Discover the Secrets to Getting Published. Writing a book? In the beginning stages of writing a book, most people start with a blank page and write their entire manuscript. According to author and acquisitions editor W. Terry Whalin, this approach is backwards. About 80% to 90% of nonfiction books are sold from a book proposal. This mysterious document called a proposal contains many elements that will never appear in a manuscript-yet these details are critical to publishing executives who make the decision about publishing or rejecting an author's project. In Book Proposals That Sell, Terry reveals 21 secrets to creating a book proposal that every author needs in order to create one that sells.

An economic and cultural revolution has shaken the photobook world in the last five years: self-publishing. An army of photographers operating as publishers have had an instrumental role in today's photobook renaissance. This book offers a do-it-yourself manual and a survey of key examples of self-published success stories, as well as a self-publishing manifesto and list of resources. The manual portion of this volume offers insight, advice, and rudimentary how-tos for the photographer interested in self-publishing. The survey offers an overview of the contemporary self-publishing landscape and includes a contribution by the Museum of Modern Art's art librarian and bibliographer David Senior, which grounds today's activities in a legacy of artists' books and collectives. The case studies themselves will each illustrate a particular theme and genre of self-publishing (such as diary, documentary, or conceptual object), and will be accompanied by personal testimonies from the artists who created them. Author Bruno Ceschel, founder of the Self Publish, Be Happy organization, provides a rallying cry for all those involved in the contemporary photobook revolution-a moment in which the photobook, in all its infinitesimal manifestations, has never before been so omnipresent in our cultural landscape, nor so critical to the photographer's practice. Self Publish, Be Happy, founded by Bruno Ceschel in 2010, collects, studies, and celebrates self-published photobooks through an ongoing program of workshops, live events, and on/ offline projects. Its London-based collection contains more than two thousand publications. Self Publish, Be Happy is the physical manifestation of a worldwide online community formed of a new, ever-evolving generation of young artists, who experiment, stretch, and play with the medium of photography.

The original essays in Oxford Twenty-First Century Approaches to Literature mean to provoke rather than reassure, to challenge rather than codify. Instead of summarizing existing knowledge, scholars working in the field aim at opening fresh discussion; instead of emphasizing settled consensus they direct their readers to areas of enlivened and unresolved debate. Booksellers, authors, and academics have been talking about world literature since Goethe made the term fashionable in the early nineteenth century. Yet amidst all the talk of books that 'circulate' and literature as a kind of universal property that can function as a 'window on the world', how do we account for the people who live in real places, and who write, translate, market, and read the texts that travel on these global journeys? World Authorship breaks new ground by showing how to bring together the real-world contexts of authorship with the literary worlds of fiction. Written by world-leading academics and creative professionals including authors, translators, publishers, editors, prize jurors, and literary festival organizers, World Authorship updates Michael Foucault's 'author function' by significantly expanding the network of people and practices involved in literature. It covers keyword aspects of world authorship, grounding them in the study of actual literary texts to illuminate how literature is shared and made in different parts of the world and at different times in history. At the heart of all contributions, however, is one key question: where is the human element in world literature? By covering everything from 'Beginnings' to 'Voice', World Authorship provides the answer.

Freedom of press is a cornerstone of our democratic political system. But reporters, pundits, and editors face intense pressure to serve as propagandists rather than journalists in their coverage of U.S. foreign policy. Too many members of the news media seem unable to make that distinction and play their proper role as watchdogs for the American people regarding possible government incompetence or misconduct. Since World War II, America has become a garrison state always prepared for armed conflict and the conflating of journalism and propaganda has grown worse--even in situations that do not involve actual combat for the United States. That behavior increasingly constrains and distorts the public's consideration of Washington's role in the world.In Unreliable Watchdog, Ted Galen Carpenter focuses on the nature and extent of the American news media's willingness to accept official accounts and policy justifications, too often throwing skepticism aside. He takes readers through an examination of the media's performance with respect to the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, the conflicts in the Balkans, the prelude to the Iraq War, the civil wars in Libya and Syria, and Washington's post-Cold War relations with both Russia and China. The analysis explores why most journalists--as well as social media platforms--seem willing to collaborate with government officials in pushing an activist foreign policy, even when tactics or results have been questionable, disappointing, or even disastrous.Unreliable Watchdog jump-starts a badly needed conversation about how the press must improve its coverage of foreign policy and national security issues if it is to serve its proper role for the American people.

