows how (re)equating democratic governance with only reason, rationality and truth undermines the voice of the people and excludes those most disaffected with politics. Anyone interested in contemporary debates on power and democracy will be both challenged and captivated by this book.” Ariadne Vromen, Professor of Political Sociology, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney, Australia. “Drawing on groundbreaking empirical and theoretical work, Farkas and Schou demonstrate the double threat to democracy posed by post-truth propaganda and its obverse: an authoritarian backlash to the politics of Truth with a capital T. Post-truth, Fake news and Democracy provides an invaluable conceptual roadmap for navigating the political perils of the contemporary media landscape with an unwavering commitment to democratic politics. The authors provide more than compelling arguments and timely analysis they offer a powerful and carefully constructed resource for hope.” Mark Andrejevic, Professor at the School of Media, Film, and Journalism, Monash University, Australia. “The book I have been waiting for – a critical interrogation of post-truth and fake news discourses embedded in their political and historical context that puts democratic renewal centre stage. Farkas and Schou skilfully draw upon political philosophy to argue that it is democracy rather than truth claims that should take priority if we really want deeper, better and more inclusive democratic institutions and societies. As they put it ,”we don’t need more truth but more politics”. This book is not only conceptually compelling but also politically important. It helped me understand not only what is going on but also what to do about it. A book for our times. Read it.” Natalie Fenton, Professor of Media and Communications, Co-Director Centre for the Study of Global Media and Democracy, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. “This is a book that needed to be written. Through an impressive empirical mapping and discourse theoretical analysis of recent post-truth and fake news discourses, the authors identify, and problematize, how democracy in these discourses is articulated as a technocratic order based on “the rule by truth.” In the process, and with the help of historical contextualization, Farkas and Schou expose the reactionary anti-democratic imaginary within the discourses, and consequently open space to once more envision democracy in terms of “the rule by the people.” This incredibly insightful and important book is a must read for all students, scholars, and proponents of democracy.” Lincoln Dahlberg, Researcher in Media Politics and Digital Democracy. “Few deny the emergence and importance of post-truth politics, fake news, and the changing impact of the public and social media on democratic politics, though it is difficult to find compelling diagnoses and alternatives. In Post-truth, Fake news and Democracy, Johan Farkas and Jannick Schou provide a compelling diagnosis of the contemporary discourses on “post-truth” through an in-depth analysis of news articles, commentaries, academic publications, policy briefs and political speeches. Carefully linking empirical research and critical political philosophy, the book successfully challenges those who call simply for greater truth and rationality by outlining a deeper conception of democracy, and its attendant institutions and practices. This is an important and path-breaking contribution that responds to a pressing issue in contemporary society and politics.” David Howarth, Professor and Director of the Centre for Ideology and Discourse Analysis, University of Essex, UK Table of ContentsPart 1: Preparing For The Post-Truth Journey 1. Introduction 2. An Expanding Field: Approaches, Concepts, Provocations 3. Political Theory in Post-Factual Times Part 2: Into Post-Truth Worlds 4. Prophecies of Post-Truth 5. Crises Upon Crises 6. Restoring Democracy Part 3: Out of Post-Truth Worlds 7. Post-Truth and Post-Politics: Splitting the Difference 8. Ways Out? Truth, Technology and Democracy 9. Democratic Alternatives to Post-truth Worlds 10. Conclusion
