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The History of Communication

NEWSPAPER

WARS

Civil Rights and White Resistance

in South Carolina, 1935–1965

SID BEDINGFIELD

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Across the WavesHow the United States and France Shaped the International Age of RadioDEREK W. VAILLANT“Vaillant’s stimulating analysis of a neglected dimension of transatlantic broadcasting brilliantly captures the dynamic interplay of international re-lations, technological change, and textual innova-tion, and sheds new light on the place of American radio in the global media landscape.”—Kate Lacey, author of Listening Publics: The Politics and Experi-ence of Listening in the Media Age

264 pp. 6 x 9. 12 b & w photos, 3 maps, 2 charts. 2017. Paperback 978-0-252-08293-1. $29.95; E-book

Becoming the StoryWar Correspondents since 9/11LINDSAY PALMER“[Palmer] is on to something as she examines how Western audiences and readers are encouraged to empathize with war correspondents as heroes, victims, or martyrs.”—New York Review of Books

224 pp. 6 x 9. 10 b & w photos. 2018. Paperback 978-0-252-08321-1. $25.95; E-book

Mister Pulitzer and the SpiderModern News from Realism to the DigitalKEVIN G. BARNHURSTTells the history of an American idea: that modern knowledge can be commanding and democratic at the same time.

“Ambitious and fascinating. . . . A worthy invitation to further research and discussion about the role of journalism in society.”—International Journal of Communication

320 pp. 6.125 x 9.25. 26 charts. 2018. New in Paperback 978-0-252-08391-4. $24.95;; E-book

Making the News PopularMobilizing U.S. News AudiencesANTHONY M. NADLER“In this imaginative and original history, Tony Nadler shows how, since the 1970s, U.S. news institutions have embraced the principle that con-sumer preferences rather than editorial expertise should determine the news agenda. Along the way, he asks important questions about the con-sequences of this enduring approach for our own digital news era.”—Kathy Roberts Forde, author of Literary Journalism on Trial: Masson v. New Yorker and the First Amendment

232 pp. 6 x 9. 1 table. 2016. Paperback 978-0-252-08163-7. $30.00; E-book

Kevin G. Barnhurst

Modern News from Realism to the Digital

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Newspaper WarsCivil Rights and White Resistance in South Carolina, 1935–1965SID BEDINGFIELD“This well-written, deeply contextualized book is as much a political history of South Carolina as it is an examination of race and journalism . . . A commendable study that advances knowledge of the southern press in the civil rights era.” —American Journalism


AEJMC History Division Book Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Race NewsBlack Reporters and the Fight for Racial Justice in the Twentieth CenturyFRED CARROLL“A welcome addition to our understanding of both journalistic and African-American history . . . Race News is highly recommended.”—People’s World


The History of Communicationseries editors: Robert W. McChesney and John C. Nerone

Wired into NatureThe Telegraph and the North American FrontierJAMES SCHWOCH“A unique and important perspective on the vast strategic, ecological, and cultural impact of North America’s first electrical information network. James Schwoch brings important questions of en-vironment, indigeneity, and surveillance back into the story of the telegraph.”—Gregory J. Downey, author of Telegraph Messenger Boys: Labor, Technology, and Geography, 1850–1950

264 pp. 6 x 9. 32 b & w photos, 5 maps. 2018. Paperback 978-0-252-08340-2. $24.95; E-book

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The History of Communication

MEDIALOCALISMThe Policies of Place

Christopher Ali

IndIansIllustratedThe Image of Native Americans

in the Pictorial Press

John M. Coward

Acid HypeAmerican News Media and the Psychedelic ExperienceSTEPHEN SIFFLSD’s trip from multi-colored miracle to mind-melting menace.

“Stephen Siff. . . is never less than shrewd and readable in his assessment of how various news media differed in method and attitude when cover-ing the psychedelic beat.”—Inside Higher Ed


Heroes and ScoundrelsThe Image of the Journalist in Popular CultureMATTHEW C. EHRLICH AND JOE SALTZMAN“With scores of examples and an extensive appen-dix of media sources, Heroes and Scoundrels is a terrific resource for courses in mass communi-cation and society, contemporary issues in journal-ism, journalism ethics, media history, and related courses.”—Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly


Ameryka-Echo and the Public Role of the Immigrant Press

POLISH HEARST

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ANNA D. JAROSZYNSKA-KIRCHMANN’

T H E H I S T O R Y O F C O M M U N I C A T I O N

The RealCybeR WaR

The Political Economy of Internet Freedom

Shawn M. Powers & Michael Jablonski

MATTHEW C. EHRLICH & JOE SALTZMAN

HEROES ANDSCOUNDRELS

The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture

Acid Hype

S T E P H E N S I F F

American News Media andthe Psychedelic Experience

The Polish HearstAmeryka-Echo and the Public Role of the Immigrant PressANNA D. JAROSZYN SKA-KIRCHMANN“A superbly framed and detailed analysis of an influential crossover newspaper. . . . In The Polish Hearst, Jaroszynska-Kirchmann exposes the fascinating, interconnected layers of ethnic history through Ameryka-Echo’s multi-voiced record.” —Polish American Studies

304 pp. 6 x 9. 16 b & w photos. 2015. Hardcover 978-0-252-03909-6. $60.00; E-book

International Communication Book Award, International Studies Association

The Real Cyber WarThe Political Economy of Internet FreedomSHAWN M. POWERS AND MICHAEL JABLONSKI“The Real Cyber War documents the interests at play in contemporary international communication and issues a clarion call to think otherwise about how the Internet might serve global interests rather than parochial ones.”—Journal of Communication

288 pp. 6 x 9. 4 b & w photos, 1 line drawing, 1 chart, 8 tables. 2015. Paperback 978-0-252-08070-8. $25.00; E-book

Received the Tankard Book Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)

Radio UtopiaPostwar Audio Documentary in the Public InterestMATTHEW C. EHRLICH“An excellent contribution to the now-burgeoning field of revisionist radio scholarship.” —Technology and Culture

240 pp. 6 x 9. 2011. 2017. Now in Paperback 978-0-252-08311-2. $28.00; E-book

Digital RebellionThe Birth of the Cyber LeftTODD WOLFSONDigital Rebellion examines the impact of new media and communication technologies on the spatial, strategic, and organizational fabric of social movements.

“A major contribution. . . . Eminently readable, Digital Rebellion is a mixture of reporting and theory all designed to move beyond the horizontal-vertical duality and achieve a synthesis that draws from the best of both worlds.” —Counterpunch

248 pp. 6 x 9. 10 b & w photos, 6 charts, screenshots. 2014. Paperback 978-0-252-08038-8. $30.00; E-book

DIGITAL REBELLION

The Birth of the Cyber Left

THE HISTORY OF COMMUNICATION

Todd Wolfson

Media LocalismThe Policies of PlaceCHRISTOPHER ALI“Media’s woeful lack of localism is matched by lack of definition about what the term really means. Ali’s brilliant dissection of localism in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada provides a foundation for developing strategies to restore our vanished local media.” —Michael Copps, former Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission

272 pp. 6 x 9. 9 tables. 2017. Paperback 978-0-252-08223-8. $25.00; E-book

Indians IllustratedThe Image of Native Americans in the Pictorial PressJOHN M. COWARD”Rich in context and beautifully written. Other scholars have considered the stereotyping of Native Americans, but this book links the phenomenon to journalism/media history and explores the cultural significance of these widely circulated images.”—Janice Hume, author of Popular Media and the American Revolution: Shaping Collective Memory


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