How the Template for Modern Combat Journalism Developed
The superbly researched Journalism and the Russo-Japanese War tells readers how Japan pioneered modern techniques of propaganda and censorship.
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By the Book: I’d Fight the World: A Political History of Old-Time, Hillbilly, and Country Music
I'd Fight the World explores the connection between country music and electoral politics, giving us a glimpse into how politicians used celebrity long before the rise of the "movie-actor president" and the "Twitter president".
Sight and Sound and Fury: Paul Fonoroff’s Powerful ‘Chinese Movie Magazines’
In Chinese Movie Magazines, Paul Fonoroff highlights the capacity for humans to embed their desires and history in the most innocuous-seeming of creative efforts.
‘Iconic Magazine Covers’ Positions Magazine Covers As Cultural Artifacts and Historical Touchstones
Ian Birch's engaging Iconic Magazine Covers shows how magazines and their covers not only reflect social change -- they can also help bring about social change.
‘Confidential Confidential’ Analyzes Scandal, Libel, and ’50s-era Celebrity Culture
Samantha Barbas' Confidential Confidential brings to mind Fox News, Donald Trump, and the current American cultural-political climate of lies and hysteria.
‘Trump and the Media’: Work-in-Progress Dispatches from a Sinking Ship
The warning signs of a failing media system have always been there. This MIT Press collection of media scholars and activists casts light on recent media history and where it's taking us.
Why Does Anyone Turn to a Michael Moore Film?
From Bowling for Columbine to the recent Fahrenheit 11/9, one wonders, what is being validated in Michael Moore films?
Video-idiocy? No, ‘Videocracy’ Celebrates the Bright Side of YouTube Indulgence
Against the constant distaste for and dismay about social media, Videocracy gives readers a series of anecdotes that connect YouTube to the goodness of being human.
Informed or Inflamed? Author Steve Almond Talks About How We Consume Trump
With the recent release of Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country, Steve Almond talks in-depth about the US president whom most parents wouldn't even let on the playground -- and about his beef with the American left.
How Taking Offense Became a Political Tool Called ‘Hate Spin’
Media scholar Cherian George’s Hate Spin examines how politicians world-wide use the fundamentals of democracy to spread hate for personal gain.