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The University of Chicago Press The Paradox of Democracy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"A book that provides valuable context for the latest assaults on democracy. . . . A clear and informative history." * Kirkus Reviews *"A compelling and sober-minded assessment of our situation, and I commend it to you for your consideration." -- L. M. Sacasas * The Convivial Society *"In The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion, Gershberg and Illing suggest that democracy isn’t really about the rules and institutions that usually leap to mind... Fundamentally, they say, democracy is a culture of free and open communication. And that openness makes it vulnerable to subversion from within." * The Boston Globe *"We are living through an information revolution, but we have not adequately understood how this tsunami reshapes democratic politics. Sean Illing and Zac Gershberg do just that in this very interesting and intriguing book." -- Fareed Zakaria, CNN"The Paradox of Democracy is as provocative as it is unpredictable. It carefully and engagingly expands our understanding of how democracy works—and struggles—in a society where free expression is foundational and where media is undergoing revolutionary and rapid change. It will change how you think." -- Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post"The book gives a sweeping overview of the ways that political leaders can utilize communication and rhetoric in order to gain office or power. Overall, it provides an excellent summary of the ways that communication and democracy can coexist or undermine each other." -- Shana Gadarian, Syracuse University"As free speech advocates strain to reconcile the unparalleled access to information and the expression of ideas made possible by the internet with their undeniable potential for political, psychological, and even physical harm, Gershberg and Illing have come to say that these advocates are pushing a Sisyphean boulder up a mountainside... Though the authors insist that democracy is the best system there is, they clearly doubt, in Benjamin Franklin's words, 'we can keep it.' ... Recommended." * Choice *"The authors’ efforts to help us understand the role that media can play in the potential fate of democracy and democracies are useful and remind us of the dangers present in this fraught political moment." * ProjectMUSE *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Bias and the Disruption Chapter 2: Mere Rhetoric: From Free Speech to Bread and Circuses Chapter 3: The News-Print Revolution Chapter 4: The Rise of the Public(s): From a Fuller World to Morse's Macrocosm Chapter 5: This Is Fascism Chapter 6: Playing Checkers: An Uneasy Triumph for Liberal Democracy Chapter 7: The Death of Liberal Democracy: Have We Got Fake(d) News for You Chapter 8: Democracy, If We Can Keep It Epilogue Notes Index
£22.80
ibidem Never Speak to Strangers and Other Writing from
Book SynopsisVolume two includes articles about the Russia-Ukraine war and argues that this tragic conflict was preventable.
£24.30
Taylor & Francis Ltd National Association of Broadcasters Engineering
Book SynopsisThe NAB Engineering Handbook is the definitive resource for broadcast engineers. It provides in-depth information about each aspect of the broadcast chain from audio and video contribution through an entire broadcast facility all the way to the antenna. New topics include Ultra High Definition Television, Internet Radio Interfacing and Streaming, ATSC 3.0, Digital Audio Compression Techniques, Digital Television Audio Loudness Management, and Video Format and Standards Conversion. Important updates have been made to incumbent topics such as AM, Shortwave, FM and Television Transmitting Systems, Studio Lighting, Cameras, and Principles of Acoustics.The big-picture, comprehensive nature of the NAB Engineering Handbook will appeal to all broadcast engineerseveryone from broadcast chief engineers, who need expanded knowledge of all the specialized areas they encounter in the field, to technologists in specialized fields like IT and RF who are interested Table of Contents1.1 The Electromagnetic Spectrum- John Norgard and Gregory L. Best1.2 Fundamentals of Broadcast Coverage- Doug Vernier1.3 Distance and Bearing Calculations- Dane E. Ericksen2.1 Broadcast-Related Organizations and Information- Loren White2.2 Broadcast-Related Regulatory Considerations: Environmental, Aeronautical, Safety, Online- David Oxenford2.3 Frequency Coordination for Broadcast Auxiliary Services- Dane E. Ericksen2.4 Frequency Allocation for Broadcasting and the Broadcast Auxiliary Services- William R. Meintel2.5 Analog and Digital Terrestrial Radio Standards- Stanley Salek and Lawrie Hallett2.6 HF Shortwave Radio: Allocation, Design Methods, and Regulation- James E. O'Neal2.7 Worldwide Standards for Analog and Digital Television- Aldo G. Cugnini2.8 Digital Audio Standards and Practices- Chip Morgan, Randall Hoffner, and Tim Carroll2.9 Digital Video Standards and Practices- Karl J. Kuhn2.10 