A primary resource of key statements on photographic meaning, representation and visual culture. The editors combine classic and contemporary essays from a range of scholars including Barthes, Sontag, Baudrillard and Mulvey. The reader is divided into three parts, which present the culture of the image and the making of meaning; the history and ......
To what extent are the techniques of campaigning and media management critical to the outcome of modern elections? This book brings together a group of leading scholars to provide a comprehensive analysis of the role and impact of political communications during election campaigns. They set the context of election campaigning in Britain, and the ......
Provides key statements regarding the influence of the media in such areas as identity, technology, economics, globalization and surveillance. The editors highlight the importance of the media, not just in its mediating capacity, but as a growing sector of the economy. The book addresses: identity, mass communication and the modern world; case ......
Advertising to Children stimulates and informs the debate on the ethics and effectiveness of marketing to children. The research tackles a wide range of issues including smoking and alcohol consumption.'
A primary resource of key statements on photographic meaning, representation and visual culture. The editors combine classic and contemporary essays from a range of scholars including Barthes, Sontag, Baudrillard and Mulvey. The reader is divided into three parts, which present the culture of the image and the making of meaning; the history and ......
An examination of the way elections have come to be reported as sporting events, rather than forums for discussion of ideas. The author suggests how the journalism of a campaign discourse could be made more meaningful and compelling .
Chronicles the life education of Karl Hess, who became a defiant tester of the prevailing ideas of each decade. He lived by trial and error, and was always willing to acknowledge his mistakes. Hess provides eyewitness accounts, personal observations, insights on leadership and dissent, and leaves behind a path to realising the dream of freedom.
Covering the Community is a highly practical guide to the fair reporting and portrayal of minority groups, with the intent of supporting community harmony in the culturally diverse world in which we live. Leigh Stephens Aldrich provides a 'how-to' manual for identifying and presenting diversity in the following media: - journalism - photography and graphics - television - radio - public relations - advertising This awareness-raising book includes: - guidance on interviewing techniques, including working with an interpreter - guidelines for various 'minority' groups including Native Americans, people living with HIV/AIDS, women, lesbian and gay people and older people - a review of various laws and ethics codes which affect reporters - a glossary of terminology to avoid. Readership - Academics and students of journalism, communication and media studies.
Offers a selection of essays that explores relationships between the media and its diverse audiences, its sponsors, stockholders, governments, and others. This book attempts to define the obligations of the media in these relationships as well as the risks, benefits, and limits.