Anna-Lena Wagner konzipiert in ihrer Arbeit aus sozialintegrativer Perspektive Grundzuge einer lokalen Gesellschaft und befasst sich mit nahraumspezifischen Qualitaten des Journalismus. In einer empirischen Analyse liefert sie erstens detaillierte Befunde zu den Inhalten des Lokaljournalismus: Wie kritisch berichtet er z. B. uber politische Angelegenheiten? Wie intensiv kommen 'normale' Burgerinnen und Burger bei Fragen des Alltags zu Wort? Welche Relevanz hat die Berichterstattung uber Kultur- und Vereinsthemen? Dazu hat die Autorin Daten einer Inhaltsanalyse von 103 Lokalausgaben von Zeitungen und ihren Onlineablegern in Deutschland, erhoben im DFG-Projekt "Lokaljournalismus in Deutschland", sekundaranalytisch ausgewertet. Die Autorin prasentiert zweitens Bestimmungsfaktoren der lokaljournalistischen Qualitat, die sie in einem umfangreichen explorativen Vorgehen ermittelt hat. Sie zeigt auf, inwiefern Faktoren verschiedener Analyseebenen (z. B. redaktionelle Strukturen, Wettbewerbssituation von Zeitungen, gesellschaftlicher Kontext) die Qualitat (mit-)bestimmen.

Obwohl sich Journalismus und Unternehmenskommunikation in Funktion und Selbstverstandnis immer noch deutlich voneinander unterscheiden, hat die digitale Transformation fur eine zunehmende Konvergenz beider Berufsfelder gesorgt. Die Frage, wie und unter welchen Voraussetzungen OEffentlichkeit erzeugt wird, stellt sich angesichts eines tiefgreifenden Medienwandels mit zunehmender Dringlichkeit. Dieses Buch beschreibt das Spannungsverhaltnis zwischen beiden Feldern mit Blick auf technologische, oekonomische und praktische Aspekte. Expert*innen aus Journalismus, Unternehmen und Forschung erlautern - wissenschaftlich fundiert und anhand von zahlreichen Praxisbeispielen -, wie sich das neue Miteinander gestaltet: von den jeweils berufsspezifischen Umbruchen uber Wissensvermittlung, -transfer und Netzwerkarbeit bis hin zu neuen Businessmodellen und -strategien fur beide Berufsfelder.Ein Buch fur Journalist*innen, journalistische Unternehmer*innen, Kommunikationsverantwortliche in Unternehmen, Studierende und praxisorientierte Wissenschaftler*innen. Mit Beitragen von: * Dr. Matthias Albisser, Hochschule Luzern* Prof. Dr. Christopher Buschow, Bauhaus-Universitat Weimar* Prof. Dr. Matthias Degen, Westfalische Hochschule* Prof. Dr. Alexander Godulla, Universitat Leipzig* M.A. Benjamin Held, Westfalische Hochschule* Dr. Constanze Jecker, Hochschule Luzern* Prof. Dr. Florian Meissner, Hochschule Macromedia* M.A. Megan Neumann, Ostfalia Hochschule fur angewandte Wissenschaften* Prof. Dr. Marc-Christian Ollrog, Ostfalia Hochschule fur angewandte Wissenschaften* Rosanna Planer, Universitat Leipzig* Prof. Dr. Lars Rademacher, Hochschule Darmstadt* Prof. Dr. Christoph Raetzsch, School of Communication and Culture* Dr. Jonas Schutzeneder, Katholische Universitat Eichstatt-Ingolstadt* Prof. Dr. Rene Seidenglanz, Quadriga Hochschule* M.A. Hauke Serger, Bauhaus-Universitat Weimar* Dr. Klaus Spachmann, Universitat Hohenheim* B.A. Karoline Steinbock, Ostfalia Hochschule fur angewandte Wissenschaften* M.A. Maike Suhr, Bauhaus-Universitat Weimar* Dr. Daniel Vogel, foeg - Forschungszentrum OEffentlichkeit und Gesellschaft* Prof. Dr. Stefan Weinacht, Westfalische Hochschule* Prof. Dr. Cornelia Wolf, Universitat Leipzig

Directed specifically to the needs of academic authors, this realistic handbook is a guide to publishing success for both beginning and seasoned scholars. Robin Derricourt uses an immensely readable series of informal letters to provide a fund of practical advice: an up-to-date manual on how to plan and prepare a book, approach a publisher, secure a contract, and build a reliable author-publisher relationship that will last throughout the process of publication and marketing. Informed by rare common sense, and a sense of humor, the book speaks clearly about the most recent developments in the rapidly changing world of electronic publishing, clarifying what can and cannot be achieved with word processors. From the possible negative responses of a publisher to the questions implied by success--new editions and subsidiary rights--"An Author's Guide to Scholarly Publishing" is indispensable reading for academics in every field.