Broadcasting Emergency Information- Gary E.Timm 3.1 Broadcast Engineering Management- Norman R. Swan3.2 Broadcast Engineering Documentation Management- David M. Baden3.3 Systems Integration and Project Management- Stephen Pumple3.4 Managing Workplace and Environmental Hazards- David Maxson3.5 Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy- Robert D. Weller3.6 Broadcast Facility Security, Safety, Disaster Planning, and Recovery- Richard Rudman, Thomas G. Osenkowsky, and Joseph Pollet4.1 Principles of Acoustics and Noise Control for Broadcast Applications- Ronald Eligator4.2 Planning a Radio Studio or Audio Production Facility- Stephen Poole4.3 Microphones for Broadcast Applications- Ty Ford and Greg Silsby4.4 In-studio Audio Recording for Radio and TV- Rich Rarey and Jeff Brugger4.5 Telephone Network Interfacing- Kirk Harnack and Joe Talbot4.6 Radio Remote Broadcasts- Lorna White4.7 Radio Station Automation, Networks, and Audio Storage- Eugene Novacek4.8 Digital Audio Compression Technologies- Schuyler Quackenbush and Fred Wylie5.1 Principles of Light, Vision, and Photometry- Jerry Whitaker5.2 Planning a Video Production and TV Studio Facility; Systems, Principles, Design, Architecture Ralph S. Blackman and David Guerrero 5.3 Lighting for Television- Bill Marshall and Cindy Hutter Cavell5.4 Television Playout and Content Delivery- Peter Wharton5.5 Television Camera Systems- Michael Bergeron, Steven Mahrer, Idin Roshan, and Martin Marietta5.6 Camera Supports- Martin Marietta5.7 Closed Caption Services- Chris Homer5.8 Workflow and Professional Media Networks- Brad Gilmer5.9 Digital Asset Management- Wendy Allen5.10 ATSC 1.0 Encoding, Transport, and PSIP Systems- Richard Chernock, Matthew S. Goldman, and Chris Lennon5.11 Video Compression- Peter Symes and Matthew S. Goldman5.12 Video Recording, Servers, and Storage- Karl Paulsen5.13 Format and Standards Conversion- Paola Hobson5.14 Digital Television Audio Loudness Management- Jim Starzynski5.15 Weather Radar Systems- Baron Services, Inc.5.16 Television Graphics- Kevin Entrekin, Chris Kelly, and Paul Lacomb5.17 ENG, SNG, and Remote Video Production- Tom Jennings and Stephen Alhart 5.18 Television Audio: Analog and Digital Systems- Tim Carroll and Jeffrey Riedmiller5.19 Intercom and IFB Systems- Vinnie Macri and Kari Eythorsson5.20 Ultra-High Definition Television- Matthew S. Goldman6.1 Audio Contribution and Distribution Methods- Skip Pizzi and John Kean6.2 Video Contribution and Distribution Methods Cindy Hutter Cavell6.3 Satellite Uplinks and Downlinks for Contribution and Distribution- Sidney M. Skjei6.4 STL Systems for Radio and TV- Ernest M. Hickin, James H. Rooney III, and Doug Irwin6.5 Transmitter Remote Control and Monitoring Systems- Paul Shulins6.6 Fiber Optic Transmission Systems- Jeff Juniet7.1 Planning Radio Transmitter Facilities- Paul Shulins and Thomas R. Ray III7.2 Transmission Audio Processing- Robert Orban7.3 Internet Radio Interfacing and Streaming- Greg Ogonowski7.4 AM Radio Broadcasting- Thomas G. Osenkowsky7.5 Medium Wave (AM) Transmitters- Jeff Welton and John Stanley7.6 AM and FM IBOC Systems and Equipment- Jeff Detweiler7.7 Worldwide Digital Radio Systems- Kenneth E. Colwell7.8 Medium Wave AM Broadcast Antenna Systems- Ronald D. Rackley7.9 Antenna Coupling and Phasing Systems- Tom King, Bobby Cox, and James Moser7.10 AM Diplexing, Combining, and Filter System Design- Ronald D. Rackley7.11 Synchronous AM Broadcasting- Stephen F. Smith7.12 AM Antenna System Maintenance- John F. Warner7.13 Antenna System Moment Method Modeling- W. Cris Alexander7.14 FM Radio Broadcasting- Geoff N. Mendenhall and Tim Anderson7.15 VHF (FM) Radio Transmitters- Jeff Welton7.16 Radio Data System- Scott A. Wright and Alan W. Jurison7.17 FM Broadcast Antennas- Thomas B. Silliman and Eric R. Wandel7.18 FM Combining and Filter System Design- Robert A. Surette and Shively Labs7.19 FM and AM Translators and Boosters- Ron Castro7.20 HF Shortwave Radio- J. Fred Riley and John O. Stanley7.21 Hybrid Radio and the Radio DNS Open Standards- Nick Piggott8.1 Planning a Television Transmitter Facilit-y David Sanderford and Matthew A. Sanderford8.2 Analog Television Transmitters- Fred Baumgartner8.3 Digital Television Transmitters- Fred Baumgartner8.4 Next-Generation DTV Systems- Walter Fischer8.5 Single-Frequency Networks for DTV Systems- Walter Fischer8.6 Single-Frequency Networks (SFNs) for Television – Digital On-Channel Repeaters, Distributed Transmitters, and Distributed Translators- S. Merrill Weiss8.7 Television Antenna Systems- Andre J. Skalina8.8 Television Filters, Combiners, and RF