Media Meltdown

Author : Liam O'Donnell
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554690657

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Media Meltdown by Liam O'Donnell Pdf

Pema, Jagroop, and Bounce discover media-making tools such as script writing on the Internet and produce a movie to get the news out when the corrupt developers who try to force Jagroop's father to sell the family farm also influence what is broadcast onthe local news.

Author : Liam O'Donnell
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781459821507

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Media Meltdown by Liam O'Donnell Pdf

While learning about media consolidation and the power of money over truth, Bounce, Pema and Jagroop decide to take on the developers and the media. When Karl Reed, Owner of Oasis Developments, tries to force the sale of a local fruit farm—through whatever means necessary—Pema, Bounce and Jagroop decide to expose him through the media. Little do they realize that when it comes to the news and the advertisers who make it possible, the truth is not always part of the story and nothing can be taken at face value.

Author : Chris Clearfield,András Tilcsik
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780735233331

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Meltdown by Chris Clearfield,András Tilcsik Pdf

Winner of the 2019 National Business Book Award A groundbreaking take on how complexity causes failure in all kinds of modern systems—from social media to air travel—this practical and entertaining book reveals how we can prevent meltdowns in business and life. A crash on the Washington, D.C. metro system. An accidental overdose in a state-of-the-art hospital. An overcooked holiday meal. At first glance, these disasters seem to have little in common. But surprising new research shows that all these events—and the myriad failures that dominate headlines every day—share similar causes. By understanding what lies behind these failures, we can design better systems, make our teams more productive, and transform how we make decisions at work and at home. Weaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the frontlines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the increasing complexity of our systems creates conditions ripe for failure and why our brains and teams can't keep up. They highlight the paradox of progress: Though modern systems have given us new capabilities, they've become vulnerable to surprising meltdowns—and even to corruption and misconduct. But Meltdown isn't just about failure; it's about solutions—whether you're managing a team or the chaos of your family's morning routine. It reveals why ugly designs make us safer, how a five-minute exercise can prevent billion-dollar catastrophes, why teams with fewer experts are better at managing risk, and why diversity is one of our best safeguards against failure. The result is an eye-opening, empowering, and entirely original book—one that will change the way you see our complex world and your own place in it.

Author : Patrick J. Michaels
Publisher : Cato Institute
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Law
ISBN : 1930865791

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Meltdown by Patrick J. Michaels Pdf

Why do scientists so often offer dire predictions about the future of the environment? In Meltdown, climatologist Patrick Michaels argues that the way we do science today creates a culture of exaggeration and a political comunity that then takes credit for having saved us from certain doom.

Author : L. Brent Bozell
Publisher : Forum Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400081219

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Weapons of Mass Distortion by L. Brent Bozell Pdf

Could Al Franken and his left-wing cronies possibly be right? Is liberal media bias just a myth propagated by conservatives, and have the mainstream media actually swung to the right? Absolutely not. In the new book Weapons of Mass Distortion, L. Brent Bozell III—founder and president of the Media Research Center, America’s largest and most respected media watchdog organization—presents the definitive account of how liberal bias in the news industry is alive and well. But here’s the thing: The liberal media are headed for a downfall. Bozell demonstrates how their monopoly on information is at last coming to an end, in large part because journalists continue to deny the bias that infects their news coverage. His unrivaled expertise allows him to show readers exactly how the media landscape is changing—and to expose the even bigger changes that are coming. Marshaling an astonishing amount of evidence, Bozell documents exactly how the news media deliberately attempt to set the national agenda through their slanted coverage. In the process he destroys the arguments that Franken and many other left-wing commentators have put forward regarding media bias. Weapons of Mass Distortion also reveals: • How the liberal media’s slanted coverage of President George W. Bush will play a huge role in the 2004 elections • Why liberals’ claims about the influence of Fox News and the “conservative media” are wrong—and deliberately misleading • How the mainstream press has waged war on the war on terrorism • Never-before-told stories of how leading journalists, behind the scenes, betray the liberal bias they so forcefully deny in public—incidents that Bozell has witnessed firsthand • How the same journalists who condemn the Right for “hate speech” regularly launch (and get away with) vicious personal attacks on conservatives • Clear evidence that the major news outlets are hemorrhaging viewers, readers, and listeners precisely because of their liberal bias By dominating the news media for so long, liberals have been able to control what we see and hear. But as Bozell makes clear, the Left will lose that control soon enough.

Author : Thomas E. Woods, Jr.
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781596981065

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Meltdown by Thomas E. Woods, Jr. Pdf

With a foreword from Ron Paul, Meltdown is the free-market answer to the Fed-created economic crisis. As the new Obama administration inevitably calls for more regulations, Woods argues that the only way to rebuild our economy is by returning to the fundamentals of capitalism and letting the free market work.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554698004

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Dalen and Gole by Anonim Pdf

Dalen and Gole, refugees from the distant world of Budap, try and solve the mystery of missing fish on Earth.

