The Form of News; a History
By Kevin Barnhurst and John Nerone
(The Guilford Press, 2001)
"[The authors] investigate how well U.S. newspapers succeed or fail at providing a source of the public information that is essential for the citizenry to make informed political choices."
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Digital Copyright
By Jessica Litman
(Prometheus Books, 2001)
In this enlightening and well-argued book, law professor Jessica Litman questions whether copyright laws crafted by lawyers and their lobbyists really make sense for the rest of us_ What are the effects of such laws on the exchange of information in a free society? She argues for commonsense reforms that reflect the way people actually behave in their daily digital interactions.
Category: Politics / Political Science
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Daily News, Eternal Stories: The Mythological Role of Journalism
By Jack Lule
(The Guilford Press, 2001)
"Through an insightful exploration of hundreds of New York Times articles, Jack Lule reveals the mythical themes in reporting on topics from terrorist hijackings to Huey Newton, from Mother Teresa to Mike Tyson."
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Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema
By Chon A. Noriega
(University of Minnesota Press, 2000)
Shot in America tackles seemingly intractable dilemmas involving the political and market functions of film and television, and provides the definitive response to debates over cultural and racial identity that have embroiled media and cultural studies during the past two decades.
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The Piracy of America: Profiteering in the Public Domain
Judith Scherff, Editor
(Clarity Press, Inc., 1999)
The Piracy of America reveals how corporate America strikes back at growing public environmentalism, and how its influence on science, the media and Congress compromises their integrity in relation to environmental protection. But all is far from quiet on the activist front.
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America Besieged
By Michael Parenti
(City Lights Books, 1998)
A collection of essays by an entertaining political analyst. Parenti deals with the underlying, enduring forces in U. S. society and the political economy, providing a critical framework for understanding what passes for "the news."
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Propaganda, Inc. — Selling America's Culture To the World
By Nancy Snow
(Seven Stories Press, 2000)
A former employee of the U.S. Information Agency reveals that the agency responsible for America's overseas information and culture programs is selling U.S. cultural policy to the highest bidder. Snow argues that the agency, which is without a domestic constituency, should be abolished.
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Category: Politics / Political Science
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Going Live: Getting the News Right in a Real-Time Online World
By Philip Seib
(Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2001)
With the explosive growth of online news and increased barrage of sensational live shots on TV, getting a story first seems more important than getting it right. In Going Live, veteran journalist Philip Seib warns of the dangers of trivialized news and sloppy ethics in this "new news" age.
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States of Emergency: Documentaries, Wars, Democracies
By Patricia R. Zimmermann
(University of Minnesota Press, 2000)
A passionate argument for the importance of radical documentary and experimental filmmaking in the face of rapid technological and political change.
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The Habits of Highly Deceptive Media: Decoding Spin and Lies in Mainstream News
By Norman Solomon
(Common Courage Press, 1999)
Media critic Norman Solomon has done it again. In this latest collection of columns, he details the most recent excesses and failures of America's self-censoring mainstream media, and brings you the real stories.
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Seizing The Airwaves: A Free Radio Handbook
Ron Sakolsky, Stephen Dunifer, Editors
(AK Press, 1998)
The first book to document and emphasize the myriad voices of the free radio movement, from Black Liberation Radio in Springfield, Illinois, to Free Radio Berkeley in Berkeley, California.
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