Components: Broadcast Television Co-Location Site Management- Daniel S. Fallon, Shane O'Donoghue, and Peggy Miles9.1 Tower Design, Erection, and Maintenance- John Wahba9.2 Lightning Protection for Tower Structures- Edward A. Lobnitz9.3 Tower Lighting and Monitoring- Richard G. Hickey9.4 Transmission lines for AM, FM, HF, and TV Stations and Associated Systems- Phillip Young, Nicholas Paulin, and Bill Harland10.1 Audio Signal Analysis- Stanley Salek., Thomas Kite, David Mathew, and John Kean10.2 AM Radio Performance Measurements- David Maxson10.3 AM Radio Antenna System and Field Strength Measurements- Jack Sellmeyer10.4 FM Antenna Performance Measurements- Martyn Gregory and Peter Long10.5 FM Radio Field Strength Measurements- Clarence M. Beverage and William P. Weeks10.6 Digital Television Proof of Performance Measurements- Mark H. Bricker and Steve Ramer10.7 TV Transmission Line and Antenna System Measurements- Todd R. Loney and Stephen N. Heazlewood10.8 VHF and UHF Television Antenna Test Range Measurements- John L. Schadler 10.90 VHF and UHF Television Field Strength Measurements- Daniel M. Barton11.1 Electrical Power Systems, Specification, Conditioning, Fault Protection- John N. West11.2 Facility Grounding Practice and Lightning Protection- Jeff Welton11.3 Media Archives- James Snyder
£199.50
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Brutal legacy
Book SynopsisWhen South Africa’s golden girl of broadcasting, Tracy Going’s battered face was splashed across the media back in the late 1990s, the nation was shocked. South Africans had become accustomed to seeing Going, glamorous and groomed on television or hearing her resonant voice on Radio Metro and Kaya FM. Sensational headlines of a whirlwind love relationship turned horrendously violent threw the “perfect” life of the household star into disarray. What had started off as a fairy-tale romance with a man who appeared to be everything that Going was looking for – charming, handsome and successful – had quickly descended into a violent, abusive relationship. “As I stood before him all I could see were the lies, the disappearing for days without warning, the screaming, the threats, the terror, the hostage-holding, the keeping me up all night, the dragging me through the house by my hair, the choking, the doors locked around me, the phones disconnected, the isolation, the fear and the uncertainty.” The rosy love cloud burst just five months after meeting her “Prince Charming” when she staggered into the local police station, bruised and battered. A short relationship became a two-and-a-half-year legal ordeal played out in the public eye. In mesmerising detail, Going takes us through the harrowing court process – a system seeped in injustice – her decline into depression, the immediate collapse of her career due to the highly public nature of her assault and the decades-long journey to undo the psychological damages in the search for safety and the reclaiming of self. The roots of violence form the backdrop of the book, tracing Going’s childhood on a plot in Brits, laced with the unpredictable violence of an alcoholic father who regularly terrorised the family with his fists of rage. “I was ashamed of my father, the drunk. If he wasn’t throwing back the liquid in the lounge then he’d be finding comfort and consort in his cans at the golf club. With that came the uncertainty as I lay in my bed and waited for him to return. I would lie there holding my curtain tight in my small hand. I would pull the fabric down, almost straight, forming a strained sliver and I would peer into the blackness, unblinking. It seemed I was always watching and waiting. Sometimes I searched for satellites between the twinkles of light, but mostly the fear in my tummy distracted me.” Brilliantly penned, this highly skilled debut memoir, is ultimately uplifting in the realisation that healing is a lengthy and often arduous process and that self-forgiveness and acceptance is essential in order to fully embrace life.Trade Review“Searing, heartbreaking, triumphant: Brutal Legacy is for anyone who’s been punched in the face by someone they loved and then stood up again. It’s for every mother who has run, every sister who has picked up the pieces and every friend who hasn’t fled. It’s for every brother who’s cried and for the children who have watched. Every South African should read it.” – Sisonke Msimang, author of Always Another Country. “On average, one in five South African women older than 18 has experienced physical violence, but the picture of gender-based attacks varies according to marital status and wealth. Four in 10 divorced or separated women reported physical violence, as has one in three women in the poorest households. It’s a complex picture that emerges in Statistics SA’s 2016 Demographic and Health Survey ... And it is one that not only challenges societal attitudes of patriarchy and chauvinism, but also the effectiveness of government programmes and interventions.” – Marianne Merten, Daily Maverick
