This compelling book examines the twentieth-century history of corporate propaganda as practiced by U.S. businesses and its export to and adoption by other western democracies, chiefly the United Kingdom and Australia.A volume in the series The History of Communication, edited by Robert W. McChesney and John C. Nerone
Hard copy, hot metal and the power of the written word
Welcomed by Phillip Adams as an important Australian memoir full of insight and humour, this is also a story about growing up. It’s the personal journey of a 16-year-old boy starting work in ‘the golden age of journalism’ when reporters worked with hard copy and hot metal and endured a mixture of instruction and reprimand....
Broadcast Spectacle and Rowing Gold at the Nazi Olympics
How one race spanned the globe and changed history
The Berlin Olympics, August 14, 1936. German rowers, dominant at the Games, line up against America's top eight-oared crew. Hundreds of millions of listeners worldwide wait by their radios. Leni Riefenstahl prepares her cameramen. Grantland Rice looks past ......
Illustrates how the conservative gossip maven contributed mightily to the public understanding of film, while providing a platform for women to voice political views within a traditionally masculine public realm.
Integrating Ethics Across the Mass Communication Curriculum
Teaching Media Ethics gives journalism and mass communication instructors the ideas and tools they need to effectively incorporate media ethics into courses across the curriculum. It covers ethics-intensive courses from the undergraduate to the graduate level, as well as how to incorporate ethics into other classes related to reporting and ......
In theory, esports should be inclusive regardless of gender, race, or ability - however, incidents in the world of esports indicate otherwise. This collection provides an examination of diversity and inclusion in esports as contributors offer a way for readers to understand the history, current issues, and potential impacts of diversity and ......
In view of the tumultuous, conflictual, and divisive global environment; Russia's military attack on Ukraine; and anti-government uprisings in Iran and elsewhere, this timely book explores the crucial roles that media, war, religion, and politics play in impacting people and forming public opinion around the world. Prominent and accomplished ......
In Make It Memorable, former NBC News correspondent Bob Dotson and New York Times visual investigations producer Drew Jordan present a unique and engaging hands-on approach to the craft of visual storytelling. The third edition offers new insight for the digital age and a step-by-step explanation of how to find and create all kinds of visual ......
This edited volume looks at the history and theories of trigger warnings, the ethics of use, and presents case studies from instructors and students describing instances when trigger warnings were and were not used. By exploring the issue through scholarly lenses and examples, Trigger Warnings provides rigorous analysis of the controversy.
