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Corporate Media, Globalization, and the UPS Strike
  • ISBN-13: 9780252075896
  • Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
    Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
  • By Deepa Kumar
  • Price: AUD $60.99
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  • Local release date: 14/06/2008
  • Format: Paperback 264 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Sociology [JHB]
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Drawing on a textual analysis of over five hundred news reports, Deepa Kumar presents a rare, in-depth study of media representation of the 1997 United Parcel Service (UPS) workers' strike. She delineates the history of the strike, how it coincided with the rise of globalization, and how the mainstream media were pressured to incorporate pro-labor arguments that challenged the dominant logic of neoliberalism.
''An outstanding book. All media students, and the rest of us, should read it.'' John Pilger, journalist and filmmaker, author of Tell Me No Lies: Investigative Journalism and Its Triumphs ''A brilliant analysis of the UPS strike, its treatment in the media, and how the Teamsters were able to win public support. A must read for everyone in the labor movement.'' Ron Carey, former president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ''Not only a significant contribution to the field but also a practical guide to how organized labor can intervene and enact social change in a still severely compromised public arena.'' Journal of Communication
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