£14.20
David & Charles The good, the mad and the ugly ... not to mention
Book SynopsisThis book takes a light-hearted look at what the author considers to have been the golden age of motoring journalism - the last two decades of the 20th century. As a writer and tester for Motor magazine, founding Editor of Fast Lane magazine, and a freelance journalist with a weekly column in The Daily Telegraph, Peter Dron has many tales to tell. In these pages we meet industry moguls, unusual motoring journalists and various other passers-by. The reasons why it has all gone wrong, both for the motor industry and motoring journalism, are examined with candour. Although this book is essentially about cars and car people, the author ambitiously hopes that it may amuse, irritate or even inform people who are not interested in cars at all. If the readers are not amused, irritated or informed, the author does not mind in the least, provided they have bought the book with their own money rather than stolen it or acquired it by other means, fair or foul.Trade ReviewEver wondered what goes on behind the scenes of magazine road tests? If so, The Good, the Mad & the Ugly may be for you. Through 99 short essays, former Motor man Peter Dron tells a few truths, and reignites the old grudge, in his look back at what he claims to be the 'Golden Age' of motoring journalism. - Classic & Sports Car. Musings on motoring journalism throughout the Seventies, Eighties and Nineties. Very funny. - Classic Cars. Even if your interest in cars, or the motor journalistic scene, is minimal, you will find much to enjoy in this book, mainly because it is just a darned good read! – Iain P W Robertson.Table of Contents1 The not about Jeremy Clarkson chapter 2 A conspicuously successful man 3 The Rollerball Corporation 4 Public Enemy Number 1 5 An industry mogul follows my advice 6 Reference points 7 The good, the mad and the ugly 8 Cardinal Sin 9 BARGAIN OF THE WEEK!!! 10 Geneva as it was 11 Fiatboating 12 Whiteout in Provence 13 A memorably bad week 14 To Turin by Quattro - Part I 15 To Turin by Quattro - Part 2 16 Nobody messed with The Electric Carrot 17 The best laid plans 18 Up the hill with Hannu 19 My ego is bigger than yours 20 Answering questions nobody asked 21 Decline of the Routes Nationales 22 A splendid Anniversary 23 A cold day in the New Forest 24 Where Russian poets go to die 25 Not picking up the tab 26 An singular experience 27 Crashing into dustbins 28 "Let's go back to the hotel..." 29 Jabba and the Bleeptron 30 Frank and the Tardis 31 The training scheme 32 The man who shot Lord Haw-Haw 33 Just a second 34 Going to the wall 35 The subtle art of seduction 36 Crashing a motor caravan 37 Immediate and accurate correction 38 Testing, testing 39 Have you done this kind of thing often? 40 Look - no hands! 41 Brake fade 42 Insurance yarns 43 By Bentley around Europe 44 Asleep at the wheel 45 Dee-dah, dee-dah 46 What should I talk about? 47 Mr Plod takes a dip 48 Bernard 49 No way out, Jose 50 No escape, but in credit 51 Achtung! Take cover! 52 Purple haze 53 Scoop! 54 No survivors, it is claimed 55 EcotY? Phooey! 56 You're a cab 57 Countach! 58 Top speed controversy 59 Maxing the Lotus Carlton 60 A bit more sideways 61 Some enchanted evening 62 The nine-million-euro dream 63 Measure for measure 64 Testing, testing...like so, jawohl! 65 Missed opportunities and creative fibs 66 Polluted steering 67 The conversion of John 68 Plan A: a relaxing weekend in Paris 69 Drinking and driving 70 The mysteriously empty tureens 71 An inspector calls 72 Asymmetric, man 73 The High Priest of Asymmetry 74 Shadow boxing with Mr Bangle 75 It's The Pope, virtually 76 Avant-garde? Says who? 77 The real Mona Lisa, allegedly 78 The royal milk float 79 An adequate product solution 80 Sequiturs and bungarolas 81 Getting in a flap 82 Iron slugs 83 Wheeler dealer 84 Max Power 85 The largest pilot of all times 86 Telegraph times 87 V for Vette 88 The ghost of Mika Hakkinen 89 "What's the best car you have driven?" 90 "What's the best car you have owned?" 91 Retromania 92 Why I hate concours d'elegance 93 Stop the World... 94 Back to basics 95 From 3 to 4/4 96 Career advice 97 Crossing the finish line 98 The trouble with Uncle Harry 99 Last hominid at the wheel
