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Press Freedom and Pluralism in Europe
Intellect 2009; US$ 20.00How free are the media in Europe? Freedom of the press and an independent media system are often taken for granted and all of the EU-member states today have implemented guarantees of press freedom in their constitutions and judicial systems. In Press Freedom and Pluralism in Europe, researchers from twelve countries examine media systems regarding... more...
Freedom of the Press
ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 55.00This volume examines the evolution of press freedom in America. A historical overview of philosophical and English origins precedes an exploration into the judicial, regulatory, social, political and economic developments that have shaped press freedoms. more...
The World Is Bigger Now
Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 25.00For the first time, Euna Lee?the young wife, mother, and film editor detained in North Korea?tells a harrowing, but ultimately inspiring, story of survival and faith in one of the most isolated parts of the world. On March 17, 2009, Lee and her Current TV colleague Laura Ling were working on a documentary about the desperate lives of North Koreans... more...
Early French and German defenses of freedom of the press
BRILL 2003; US$ 110.00This volume contains English translations of two early French and German defences of freedom of the press. Elie Luzac's "Essay on Freedom of Expression" defends freedom of the press for atheists, and Carl Friedrich Bahrdt's "On Freedom of the Press and its Limits" argues for it as a human right. more...
Propaganda, the Press and Conflict
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95An incisive analysis of the use of the press for propaganda purposes during conflicts, using the first Gulf War and the intervention in Kosovo as case studies. As the contemporary analysis of propaganda during conflict has tended to focus considerably upon visual and instant media coverage, this book redresses the imbalance and contributes to the... more...
On Her Trail
Simon & Schuster 2006; US$ 22.95Before Barbara Walters, before Katie Couric, there was Nancy Dickerson. The first female member of the Washington TV news corps, Nancy was the only woman covering many of the most iconic events of the sixties. She was the first reporter to speak to President Kennedy after his inauguration and she was on the Mall with Martin Luther King Jr. during... more...
The Media and the War on Terrorism
Brookings Institution Press 2003; US$ 24.95This collection of conversations between journalists and federal officials aims to capture the tensions between the press and the government during wartime. They cover issues including military censorship and the difficulties of maintaining security in an era of satellite technology. more...
Practising Global Journalism
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 73.95From this book, you will gain an understanding of the global media marketplace - the technology, the players and the issues. The role of news agencies, sources and networks are explored covering the issues of ethics, global media ownership and control. Find out how journalists are using the web and learn even newer ways to collect and communicate information.... more...
Press Freedom and Global Politics
Greenwood Publishing Group 2000; US$ 111.00This text provides a systematic analysis of the effects that press freedom has on the conduct of international politics with particular reference to the foreign policy decision making environment. more...
Reporting the War
Palgrave Macmillan 2007; US$ 9.99At a time in which reporters are being censored, arrested, kidnapped and even killed, Cooke delivers a must-read exploration of freedom of the press in wartime. Cooke also analyses how the press has shaped the way the public perceives the issues and conflicts that lead to war as well as how the war plays out, from the American Revolution to Iraq. more...