Author : Liam O'Donnell
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781459821491

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Soccer Sabotage by Liam O'Donnell Pdf

Nadia is playing for her local soccer team, and they have made it all the way to the national tournament—against some very determined opposition. Unfortunately, Nadia's challenges don't just come from her opponents but from her teammates as well. After their coach is injured in a suspicious accident and the threats against the team mount, it is up to Nadia and her younger brother Devin to pull the team together and take a run at the championship. Another wild ride!

Author : Liam O'Donnell
Publisher : Orca Book Publishers
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554697809

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Wild Ride by Liam O'Donnell Pdf

Devin, Nadia and Marcus are on their way to visit their environmentalist parents who are working to stop a logging company from clear-cutting a remote valley. When their plane crashes and the pilot is killed, the kids are left to survive in the wild with Wiley, a government bureaucrat, who is the only other passenger on the plane. Learning to build a shelter and make a fire in the woods, they discover that Wiley is working with the logging company and will do anything to stop the secret getting out. On the run and in mortal danger, the three must outrun Wiley, escape a raging forest fire and outwit a hungry grizzly bear to make it to safety. Combining pulse-pounding adventure and survival skills in a colorful graphic novel format, Graphic Guides are sure to be a hit with young readers. Wild Ride is packed with survival tips including how to build a fire and set a broken limb.

Author : Liam O'Donnell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0176530274

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Graphic Guide Adventures by Liam O'Donnell Pdf

Author : David Amerland
Publisher : New Line Publishing
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781844819836

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The Social Media Mind by David Amerland Pdf

Like any medium of communication social media has its own tropes which must be mastered in order to use it properly. In The Social Media Mind David Amerland illustrates how Social Media is a game changer. It challenges us to rethink our assumptions on almost every sphere where it is applied. Whether communicating through the web with potential clients, increasing the exposure of a business brand or collaborating with colleagues on shared projects, it demands that we rethink the standard responses which have guided us in the past and come up with new ones, for a new age. In carefully laid out arguments, backed by evidence and examples he answers questions like: Why do some social media marketing campaigns fail and not others?Why is social media so radically different from traditional marketing?How are social media success stories created?How can social media help save costs in business?Why is social media changing so many aspects of our world?What does it take to develop a social media mind?Over the next five years social media is going to change the nature of education, politics, business, science and even the arts. Its imperatives for greater transparency, responsiveness and engagement are behind the trends which are changing our world. This book is key to understanding how to prepare, what to do and how.

Author : Bill Eddy
Publisher : Unhooked Books
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781936268351

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Biff by Bill Eddy Pdf

This little book gives more than 20 examples of BIFF responses--brief, informative, friendly, and firm--for all areas of life, plus additional tips to help readers deal with high-conflict people anywhere. 158 pp.

Author : Robert W. McChesney,Victor Pickard
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2010-02-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781595587497

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Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights by Robert W. McChesney,Victor Pickard Pdf

Essays by Thomas Frank, Clay Shirky, David Simon, and others: “Anyone concerned about the state of journalism should read this book.” —Library Journal The sudden meltdown of the news media has sparked one of the liveliest debates in recent memory, with an outpouring of opinion and analysis crackling across journals, the blogosphere, and academic publications. Yet, until now, we have lacked a comprehensive and accessible introduction to this new and shifting terrain. In Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights, celebrated media analysts Robert W. McChesney and Victor Pickard have assembled thirty-two illuminating pieces on the crisis in journalism, revised and updated for this volume. Featuring some of today’s most incisive and influential commentators, this comprehensive collection contextualizes the predicament faced by the news media industry through a concise history of modern journalism, a hard-hitting analysis of the structural and financial causes of news media’s sudden collapse, and deeply informed proposals for how the vital role of journalism might be rescued from impending disaster. Sure to become the essential guide to the journalism crisis, Will the Last Reporter Please Turn Out the Lights is both a primer on the news media today and a chronicle of a key historical moment in the transformation of the press.

Author : Michał Głowacki,Lizzie Jackson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135138479

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Public Media Management for the Twenty-First Century by Michał Głowacki,Lizzie Jackson Pdf

This book analyzes the challenges facing public service media management in the face of ongoing technological developments and changing audience behaviors. It connects models, strategies, concepts, and managerial theories with emerging approaches to public media practices through an examination of media services (e.g. blogs, social networks, search engines, content aggregators) and the online performance of traditional public media organizations. Contributors identify the most relevant and useful approaches, those likely to encourage creativity, interaction, and the development of innovative content and services, and discuss how such innovation can underpin the continuation or expansion of public service media in the changing mediascape.

Author : Wm. David Sloan,Jenn Burleson Mackay
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780786430420

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Media Bias by Wm. David Sloan,Jenn Burleson Mackay Pdf

In this book, scholars examine the many prevailing arguments about media bias from a non-polemical perspective. Essays cover individual forms of bias, including ideology, politics, television, photography, religion, abortion, homosexuality, gender, race, crime, environment, region, military, corporate ownership, labor and health. Each essay introduces the topic, presents arguments for and against the specific bias, assesses the evidence for all arguments, and includes a list of suggested readings. Two additional essays discuss the broader aspects of the bias debate and give a personal perspective on reporting the controversial Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.