£13.49
Columbia University Press Assignment China An Oral History of American
Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of how American journalists have covered China—from the civil war of the 1940s through the COVID-19 pandemic—in their own words. Mike Chinoy assembles a remarkable collection of personal accounts from eminent journalists.Trade ReviewThe China beat is one of the toughest in journalism—and one of the most important. In Assignment China, Mike Chinoy, CNN's longtime Beijing bureau chief, has created a remarkable oral history of multiple generations of China correspondents, providing insight beyond the headlines and introducing readers to some of the committed, compassionate and colorful people who covered China for the American media from 1945 to the present day. Essential reading for understanding modern China and the history of journalism. -- Tom Johnson, former publisher of the Los Angeles Times and former CEO of CNNBy collecting the thoughts and observations of dozens of prominent journalists who have covered China for more than half a century, we get a broader and richer view of modern China and even some of the difficulties they faced in getting their stories out to the world, rather than through the eyes of just one reporter. And by arranging the insights of the journalists around specific events—whether the Cultural Revolution, ping pong diplomacy, Nixon’s trip to China, Tiananmen Square, China’s economic and social transformation—Chinoy made me feel privileged, as if I was listening in on a gathering of esteemed journalists providing their different and unique perspectives and interpretations. -- Gary Locke, former United States Ambassador to ChinaChina may be one of the most fascinating countries in the world, with 1.4 billion people, and a long, rich and consequential history. But the fact it’s also one of the most closed societies on earth, makes it almost impossible to know the truth of what’s happening there. Mike Chinoy brings us closer to penetrating that wall of secrecy with his brilliant idea of interviewing almost all (?) of the U.S. journalists who’ve covered China over the past 75 years, publishing their observations and their tales of struggle with China’s leaders to win access. This is riveting reading for anyone who wants to understand China, or cares about how great reporters do their work. -- Judy Woodruff, PBS NewsHourA rare and fascinating assemblage of first-hand accounts from decades of American journalists in China. Assignment China fills a gap in the literature on Sino-American relations and it opens a window into how Americans have formed their perceptions of China. -- David Shambaugh, George Washington UniversityMike Chinoy weaves together fascinating vignettes of the drama of changing China from the journalists experiencing them first hand. I started reading and couldn’t put it down. -- Susan Shirk, University of California, San DiegoA terrific document and a fun read. -- Matt Pottinger, China-based reporter (1998-2005) and former Deputy National Security AdvisorAssignment China is an engaging way to view the changing and evolving relationship between the United States and China...a real treat to read. * Middle East Monitor *Mike Chinoy is a pioneering broadcaster who opened CNN's first Beijing bureau in 1987. This book is based on his documentary of the same name. In each, correspondents talk about the challenges of covering China as outsiders. For those not old enough to remember, Chinoy comes from a time when journalism was considered a craft, guided by ethics—when journalists didn't have agendas. A must read for serious journalists and would-be international reporters—plus anyone who wants to understand China's contemporary history. -- Lisa Napoli, author of Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News and Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPRAssignment China gives readers unforgettable behind-the-scenes insights on the challenges and choices faced by journalists covering the biggest story of the past 45 years—the rise of China to the world's center stage. Organized chronologically, author Mike Chinoy is the guide who provides the context for the recollections of the reporters who faced threats, intimidation, and the risk of expulsion to cover Tian'anmen, SARS, COVID-19, and the dramatic changes in the lives of the Chinese people. I couldn't put it down. -- John Holden, former President of the National Committee on U.S.