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Die wandernde Grenze
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2013; US$ 75.48Hauptbeschreibung Welche Folgen hatte die Verschiebung der EU-Außengrenze nach Osten und Südosten für die Deutung des EU-Raumes, insbesondere seiner Grenzen? Welch ein politischer Raum entstand in Folge der Erweiterung? Um dies zu beantworteten, setzt die Studie bei der »wandernden« Unionsgrenze an. Sie gibt einen Einblick... more...
Behind the Times:
Random House Publishing Group 2013; US$ 24.00An incisive examination of the world's most respected paper, Behind the Times tells the story of changing Times ian values and of a new era for the paper?a tale of editorial struggles, star columnists and critics, institutional self-importance, and the political and cultural favorites of the Times' owners and editors. Taking the reader inside... more...
Fit to Print
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... more...
Staying Tuned
Atria Books 2001; US$ 22.99"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... more...
Journalism After September 11
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 31.95The events of September 11 continue to resonate in powerful, yet sometimes unexpected ways. For many journalists, the crisis has decisively recast their sense of the world around them. Familiar notions of what it means to be a journalist, how best to practice journalism, and what the public can reasonably expect of journalists in the name of democracy,... more...
News Flash
Wiley 2004; US$ 26.95While talking heads debate the media's alleged conservative or liberal bias, award-winning journalist Bonnie Anderson knows that the problem with television news isn't about the Left versus the Right--it's all about the money. From illegal hiring practices to ethnocentric coverage to political cheerleading, News Flash exposes how American broadcast... more...
Accidental Playboy
Grand Central Publishing 2002; US$ 11.99A freelance writer learns what it's like to be a single, heterosexual guy in an unsteady world when he's invited to travel cross-country for six months on the "Playboy Bus" in search of the Playmate of the Millennium. more...
The Poethical Wager
University of California Press 2004; US$ 15.95In these highly inventive essays, Joan Retallack, acclaimed poet and essayist, conveys her unique post-utopian vision as she explores the relationship between art and life in today's chaotic world. In the tradition of the essay as complex humanist exploration, she engages ideas from across history: Aristotle's definition of happiness, Epicurus's swerve... more...
The Troubles of Journalism
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 39.95This book looks at criticisms of the journalism profession and evaluates many of the changes in journalism--both positive and negative. In addition, it suggests what the many changes mean for this nation and indeed for the world at large, as American journalism--its methods and standards--has markedly influenced the way many millions overseas receive... more...
Time, Change, and the American Newspaper
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 34.95Time, Change, and the American Newspaper focuses on newspapers as organizations, examining the role of change in the newspaper industry and providing a model from which to view and respond to change. Authors George Sylvie and Patricia D. Witherspoon discuss environmental and organizational influences on contemporary newspapers, and they analyze newspapers... more...









