"Most studies of the Soviet press approach its history in terms of propaganda or ideology. Thomas C. Wolfe's focus, by contrast, is on the effort to imagine a different kind of person and polity. Framing his discussion in terms of Foucault's concept of governmentality, he explor…
Now available in a fully revised and updated ninth edition, World News Prism provides in-depth analysis of the changing role of transnational news media in the 21st-century. Includes three new chapters on Russia, Brazil, and India and a revised chapter on the Middle East written…
This concise volume presents key concepts and entries from the twelve-volume ICA International Encyclopedia of Communication (2008), condensing leading scholarship into a practical and valuable single volume. Based on the definitive twelve-volume IEC, this new concise edition pr…
"Glasnost, most commonly translated into English as "openness," was a key concept of Mikhail Gorbachev's administration as general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. This adapted tool of Leninist media control became not only a part of perestroika, Gorbachev's…
"Who makes the news in a digital age? Recent years have seen a dramatic change in the relationship between online media and the 'audience', and user-generated content is much more widely employed. The media space and control over what it contains are shared by bloggers, social n…
This book uses Conversation Analysis methodology to analyze rhetorical and other questions that are designed to convey assertions, rather than seek new information. It shows how these question sequences unfold interactionally in naturally-occurring talk in a variety of settings,…
With engaging new contributions from the major figures in the fields of the media and public opinion, 'The Oxford Handbook of American Public Opinion and the Media' is a key point of reference for anyone working in American politics today.
Lera Knox, born Lera Margaret Ussery, recalls her life starting from pioneer days in Middle Tennessee through the early years of her marriage and career as a newspaper reporter for the Nashville Banner, Columbia Daily Herald, and Maury Democrat. A city girl, she married a farmer…