-China RelationsChinoy looks at China since the 1949 revolution and how its journey has been covered by the U.S. media correspondents who had been assigned there. Moments of insight and courage are discussed, along with the painstaking everyday challenge of trying to report the news from this massive, complicated, and secretive country. A fascinating read for China hands and those who want to understand the profession of journalism. -- Frank Lavin, former U.S. ambassador to SIngaporeOffers fascinating accounts of U.S. reporters covering one of journalism's key international beats over the course of close to a century. * Studies in Intelligence *Assignment China is packed full of such wonderful anecdotes, all delivered in conversational speech of reporters on the scene, state department officials and Chinese government personnel. I found myself tearing through the pages. For the modern China bookshelf, this is absolutely required reading. But even for casual news watchers, it’s a highly accessible and utterly engrossing history. -- David Frazier * Taipei Times *A rich story of how correspondents collected and transmitted news and their dealings with the PRC authorities at both national and local levels. * China Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsCast of CharactersIntroduction1. The Chinese Civil War2. China Watching3. “A Struggle of Sea Monsters”4. The Week That Changed the World5. End of an Era6. Opening Up7. “You Were Writing What We Were Thinking”8. Testing the Limits9. Beijing Spring10. The Crackdown in Tiananmen Square11. Aftermath12. A Tale of Two Chinas13. The New Millennium14. Tremors15. Contradictions16. The Turning Point17. Poison18. Follow the Money19. The Surveillance State20. Emperor for Life21. “Reeducation” in Xinjiang22. “I Started to Cry”23. Epidemic24. Expulsion25. The Door ClosesNotesSuggested ReadingIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd How to Read Economic News
Book SynopsisClosely examining how the news media reports economic and financial matters, this book equips students with solid methodological skills for reading and interpreting the news alongside a toolkit for best practice as an economic journalist. How to Read Economic News combines theory and practice to explore the discourse surrounding economics in the mass media and how this specialised form of reporting can be improved. Beginning by introducing major concepts such as financialised economic reporting, media amnesia and loss of trust, the book goes on to help students to interpret, understand and analyse existing news discourse and to identify subtle biases in news reports stemming from hegemonic belief systems. The final section puts this analytical knowledge into practice, providing students with methods for the critical production of news and covering such skills as identifying newsworthiness, story sourcing, achieving clarity, and using complex datasets in news stories. <Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables List of ContributorsChapter 1: Introduction – How to Read Economic NewsHenry SilkeFergal QuinnMaria Rieder Part I: Connecting economic theory, ideology and journalismChapter 2: Economic Imaginaries, Economics Theories And The Role Of Economic Journalism Hendrik TheineChapter 3: What can journalism learn from Heterodox EconomicsAndrea GrisoldChapter 4: Ideology, Economics and JournalismHenry SilkeChapter 5: Journalism Studies and Crises: Economic, Environmental and Political - Towards a political Economic Approach.Paschal PrestonPart II: Methodological approaches for evaluation of economy-related media outputChapter 6: Using Content Analysis to study Economic JournalismFergal QuinnMuireann PrendergastChapter 7: Analysing Economic News Sources: Who gets to speak? Henry SilkeChapter 8: Corpus Linguistics and Economic Media researchBrian ClancyElaine VaughanChapter 9: Breaking Down the Discourse, Exposing Power in Economic Journalism – Critical Discourse AnalysisMaria RiederHendrik TheineChapter 10: Deconstructing Economic Discourses on Broadcast NewsCiara GrahamBrendan O’RourkeChapter 11: Deconstructing Discourse: Applying Interview Research in the Economic NewsroomSophie KnowlesNadine StraußChapter 12: Researching Audiences: Understanding how economic news is receivedMike BerryPart III: News production: Best practices for investigating economic and business stories Chapter 13: Making sense of economic dataDonal PalcicDarragh FlanneryChapter 14: Economic news approachesAudrey GalvinBrian HurleyChapter 15: Where theory meets practice - tips for BETTER economic journalism Fergal QuinnMaria RiederHenry SilkeIndex
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