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Power Without Responsibilityby James Curran; Jean Seaton
Routledge 1997; US$ 37.95This book is a classic and authoritative introduction to the history, sociolgy, theory and politics of students and teachers of media and communication studies. more...
Journalism and Democracyby Brian McNair
Routledge 1999; US$ 52.95Argues that the media are not `dumbing down', but that the quantity of political information in mass circulation has expanded hugely, while different media have adapted to provide accessible and thorough coverage. more...
Fit to Printby Margaret Simons
University of NSW Press 1999; US$ 7.45Margaret Simons went to Canberra to subject the journalists to a journalist's eye. The result is a penetrating and personal story about a world both extraordinary and ordinary, where the barriers between the personal and the political shift and blur.. 'In both its form and content, this book is a call for a reinvigoration of journalism. It is at once a documentary account of the Canberra Press Gallery, the story of a personal journey through journalism, and a reminder that information will always be about power. more...
Staying Tunedby Daniel Schorr
Simon & Schuster 2001; US$ 10.99"In May 1999 Kevin Klose, president of National Public Radio, invited me to a meeting of the NPR board and surprised me with a bronze plaque, emblazoned 'Lifetime Achievement Award.' I responded that, ever the copy-reader, I wished to amend the wording to, 'Lifetime Achievement So Far...'" Thus Daniel Schorr, octogenarian, newsman, and last of the legendary Edward R. Murrow news team still active in journalism, let it be known that after six decades of reporting, digging out information, and finding himself the controversial subject of some stories, he is still fully engaged in the world-watching that has made him one of America's most honored journalists. He is both a national and an international eyewitness. At home, he has covered... more...
Pulitzerby Denis Brian
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 30.00Acclaim for Denis Brian's Einstein: A Life "The best account.... Superb insight." --The Times (London) "Denis Brian's convincing picture...only makes our wonder grow at Einstein's sublime achievements." --The Washington Post "Does much to reveal the man behind the image.... Brian's intimate work proves that in literature, as in science, taking a careful look can be a rewarding endeavor." --Detroit Free Press "A fascinating, vastly enjoyable, deeply researched and fair account of Einstein the man." --Physics World "Exhaustively researched, almost obsessively detailed, written with unobtrusive informality, the book is exemplary as a record of Einstein's personal and professional life." --The Spectator (u.k.) "An utterly fascinating life... more...
Getting the Messageby John Eldridge
Routledge 1993; US$ 42.95The work of the Glasgow Media Group has long been established as being at the forefront of media studies. This collection is an ideal introduction to their recent work. more...
Glasnost, Perestroika and the Soviet Mediaby Brian McNair
Routledge 1991; US$ 158.00How have the tumultuous changes in the Soviet Union affected the Soviet press and television reporting? This detailed study looks at the changing role of journalism and the media in the Gorbachev era. more...
Journalism After September 11by Stuart Allan; Victor Navasky; Barbie Zelizer
Routledge 2002; US$ 31.95This exciting collection raises important questions regarding what journalism should look like after the events of September 11. It will be necessary reading for those concerned with the integrity of journalistic practice. more...
News and Journalism in the UKby Brian McNair
Routledge 2003; US$ 33.95This is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the political, economic and regulatory environments of press and broadcast journalism in Britain and Northern Ireland, which examines the past and the future of journalism more...
Compassion Fatigueby Susan D. Moeller
Routledge 1999; US$ 36.95Susan D. Moeller asks why international news has become tabloid in style and light on content - is this a response to audience demands, or does it create a particular sort of audience, one which has seen too much to care? more...









