News and Media Books

For anyone who wishes to understand the process of news gathering, this book is the best available. I use it in all my international news classes at Scripps School of Journalism. Rosenblum extracts from his lifetime of journalism a clear, logical and comprehensive explanation of how the story you read got there, and what influences affected its selection and presentation at every stage of the process. It's also a fascinating and exciting read, by one of the world's most prolific and professional journalists. He introduces you to individual correspondents, both as individuals and as types. He explains how geography, economics and sheer prejudice can determine what you learn about the world. He tells great bar stories -- the kind of thing journalists tell each other over a beer. And he does it all with skill and style. Worth reading by anyone -- a must for anyone interested in news.

A great book. Even though it focuses primarily on american media, it's lesson can be applied in all parts of the world: We need to start making demands on the media, instead of letting it dictate what we need to know. An eye-opener.

El libro Joan of the Arc me parecio muy importante porque da a entender como una mujer tiene el valor para poder ayudar a las personas pobres que no tienen que comer. Ella era una mujer aventurera porque le gustaba viajar con su amigo el rey Louis ellos eran muy buenos amigos inseparables ellos siempre luchaban juntos en las guerras. Joan era una mujer muy respetuosa y cariñosa con los niños a ella queria mucho a los niños. Este libro era muy importante porque me dio a entender que la mujer es un orgullo que se puede tener.

This book told Joan of Arc's story in an easy, but yet fun and enchanting way. Joan of Arc's story has always amazed me, but hearing about it was nothing compared to this way of reading the classic. I say that this book was definitly one of the best books I've read, and obviously the best abridged classic I ever have read.

This book is a surprisingly open and fresh look at the Western model of Marriage, and the creation of a new possibility within it. Stephen Frueh is open and honest about his own marriage and past and creates a sense of tenderness without sentimentality,a neat trick in a field that is overcrowded with gushiness.
He posits a model that is easily understood and applicable; I can't wait for volume 2.

I am the editor of this informative book about marriage. Stephen Frueh gives the reader an entirely new and fresh perspective on marriage, and helps couples to see one another from a completely different viewpoint.
His approach is innovative and can help to cement a healthy marriage as well as to improve marriages that may be in trouble.
Any married person (or anyone considering marriage) could learn from reading this book.

Banister sees it and has captured it in a book. If you have any interest at all in how networked media is changing our world and how to prepare for it, you must read this book.

As more and more devices develop networking capabilities, from computers to games, mobile phones, television and household appliances, the network idea is ever expanded: but how does programming expand with it, to create a flow through the network. Jim Banister is a veteran industry media executive working with big companies such as Disney and Time Warner: his survey analyzes the success stories of internet companies which have become models for networking, outlines the potentials of networked media, and tells businesses how to tap into this potential. Word Of Mouse: The New Age Of Networked Media is a very highly recommended and intriguing survey of evolving programming - and its potentials.

Now in its sixth edition, updated to include how the world news media responded to the September 11th attack on America, The World News Prism: Global Media In An Era Of Terrorism by William A. Hachten (Professor Emeritus Of Journalism And Mass Communication, University of Wisconsin - Madison) and James F. Scotton (Associate Professor of Journalism, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an informative and analytical survey of a wide variety of media and its influences within the context of the twenty-first century, including the Internet, modern public diplomacy and political warfare, globalization of the information distribution, and much, much more. The World News Prism is a fascinating and eruditely presented study which is especially recommended for Journalism, Media Studies, Political Science, and International Studies reference collections and reading lists.

Given the world situation, timing books to catch the wave of public interest is a tricky thing. A spate of books came out in 2002 that, because of long production times, failed to consider one of the defining events of this decade, the September 11 terrorist attack on New York City and the Pentagon. Given the trauma incurred among the press and populace of the world's lone megapower, books that failed to note 9/11 immediately were dismissed as out-dated. Textbooks, for example, that used to have at least a five-year shelf-life, suddenly found themselves on the bargain tables after a year. Today, one is swamped with titles of global media books that have "terror" or "Gulf War" in somewhere in their titles.

