Traces the history of broadcast journalism from its origins in 1898 when wireless telegraphy was used to provide coverage of the Kingstown Regatta, to the age of satellite communications; discusses the impact of radio and television on how the news is reported and received; and introduces some of the most notable reporters of the medium.
Anna Batory, a freelance television news journalist new to Los Angeles, finds herself facing danger and ghosts from her past when she investigates a suicide and a friend's murder.
conversations with writers, actors, musicians, and artists
Gross, Terry
2004
A collection of interviews in which radio talk show host Terry Gross discusses art, life, politics, and more with famous writers, actors, musicians, and artists.
is media technology driving international politics?
Neuman, Johanna
1996
Documents the sweep of changes technology has brought to international affairs, debunking the belief that the media is exerting unprecedented control over political leaders by looking at how advances in communications have been received throughout history.
the events that stopped our lives-- : from the Hindenburg explosion to the death of John F. Kennedy Jr.
Garner, Joe
2000
Recounts the details of forty-one significant events of the twentieth century, each with from-the-scene photographs; and features two compact discs that contain over two hours of audio from the events as they were broadcast live.
Tells the story of how television worked to change the minds of Americans in the categories of confrontation, politics, war, heroes and villains, and eye-openers, from the 1950s through the 1990s.
Rela buys a VCR and discovers that it only records tommorrow's news. It is fun at first to see what will happen in the future--until she sees herself on the news and learns there is no future for her--unless she can change her destiny.
the events that stopped our lives--from the Hindenburg explosion to the attacks of September 11
Garner, Joe
2002
Recounts the details of forty-three significant events of the twentieth century, each with from-the-scene photographs; and features two compact discs that contain over two hours of audio from the events as they were broadcast live.
Brooke Gladstone, an American journalist and media analyst for NPR's "On the Media, " explores the history of the media in cartoon illustrations, covering from tabloids in ancient Rome to contemporary journalism in the twenty-first century, and examining the influence of consumers on the shape of the media.