Derricourt's candid yet encouraging suggestions will be useful at any stage of book preparation, including the process of writing, when focusing on purpose and audience benefits both the author and the future publisher, not to mention the future reader Furthermore, his "letters" include those on various kinds of books--standard monographs, technical books, conference volumes, edited volumes, collected papers, textbooks, and works built on dissertations. A reference of "nuts and bolts," this book is also quick and entertaining reading when perused from cover to cover.

Der Online-Journalismus hat dem Nachrichtenschreiben neues Leben eingehaucht. Mobile User verlangen nach schneller und praziser Information, die Platz auf einem kleinen Bildschirm findet. Erfolgreiche Content-Produzenten erinnern sich darum an die "umgekehrte Pyramide", an Nachrichtenfaktoren und W-Fragen. Sie wissen, wann man Prasens, Perfekt und Imperfekt einsetzt und wie das mit den Konjunktiven funktioniert. Und naturlich haben Sie eine Ahnung davon, wie ein Online-Teaser verfasst werden muss, um Reichweite zu erzeugen.Modernes Nachrichtenschreiben bedeutet aber nicht nur, die um digitale Aspekte erweiterten klassischen Regeln beherrschen und anwenden zu koennen. Es geht darum, diese Regeln weiterzuentwickeln - und auch einmal lustvoll uber den Haufen zu werfen. Mut zu mehr Lebendigkeit und zum professionellen Anderssein wird zum Qualitatsmerkmal. So machen Nachrichten wieder Spass: beim Schreiben und beim Lesen.

Bilder in der Presseberichterstattung nehmen Einfluss auf die Deutungs- und Wahrnehmungsmuster von Migration. Dadurch sind sie, die Bilder, Teil von gesellschaftlichen Aushandlungsprozessen uber Migration. UEber Pressebilder versichern sich Gesellschaften ihrer aktuellen Verfasstheit, sodass sie als Teil von Selbstverstandigungsprozessen verstanden werden mussen. Aus dieser Perspektive widmet sich die Untersuchung Bildmotiven, die im Zeitraum der spaten 1950er bis fruhen 1990er Jahre in der Presseberichterstattung uber 'Flucht' und 'Asyl' veroeffentlicht wurden und leistet so einen Beitrag zum Verstandnis der Bundesrepublik als Migrationsgesellschaft in historischer Perspektive.

Mark Bowden, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down, brings readers into the heat of a story in a way few writers can. Road Work offers a selection of the best of his award-winning nonfiction, from his breakout stories for the Philadelphia Inquirer to his trenchant pieces in the Atlantic on the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Whether traveling to a small town in Rhode Island to penetrate one of the largest cocaine rings in history, or to the Luangwa Valley in Zambia where a team of antipoachers fights to save the black rhino, Bowden takes us down rough roads previously off-limits. "The Dark Art of Interrogation" exposes the top-secret world of Guantanamo Bay, offering an insider's view of the controversial, often shocking ways America is fighting its war on terror. "Tales of a Tyrant" takes us into the world of Saddam Hussein, shedding new and dramatic light on his life, his reign of terror, and his days on the run. From everyday people to mad scientists to celebrities such as Al Sharpton and Norman Mailer, Road Work invites us into the private and public lives of unique and fascinating characters. Powerfully gripping, elucidating, even wryly humorous, Road Work shows why Mark Bowden has won a reputation as a nonfiction writer of the very highest caliber.

Long before the current preoccupation with "fake news," American newspapers routinely ran stories that were not quite, strictly speaking, true. Today, a firm boundary between fact and fakery is a hallmark of journalistic practice, yet for many readers and publishers across more than three centuries, this distinction has seemed slippery or even irrelevant. From fibs about royal incest in America's first newspaper to social-media-driven conspiracy theories surrounding Barack Obama's birthplace, Andie Tucher explores how American audiences have argued over what's real and what's not-and why that matters for democracy. Early American journalism was characterized by a hodgepodge of straightforward reporting, partisan broadsides, humbug, tall tales, and embellishment. Around the start of the twentieth century, journalists who were determined to improve the reputation of their craft established professional norms and the goal of objectivity. However, Tucher argues, the creation of outward forms of factuality unleashed new opportunities for falsehood: News doesn't have to be true as long as it looks true. Propaganda, disinformation, and advocacy-whether in print, on the radio, on television, or online-could be crafted to resemble the real thing. Dressed up in legitimate journalistic conventions, this "fake journalism" became inextricably bound up with right-wing politics, to the point where it has become an essential driver of political polarization. Shedding light on the long history of today's disputes over disinformation, Not Exactly Lying is a timely consideration of what happens to public life when news is not exactly true.

