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The Killing Game by Gary Webb Publisher Comments Gary Webb had an inborn journalistic tendency to track down corruption and expose it. For over thirty-four years, he wrote stories about corruption from county, state, and federal levels. He had an almost magneticeffect to these kinds of stories, and it... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $15.04 Google eBooks - Electronic 
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Gray Lady Down by William McGowan Publisher Comments Who is responsible for squandering the finest legacy in American journalism? Can the "The New York Times" recover from the Jayson Blair's deception? McGowan ponders such questions in the inside story of what happened to America's "Paper of Record."... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $23.03 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Sports Mania: Essays on Fandom and the Media in the 21st Century by Lawrence W. Hugenberg Publisher Comments Leading scholars in sports communication tackle a wide range of subjects in these essays, including the ways in which people root for their teams, the consumption of sports information, and the uses of technology to cultivate fan communities. Taking an... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $23.12 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The News Shapers: The Sources Who Explain the News by Lawrence C. Soley Publisher Comments "Analysts," "political scientists," "scholars," and "consultants,"--The News Shapers describes the elite club of individuals that the media approach for "inside information," background, or predictions concerning the outcome of still-unfolding stories... (read more) List Price $103.95 Your price: $92.26 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Online Journalism Ethics: Traditions and Transitions by Cecilia Friend Publisher Comments Including case studies and real-life examples and perspectives, this user-friendly text guides student and professional journalists through all the major ethical concerns encountered only online.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $13.27 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Exposés and Excess: Muckraking in America, 1900/2000 by Cecelia Tichi Publisher Comments From robber barons to titanic CEOs, from the labor unrest of the 1880s to the mass layoffs of the 1990s, two American Gilded Ages--one in the early 1900s, another in the final years of the twentieth century--mirror each other in their laissez-faire... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $23.08 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Yellow Journalism: Puncturing the Myths, Defining the Legacies by W. Joseph Campbell Publisher Comments This offers a detailed and long-awaited reassessment of one of the most maligned periods in American journalism-the era of the yellow press. The study challenges and dismantles several prominent myths about the genre, finding that the yellow press did... (read more) List Price $110.95 Your price: $98.47 Google eBooks - Electronic
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I Have Fun Everywhere I Go: Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World by Mike Edison Publisher Comments I Have Fun Everywhere I Go is a rollicking, high-octane, always irreverent journey through the seamy side of the publishing industry. Mike Edison's resume spans twenty years and a slew of notorious titles, including Screw, High Times, Penthouse, and... (read more) Your price: $10.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Rise and Fall of Television Journalism by Steven Barnett Publisher Comments This book traces the history of television journalism in Britain from its austere roots in the BBC's post-war monopoly to the present-day plethora of 24 hour channels and celebrity presenters. It asks why a medium whose thirst for pictures, personalities... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $24.04 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Irons in the Fire by John McPhee Publisher Comments In this collection John McPhee once agains proves himself as a master observer of all arenas of life as well a powerful and important writer.... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished times by Harold Evans Publisher Comments Harold Evans is the author of the New York Times bestseller The American Century. He was the founding editor of Conde Nast Traveler, editorial director of U.S. News & World Report, and president and publisher of Random House, where he published a record... (read more) Your price: $9.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Live from Capitol Hill!: Studies of Congress and the Media by Stephen Hess Publisher Comments In this fourth volume of his highly acclaimed Newswork series, Stephen Hess offers a revealing look at the culture of journalism in Washington and the relations between legislators and the media.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $15.04 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Boss-Busters & Sin Hounds: Kansas City and Its Star by Harry Haskell Publisher Comments At the turn of the twentieth century, the Kansas City Star was a trust-busting newspaper acclaimed for its progressive spirit; fifty years later it was a busted trust, targeted in the most important antitrust action ever brought against an American... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $31.02 Google eBooks - Electronic
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News and Numbers: A Writer's Guide to Statistics by Victor Cohn Publisher Comments Numbers and statistical claims dominate today’s news. Politics, budgets, crime analysis, medical issues, and sports reporting all demand numbers. Now in its third edition, News & Numbers focuses on how to evaluate statistical claims in science,... (read more) Your price: $22.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Global Media Spectacle: News War over Hong Kong by Jinquan Li Publisher Comments Focusing on the global media coverage of Hong Kong's transfer from Britain to China, Global Media Spectacle explores how the world media plans, operates, competes, and produces a historical record during significant global events. The authors interviewed... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $29.55 Google eBooks - Electronic
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MediaWriting by W. Richard Whitaker Publisher Comments MediaWriting is an introductory, hands-on textbook for students preparing to write in the current multimedia environment. Rather than just talk about the differences among the styles of print, broadcast, and public relations, MediaWriting sythensizes and... (read more) List Price $69.95 Your price: $67.33 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Watchdogs of Democracy?: The Waning Washington Press Corps and How It Has Failed the Public by Helen Thomas Publisher Comments The acclaimed political journalist and dean of the Washington Press Corp shares her personal manifesto about the responsibility of the press to provide quality political news coverage and to serve the role as watchdogs of democracy and the public good... (read more) Your price: $10.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Advertising and New Media by Christina Spurgeon Publisher Comments This clear and comprehensive introduction explores the evolving relationship between new media, advertising and new media consumers. Tracing the shift from 'mass' media to 'my' media, Advertising and New Media critically evaluates the social and cultural... (read more) Your price: $30.95 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Associated Press Reporting Handbook by Jerry R. Schwartz Publisher Comments Written for a new generation of journalists, this handbook schools readers in the art and science of reporting as practiced at the world?s largest and oldest news service. Written by an ace reporter with over 20 years on the job, it provides expert... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $19.48 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Reporting for Journalists by Chris Frost Publisher Comments Reporting for Journalists examines the work of the news reporter from the process of finding a story, tracing sources to support it, interviewing contacts and gathering information and then filing the finished report. It is an essential handbook for... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $28.83 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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