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The News Interviewby Steven Clayman; John Heritage; Paul Drew
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 46.00This much-needed work examines the place of the news interview in Anglo-American society as well as its historical development. Through analyses of well-known interviews, the book explores the relationship between journalists and public figures, and reveals the tensions beneath the surface of the nightly news. more...
Prime-Time Familiesby Ella Taylor
University of California Press 1989; US$ 12.95Prime-Time Families provides a wide-ranging new look at television entertainment in the past four decades. Working within the interdisciplinary framework of cultural studies, Ella Taylor analyzes television as a constellation of social practices. Part popular culture analysis, part sociology, and part American history, Prime-Time Families is a rich and insightful work the sheds light on the way television shapes our lives. more...
The War for Late Nightby Bill Carter
Penguin Group US 2011; US$ 9.99The New York Times bestselling author of The Late Shift delivers a boisterous, two-timing, high-stakes drama about the business of comedy" ( The Associated Press ). No one is more uniquely suited to document television's latest late- night travesty than veteran media reporter and bestselling author, Bill Carter. NBC's CEO, Jeff Zucker, had it all worked out when he moved Jay Leno from behind the desk at The Tonight Show , and handed the reins over to Conan O'Brien. But as everyone knows, his decision was a spectacular failure. Ratings plummeted, affiliates were enraged-and when Zucker tried to put everything back the way it was, that plan backfired as well. In candid detail, Carter charts the vortex that sucked in-not just Leno... more...
Uses of Televisionby John Hartley
Routledge 1998; US$ 38.95John Hartley's new book defends the place of television in our lives, suggesting that it reunites government, education and media to create a new kind of cultural teaching which communicates across social and geographical boundaries. more...
Interviewing for Radioby Jim Beaman
Routledge 2000; US$ 30.95Interviewing for Radio critically analyses previously broadcast interviews and together with advice from radio professionals explains the preparation, organisation and communication required to produce a successful radio broadcast. more...
Inside Broadcastingby Freelance producer and journalist J Newby
Routledge 1997; US$ 37.95A comprehensive introduction to a highly rewarding yet competitive industry. The skills, experience and qualifications that are required for entry into the profession are explained together with how each job fits into the industry as a whole. more...
Radio Dramaby Tim Crook
Routledge 1999; US$ 41.95Radio Drama brings together the practical skills needed for radio drama, such as directing, writing and sound design, with media history and communication theory. more...
Television Cultureby John Fiske
Routledge 1987; US$ 37.95A comprehensive introduction to television studies. Fiske analyses both the economic and cultural aspects of television and investigates it in terms of both theory and text based criticism. more...
Television Dramaby John Tulloch
Routledge 1990; US$ 33.95Views television drama from a cultural studies perspective, examining the active agency of both viewers and media practitioners. Tulloch looks at genres such as soap opera, science fiction, sitcoms and police series. more...
Radio Handbookby Carole Fleming
Routledge 2002; US$ 34.95This comprehensive guide to radio, completely rewritten for its second edition, examines components from music to news, from phone-ins to sports programmes, as well as offering advice on working in radio. more...