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Media Control : the Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda (2ND 02 Edition) by Noam Chomsky Publisher Comments Noam Chomsky’s backpocket classic on wartime propaganda and opinion control begins by asserting two models of democracy—one in which the public actively participates, and one in which the public is manipulated and controlled. According to... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky Publisher Comments "[A] compelling indictment of the news media's role in covering up errors and deceptions in American foreign policy of the past quarter century."--Walter LaFeber, The New York Times Book... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Mixed Media : Moral Distinctions in Advertising, Public Relations, and Journalism (2ND 09 Edition) by Tom Bivins Publisher Comments Mixed Media, Second Edition, introduces readers to the tools necessary for making moral and ethical decisions regarding the use of mass media. The chapters in this text offer insights on: Similarities and differences among the ethical dilemmas faced by... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $38.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Levels of the Game (69 Edition) by John Mcphee Publisher Comments This account of a tennis match played by Arthur Ashe against Clark Graebner at Forest Hills in 1968 begins with the ball rising into the air for the initial serve and ends with the final point. McPhee provides a brilliant, stroke-by-stroke description... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Inside Reporting (3RD 13 Edition) by Tim Harrower Publisher Comments No other textbook offers a more engaging and accessible approach to newswriting than Inside Reporting. While emphasizing the basics, this new edition offers a wealth of information on digital reporting and packaging stories in modern, interactive ways... (read more) List Price $102.60 Your price: $88.65 New - Trade Paper
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Just the Facts (4TH 12 Edition) by Michael Biggs Publisher Comments This package contains the following components: -0131146963: Smart Talk: Contemporary Interviewing and Interrogation -013213280X: Just the Facts: Investigative Report... (read more) List Price $58.00 Your price: $44.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Publication Design Workbook (05 Edition) by Timothy Samara Publisher Comments Now in Paperback! Publication Design Workbook is packed with information regarding the ins and outs of publication design. The media featured includes magazines, literature systems, newsletters, exhibition catalogs, annual reports, newspapers, and retail... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Melvin Mencher's News Reporting and Writing (12TH 11 Edition) by Melvin Mencher Publisher Comments More than a quarter of a million students have learned the craft and ethics of journalism from Melvin Mencher's News Reporting and Writing. This classic text shows students the fundamentals of reporting and writing and examines the values that direct and... (read more) List Price $139.55 Your price: $99.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Language of New Media by Lev Manovich Publisher Comments In this book Lev Manovich offers the first systematic and rigorous theory of new media. He places new media within the histories of visual and media cultures of the last few centuries. He discusses new media's reliance on conventions of old media, such... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Where Is the Justice?: Media Attacks, Prosecutorial Abuse, and My 13 Years in Japanese Court by Hiromasa Ezoe Publisher Comments On June 19, 1988, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper broke the story: Recruit Co. Ltd, a media conglomerate founded by Hiromasa Ezoe, was alleged to have bribed the deputy Mayor of Kawasaki City. Thus began what became known as the Recruit Affair, a scandal... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News by David T Z Mindich Publisher Comments Our democracy is on the brink of a crisis, David Mindich argues in Tuned Out. As more and more young people turn their backs on political news, America is seeing the greatest decline in informed citizenship in its history. The implications for overall... (read more) List Price $37.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Gender, Race, and Class in Media (3RD 11 Edition) by Gail Dines Publisher Comments Incisive analyses of mass media - including such forms as reality television, social networking sites, dramatic series, sitcoms, advertising, children's media, video games, and pornography - enable this provocative new edition of Gender, Race, and Class... (read more) List Price $85.00 Your price: $64.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Fall River Dreams: A Team's Quest for Glory, a Town's Search for Its Soul by Bill Reynolds Publisher Comments In this deeply felt, unforgettable book, Bill Reynolds journeys with a high school basketball team through the past and present of an American town. Fall River, Massachusetts, is a once-prosperous industrial center haunted by its history, the Durfee High... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide (Rev 09 Edition) by Henry Jenkins Publisher Comments Henry Jenkins at Authors@Google (video) Winner of the 2007 Society for Cinema and Media Studies Katherine Singer Kovacs Book Award 2007 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Convergence Culture maps a new territory: where old and new media intersect, where... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Future of Media: Resistance and Reform in the 21st Century by Robert Mcchesney Publisher Comments Co-edited by acclaimed media scholar Robert W. McChesney, the book features chapters by Bill Moyers, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, Rep. Bernie Sanders, and Newspaper Guild president Linda Foley, among many others. With the American political landscape... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Handbook of Magazine Article Writing by Jean Fredette Synopsis This superb collection of articles provides you with insight and advice on how to write and sell the types of magazine articles publishers want. Coverage includes--what editors look for in your work; studying a magazine before querying it is the key to... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Media Madness : Public Images of Mental Illness (95 Edition) by Otto E. Wahl Publisher Comments From Psycho, Silence of the Lambs, Kojak, and Melrose Place, from books, music, cartoons, advertising, and newspapers, we all derive our images of mental illness. These omnipresent media portrayals are at the least insensitive, inaccurate, and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $19.00 Used - Trade Paper
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True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society by Farhad Manjoo Publisher Comments Why has punditry lately overtaken news? Why do lies seem to linger so long in the cultural subconscious even after they’ve been thoroughly discredited? And why, when more people than ever before are documenting the truth with laptops and digital... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Journalism Next: a Practical Guide To Digital Reporting and Publishing (10 - Old Edition) by Mark Briggs Book News Annotation This resource for students, professors, and professionals packs essential information into a small (5x8"), reader-friendly package. Briggs, previously a newspaper editor and now a technology consultant to publishers, provides a list of recommended... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $18.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy (Seven Stories' Open Media Pamphlet Series) by Robert W. McChesney Publisher Comments "In this passionate and strikingly lucid essay, Robert McChesney makes clear why all of us should be alarmed about the effects of media mergers on the future of American democracy. This is a must reading for anyone who wants to get a quick understanding... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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