Among the first to "capitalize" on terrorism in the title was a refurbishment of the Hachten book, The World News Prism. Through five editions-the first was published in 1981-readers found a solid, established (and establishment) book. Hachten, with his wife Harva as a collaborator, did yeoman's work on the News Prism series, but as in an aging grand dame the wrinkles and gray started to show. The fifth edition, though adequately received by reviewers, did not enjoy the praise of the former editions, and suggestions abounded that the title be given a dignified retirement. Then came 9/11 and an old friend.

James F. Scotton, associate professor at Marquette University, added his expertise and knowledge and helped transform the old workhorse into a thoroughbred.

The sixth edition has been completely retooled from the fifth, and the freshened-up material is refreshing to read. This book simply zings along, rare in text aimed at classroom adoption. In fact, the book gets right to the point early: international media have changed since 9/11 and the war on terrorism. Written to be understood-an astonishing statement if not indictment of most reading material used in classrooms today-World News Prism not only transports the reader across time zones and geographical borders effortlessly and smoothly, it makes the ride interesting for younger readers or those new to the study of international communications.

One of the pioneering techniques of the old Hachten texts was the use of "mini-case studies" to illustrate global communication events and how they were covered by international broadcasters and journalists. This updated version does the same thing, making news more relevant to young readers who think the 1991 Gulf War was ancient history. The invasion of Afghanistan is covered, and referred to as the first "videophone war." It was also a war that was stage-managed by the military, much like every conflict or war since Vietnam. The chapter on "The Impact of Great News Events" highlights this technique.

However, this tome is neither Euro- nor Americo-centric. Consideration is given to the media systems developing in China and India, whose spheres of influence stretch over nearly half the world's population. Chapters on "Public Diplomacy and Political Warfare" and "New Ways to Report the World-or Not" are particularly salient to the discipline of international communication.

Maybe this reviewer has read too many global media books in the past few years not to have an idea of how the books should open for readers. The book's organization at first was puzzling. Usually there is a discussion early on about the four concepts of the press (authoritarian, western, communist, developmental) that have been a convenient heuristic device for half a century. Though Hachten-Scotton does eventually list them (in chapter 11 of this 12-chapter book), the concepts are presented as more of an afterthought than a raison d'être as they are in most international communication books. However, the organization seems to work, especially since the last chapter tackles the idea of Westernization of the world media systems-also a concept usually found earlier in global communication texts. Rather than wrap up the texts, the authors leave us wanting more-which any top entertainer will tell you is a good thing. The last chapter covers the global-communication issues spectrum in a check list format, ticking off sub-headed paragraphs at breath-taking speed: What are the upsides/downsides of globalized media effects? Will Western programming drive out local production? What are the non-Western alternatives and what are their prognoses? Heady questions that could touch off classroom-and boardroom-discussions.

The only complaint I would have about this slim volume is its price--when it first came out $40 was a bit much for students to pay for a slender paperback. Perhaps the popularity of the edition will drive the price down--or risk increased business at the neighborhood Kinko's.

Really funny Spongy stuff! Patrick goes and thinks that
he's valentine going to get the greatest ever and he does!
But it's funnier than that! He has to wait FOR HOURS at
the carnival and he gets..well PRETTY MADDD! Their are VERY
great pictres! Especially another brilliant and hilaourious and
HISTERICAL cartoon scene where Patrick thinks Spongebob
(his best friend) is trapped in a rock!
GREAT SPONGEHALICIOUS BOOK!
Very fun and well done!
Even if you'v already seen the episode it's still funny to read!
And of course I didn't give EVERYTHING away..just read it
yourself!

