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Damned Lies and Statistics
University of California Press 2001; US$ 12.95Startling statistics shape our thinking about social issues. But all too often, these numbers are wrong. Examining how bad statistics emerge, spread, and come to shape policy debates, this book provides a guide to spotting, and learning to think critically, about these influential numbers. 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...
Lapdogs
Free Press 2006; US$ 25.00Lapdogs is the first book to demonstrate that, for the entire George W. Bush presidency, the news media have utterly failed in their duty as watchdog for the public. In blistering prose, Eric Boehlert reveals how, time after time, the press chose a soft approach to covering the government, and as a result reported and analyzed crucial events incompletely... more...
Analyzing Media Messages
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 54.95Analyzing Media Messages provides a comprehensive and comprehensible guide to conducting content analysis research. It establishes a formal definition of quantitative content analysis; gives step-by-step instruction on designing a content analysis study; and explores in depth research questions that recur in content analysis, in such areas as measurement,... more...
Comparing Media Systems
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 29.00An answer to the question first raised in the classic, 'Why is the press as it is?', examining the development of media systems in eighteen Western countries, and explaining why media systems evolved differently, and how their evolution can be understood within their political and historical context. more...
Hubris
Crown Publishing Group 2006; US$ 14.95March 2003: The United States invades Iraq. October 2006: The world finds out why. What was really behind the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq? As George W. Bush steered the nation to war, who spoke the truth and who tried to hide it? Hubris takes us behind the scenes at the Bush White House, the CIA, the Pentagon, the State Department, and Congress... more...
Communication in the Presidential Primaries
Greenwood Publishing Group 2000; US$ 125.00A comparison of communication in the US presidential primaries of the 20th century. It examines the role of the candidates and the media during primary elections and the communication patterns that transcend time regarding political image, horse race coverage and negative campaigning. more...
With Malice Toward All?
Greenwood Publishing Group 2000; US$ 125.00Public opinion polls point to a continuing decline in confidence in the Presidency, court system, the news media, state government, public education, and other key institutions. This text analyzes the reasons for this crises of confidence, with particular attention to the role of the media. more...
Creating Images and the Psychology of Marketing Communication
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 49.95The purpose of Creating Images and the Psychology of Marketing Communication is to advance the understanding of the concept of image as it is applied to various areas of interest. It also serves to meet the growing interest in image-related studies by the public and academics, and provides an innovative and holistic approach to the study of image.... more...
The Cult of the Amateur
Crown Publishing Group 2007; US$ 14.00Amateur hour has arrived, and the audience is running the show In a hard-hitting and provocative polemic, Silicon Valley insider and pundit Andrew Keen exposes the grave consequences of today?s new participatory Web 2.0 and reveals how it threatens our values, economy, and ultimately the very innovation and creativity that forms the fabric of American... more...









