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1	Envisioning Information more books like this by Edward R Tufte add to wishlist see all copies from £15.58! new only from £19.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Visual Explanations more books like this by Edward R. Tufte, Bonnie Scranton (Illustrator), Dmitry Krasny (Illustrator) add to wishlist Riveting ideas on presenting better information design. Few would disagree: Life in the information age can be overwhelming. Through computers, the Internet, the media, and even our daily newspapers, we are awash in a seemingly endless stream of charts, maps, infographics, diagrams, and data. "Visual Explanations," the latest book by Edward R. ... see all copies from £16.83! new only from £19.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Slobbering Love Affair: The True (and Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media more books like this by Bernard Goldberg add to wishlist Do the mainstream media have a liberal bias? Sure they do, everyone knows that, says CBS veteran and New York Times bestselling author Bernard Goldberg. But the media crossed an important line in the 2008 presidential race, moving from their usual unthinking liberal bias to crass partisanship of the crudest kind, practically acting as spin doctors ... see all copies from £9.39! new only from £11.87! \| first editions
4	The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don't Trust Anyone Under 30) more books like this by Mark Bauerlein add to wishlist A startling examination of the intellectual life of young adults, "The Dumbest Generation" reveals the disturbing, and ultimately, incontrovertible truth: cyberculture is producing a nation of know-nothings. see all copies from £5.85! new only from £5.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Media & Culture: An Introduction to Mass Communication more books like this by Richard Campbell add to wishlist Breaking the mold of traditional mass communication textbooks, Richard Campbell's "Media & Culture "goes beyond the basic facts and presents students with a critical and cultural perspective on the media. Campbell uses a unique five-stage critical thinking process to help students examine the forces that shape the mass media and become active ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
6	The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect more books like this by Bill Kovach, Professor Tom Rosenstiel add to wishlist Topics discussed in this volume were inspired by conferences held by the Committee of Concerned Journalists and the Project for Excellence in Journalism, and address the responsibilities of journalists to the public. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.20! \| first editions
7	Beautiful Evidence more books like this by Edward R Tufte add to wishlist see all copies from £20.81! new only from £35.52! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Regarding the Pain of Others more books like this by Susan Sontag add to wishlist Susan Sontag looks at the depiction of the cruelties of modern life on the evening news, along with the media's role in shaping the viewer's perception of events. As, thanks to television, atrocity becomes commonplace, does the viewer become anesthetized to it? Does it lead to greater violence? How exactly are people affected by their inability to ... see all copies from £4.40! new only from £4.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Media/Impact: An Introduction to Mass Media more books like this by Shirley Biagi add to wishlist Providing an overview of each major medium, this text's discussion is enhanced by three integrated themes: media as business, media and technological change, and media and political, social, and cultural institutions. It explores and concludes with critical arguments about the overall effects of media today as well as economic, social, cultural, ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
10	No LOGO: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies more books like this by Naomi Klein add to wishlist An analysis of the invasion of our personal lives by logo-promoting, powerful corporations combines muckraking journalism with contemporary memoir to discuss current consumer culture. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The Media of Mass Communication more books like this by John Vivian add to wishlist This up-to-date, reader-friendly presentation of the mass media helps instructors use the media to teach the media and explore its excitement, complexity, and impact on our lives. Widely praised for his ability to make learning interesting, Vivian's story-telling style excites students as they explore the ever-changing subject of mass ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
12 view cover	Night Draws Near: Iraq's People in the Shadow of America's War more books like this by Anthony Shadid add to wishlist Anthony Shadid, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Washington Post, tells firsthand of his encounters with Iraqi citizens, reporting their views of the American occupation. It is clear, in Mr. Shadid's view, that the U.S.'s initial stunning military victory was followed by a post-invasion failure. He balances his views with a recognition ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Give Me a Break: How I Exposed Hucksters, Cheats, and Scam Artists and Became the Scourge of the Liberal Media... more books like this by John Stossel add to wishlist John Stossel, the progenitor of the "in your face" style of consumer advocacy on television news, turns his investigative eye on the Federal Government, discussing incompetencies in the FDA and other agencies. Stossel traces his rise from cub reporter to 20/20 co-anchor, and along the way his realization that defending the "little guy" by going ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media more books like this by Susan Douglas add to wishlist This is an examination of the images of women in the American mass media, ranging from cinema and TV soaps to pop music, advertising, magazines and news coverage. The book seeks to show that women are confronted with contradictory images from the dizzy blonde to images of what a "good" desirable wife should be. Women are simultaneously encouraged ... see all copies from £2.66! new only from £8.07! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes How the Media Distort the News more books like this by Bernard Goldberg add to wishlist An Emmy Award-winning CBS broadcast journalist turns his analytic eye on his own industry in this investigation of broadcast news. Here he suggests that television news is biased toward the political left. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies more books like this by Professor Noam Chomsky add to wishlist Chomsky examines the role of the media in society and the question whether it serves the people or the state. see all copies from £7.06! new only from £12.45! \| first editions
17 view cover	Propaganda more books like this by Edward L Bernays add to wishlist "Bernays' honest and practical manual provides much insight into some of the most powerful and influential institutions of contemporary industrial state capitalist democracies."-Noam Chomsky "The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who ... see all copies from £3.77! new only from £5.63!