The colors in this book make my kids busy for hours on end! Parents, if you like me and need some time with your spouse then GET THIS BOOK!!! the words are very easy to learn and my kids love for me to read to them and gives us a chance to get together after a hard days work. If you havnt noticed that a lot of the books that are great and that are spongebob are by Mr. Terry Collins him self. I have had the pleasure of meeting this kind hearted man and now i have a signed copy of all my spongebob book colletion! if you have the means, i HIGHLY suggest you look up what else this very talented writer has done.

at first, i was told to become a journalist by my dad because he's a famous journalist in my country. In the beginning, I thought of it as a burden because it wasn't my area. Then I read this book and suddenly, page after page, a light of my hidden talent started to emerge. Then, I finally realized that this is my fate and destiny, to become a journalist. This book is really helpful in anything that is related to being a journalist. All the tips, comments and necessary information was provided in this really fabolous book. I most definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to become and even to the ones who hates of being a journalist. Who knows? Maybe it's your hidden talent!

Now in an updated and expanded third edition, Writing The News: A Guide For Print Journalists, Walter Fox continues to draw upon his more than forty years of experience as a professional journalist, editor, communications specialists, and journalism educator to provide aspiring journalists and news writers with an introductory primer for their trade. Among the issues covered are writing the lead; story development, handling quotes, varieties of the basic structure of writing, examples for the contemporary press, feature narratives, and an enhanced chapter on news style. Writing The News is very highly recommended for students of print and media journalism, as well as article and reportage writing for magazines and periodicals.

"Quarantine" is a pretty good novelization, based on the Season 2 X-Files episode, "F. Emasculata." In it, a highly infectious disease is transported from a Costa Rican rain forest to a Virginian prison, killing more than a dozen inmates in the process--except for two very dangerous convicts who have escaped. Hence FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are called in to investigate. Scully's responsible for the medical aspect of the investigation--uncovering a secret quarantine that could jeopardize her life--while Mulder is left to do the legwork--tracking down the two suspects, who are not only deadly in the physical sense of the word (they were incarcerated for murder), but they could have infected numerous people as well.

It's been a long time since I've seen the episode, so I can't really compare it to this novelization. I did notice, though, that the storyline is fairly similar to Stephen King's "The Stand," so if you're into conspiracies, deadly diseases and all that, then you'll probably like "Quarantine." However, easily-nauseated readers may want to pass this one up, since there are a few descriptive scenes involving pus-erupting boils and red-orange beetles that dwell inside them. If you're a fast reader, you can probably finish this book in about the same time it would take to watch the episode. It's a breeze to read, considering the spare writing and only 117 pages to get through. Definitely for the young X-Files crowd, but older fans should like it too.

This was the first x files book I read. I think it was wrote very good and I loved the story line even though lots of the parts reminded me alot of a couple of there shows

SHIVER ME TIMBERS! When angelica gets kidnaped thinking shes a princess the gang must save angelica from blackbeard

The Rugrats all crowd around to listen to Grandpa Lou tell a story about the fierce pirate Blackbeard. When Grandpa dozes off, the kids decide to make up their own ending. They raid Tommy's mom's closet and dress up as pirates. Before they know it, they find themselves in the days of the real pirates. Angelica is mistaken for a princess and is kidnapped by Blackbeard, who hopes to collect a large ransom. Now Tommy, Chuckie, Phil and Lil, and Susie have to rescue Angelica. They team up with Grommet, a cabin boy whose father has been missing ever since his ship was captured by Blackbeard. I reccomend this cute and hilarious book to anyone that's a fan of the Rugrats cartoon.

This book highlights the rapid developmental changes your baby goes through from birth through the first 24 months of life. The book guides parents on how to help their child develop cognitive skills. It does not dictate what your child should have accomplished by month 3 or 6, etc. as other development books. Rather, it helps you recognize children develop at different speeds and as a parent you need to realize what stage of development the child is in, then use the learning games in the book to help your child learn to learn.

We loved it and look forward to using the outlined techniques with our baby.

I haven't even finished the book yet and I'm raving. The author strikes a perfect balance between too dogmatic ("do it this way"), and too technical ("studies have shown..."). Dr. Jacob cites many studies and experiments to support his points, but does not leave you to wallow in information overflow. He then recommends specific activities you can engage your baby in to enhance intellectual development. No silver bullets, no unsubstantiated claims, but a well examined and researched theory and practice for the lay person. I'm buying several copies for friends and relatives who are interested in giving their baby the best care like I do for my 11 month old daughter. I only wish I had read it sooner!