The New Media Monopoly
The New Media Monopoly

Author: Ben H. Bagdikian

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 0807061840

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When the first edition of The Media Monopoly was published in 1983, critics called Ben Bagdikian's warnings about the chilling effects of corporate ownership and mass advertising on the nation's news "alarmist." Since then, the number of corporations controlling most of America's daily newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, book publishers, and movie companies has dwindled from fifty to ten to five. The most respected critique of modern mass media ever issued is now published in a completely updated and revised twentieth anniversary edition. '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

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications

Author: United States. Superintendent of Documents

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 1130

ISBN-13:

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February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index

Strategic Issues Management
Strategic Issues Management

Author: Robert L. Heath

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1997-07-30

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9780803970359

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The focus of this book is issues management and why it should play a key role in strategic planning, supporting the organization in its interface with public policy, public opinion, and opinion formers.

Industry and Politics
Industry and Politics

Author: Richard Lehne

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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Written from a public policy perspective, this book focuses on the relations between government and business. Primarily it examines industry and government practices in the US, but also discusses international systems in the realm of American activities.

The Pitch
The Pitch

Author: Hugh Rank

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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This book probes the ways ads persuade people to purchase, and attempts to teach individuals to become more discerning consumers. Critical thinking, when applied to analyzing ads, benefits consumers by helping them recognize patterns of persuasion and sort incoming information in order to get to the hidden message. The book s basic premise is that all people are benefit-seekers and persuaders are benefit-promisers. There are four dynamics of benefit-seeking behaviors: (1) protection, or keeping a perceived "good"; (2) relief, or getting rid of a perceived "bad"; (3) acquisition, or getting a new "good"; and (4) prevention, or avoiding getting a new "bad." The book identifies a five-part strategy of the basic pattern of advertising ("Hi, Trust Me, You Need, Hurry, Buy"), discusses the vocabulary of advertising, and provides exercises, discussion topics, and quiz sheets as learning and assessment tools. (DQE)