18 view cover	Media Now: Understanding Media Culture and Technology more books like this by Joseph Straubhaar add to wishlist How are you affected by the media that surrounds you every day? Do you understand how technology works, develops and changes over time? What can you do to use the media more effectively? How can you make the media responsive to you? MEDIA NOW is the first mass communication text to encourage critical thinking about the media and its effects on ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61!
19 view cover	Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide more books like this by Dr. Henry Jenkins add to wishlist This edition has been thoroughly updated and features substantial new material that addresses, among other things, the promise and perils of Web 2.0 and the rise of YouTube."Convergence Culture" maps a new territory: where old and new media intersect, where grassroots and corporate media collide, where the power of the media producer and the power ... see all copies from £9.34! new only from £9.96!
20 view cover	Inverne's Stage & Screen Trivia: The Greatest Entertainment Trivia Book Ever... more books like this by James Inverne add to wishlist What was the first TV show to air in color? Where did the term "vaudeville" originate? What exactly does a best boy do on a movie set? These questions and many, many more are answered in this compendium of mind-boggling facts, fascinating lore, insider stories, and illuminating statistics about the theater, cinema, and television. Journalist James ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
21 view cover	Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Mass Media and Society more books like this by Ms. Alison Alexander (Editor), Jarice Hanson (Editor) add to wishlist "Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Mass Media" presents current controversial issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript. An instructor's manual with testing material is available for each ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.05! \| first editions
22 view cover	Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel--Why Everything You Know Is Wrong more books like this by John Stossel add to wishlist Stossel--award-winning journalist and anchor of ABCUs newsmagazine "20/20"--reveals the myths, lies, and downright stupidity clogging media outlets on all sides of the spectrum in this "New York Times" bestseller bursting with facts, sharp insights, and plain old common sense. see all copies from £4.98! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Skywriting: A Life Out of the Blue more books like this by Jane Pauley add to wishlist Although it covers the themes you'd expect in the life story of one of America's most popular broadcast journalists--the small-town upbringing, the first job at a local TV station, the momentous move to New York--the big event in Jane Pauley's autobiography is her struggle with bipolar disorder. SKYWRITING is a well-told, direct, and honest ... see all copies from £3.03! new only from £3.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Gender, Race and Class in Media: A Text-Reader more books like this by Dr. Gail Dines (Editor), Jean McMahon Humez (Editor) add to wishlist Gender, Race and Class in Media examines the mass media as economic and cultural institutions that shape our social identities. Through analyses of popular mass media entertainment genres, such as talk shows, soap operas, television sitcoms, advertising and pornography, students are invited to engage in critical mass media scholarship. A ... see all copies from £2.32! new only from £41.00! \| first editions
25 view cover	The New Media Monopoly more books like this by Ben H Bagdikian add to wishlist "Ben Bagdikian has written the first great media book of the twenty-first century. The New Media Monopoly will provide a roadmap to understanding how we got here and where we need to go to make matters better." --Robert McChesney, author of Rich Media, Poor Democracy "No book on the media has proved as influential to our understanding of the ... see all copies from £6.85! new only from £11.32! \| first editions

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