Media : News and Current Affairs

A user-friendly introduction to basic journalism skills in print, broadcast and electronic media. more...

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A study of presidential television spots from 1952 to 1996. More than 1600 spots are covered, from both primary and general campaigns. It uses the Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse, analyzing themes in spots such as acclaims, attacks and defences. more...

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Combining the results of extensive fieldwork in key global news organisations, such as Reuters, Agence France Press and Inter Press Service, this book addresses central issues relating to the new pressures on translation arising from globalization. more...

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In We the Media, nationally acclaimed newspaper columnist and blogger Dan Gillmor shows how anyone can produce the news, using personal blogs, internet chat groups, email, and a host of other tools. He tells the story of this emerging phenomenon and sheds light on this deep shift in how we make--and consume--the news. Journalism in the 21st century will be fundamentally different from the Big Media oligarchy that prevails today. We the Media casts light on the future of journalism, and invites us all to be part of it. more...

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Introduces the reader to the essentials of good writing, using many examples of previously published work, such as stories and reviews from daily and weekly newspapers, magazines, periodicals and specialist trade journals. more...

Price: $29.95