Corona-Pandemie, Klimawandel, Terrorismus, Fluchtlings- und Wirtschaftskrise, Militareinsatze in Afghanistan und Mali, Abgasskandal etc. Die Liste der Risiken, Krisen und Konflikte ist lang, und die "Falle" sind zunehmend komplex. Wie steht es um die professionelle Kommunikation daruber? Ist sie hinreichend transparent und achtsam-kritisch, oder vielmehr interessengeleitet und oberflachlich? Interne Strukturen und Vorgaben sowie dynamische externe Rahmenbedingungen erschweren die Kommunikation. Es mangelt mitunter an Formaten, Moeglichkeiten, Ressourcen, Mut oder auch Expertise und Koennen. Diejenigen, die bei Risiken und Krisen professionell OEffentlichkeit herstellen (mussen), kommunizieren moeglicherweise nicht ausreichend (gut) miteinander und haben dabei die Optionen sozialer Medien und deren Akteure (noch) nicht regelmassig im Blickfeld. Das vielschichtige Beziehungsgeflecht der Kommunikatoren bietet scheinbar mehr Irritations- als Synergiepotentiale. Der Sammelband bundelt erstmalig in dieser Form interdisziplinare Erfahrungswerte und Erkenntnisse von Akteuren aus Journalismus, Politik, Wissenschaft, Umwelt und Gesundheit. Dadurch werden Herausforderungen und Chancen medialer Vermittlung von Risiken und Krisen identifiziert und zugleich die Notwendigkeit und Ansatzpunkte fur eine explizit auf dieses Thema ausgerichtete Ausbildung verdeutlicht.

Medaillen und Titel sind die Wahrung erfolgreicher Sportler. Wer ganz oben steht, wird von den Medien zum Star gemacht und von den Fans verehrt. Hierfur gehen Leistungssportler an ihre koerperlichen und mentalen Grenzen - und oft daruber hinaus. In diesem Buch erzahlen Olympiasieger, Weltmeister und Champions League-Sieger durch exklusiv gefuhrte Interviews uber ihre Leidenschaft fur den Sport. Sie berichten aber auch ungeschminkt uber die Schattenseiten. Leistungsdruck, Burnout, Schmerzen, Magersucht, Depressionen, AEngste - nichts ist ihnen fremd. Gerald Asamoah * Matthias Behr * Karla Borger * Timo Hildebrand * Ottmar Hitzfeld * Clara Klug * Michael Koellner * Dominik Nerz * Elisabeth Seitz * Frank Stabler * Kristina Vogel Selten sprachen Spitzensportler so offen daruber, wie sie mit Ruckschlagen und Krisen umgegangen sind. Das Buch enthalt abrufbare Videoausschnitte aus den gefuhrten Gesprachen. Erganzt werden die Portrats durch ein ausfuhrliches Interview mit Dr. Valentin Z. Markser, einem der renommiertesten deutschen Sportpsychiater.

Schreiben heisst sich zeigen. Dieses essential zeigt, wie man sich schreibend von seiner besten Seite zeigt. Dieses essential vermittelt kompakt und anschaulich das Know-how und Handwerkszeug furs Schreiben lesefreundlicher Texte, die Kunden uberzeugen, Kolleginnen erfreuen, Vorgesetzte beeindrucken und Spenderinnen binden. Dieses essential ist keine Stilkunde mit erhobenem Zeigefinger, sondern erlautert praxisorientiert, wie man Schreibhurden uberwindet und sich das Schreibleben erleichtert - wie man Freude am Schreiben entwickelt.

You've seen Manhunt, now read this powerful and personal account from Milly Dowler's sister Gemma . . . 'My name is Gemma Dowler. On 21 March 2002, a serial killer named Levi Bellfield stole my sister and sent our family to hell . . .' In My Sister Milly, Gemma Dowler recounts the terrible day of Milly's disappearance, the suspicions that fell on the family, the torture of encountering the murderer in court, the fatal errors made by the police, how it very nearly destroyed her family and how love and hope helped the family survive. Everyone thinks they know the story of Milly Dowler, but only one person knows the true pain of having lost her sister, and how a family can rediscover hope to survive. ________________ 'Compelling. An amazing book' Jeremy Vine, BBC Radio 2 'Heartbreaking' Daily Mail 'Tragic, poignant, full of emotional memories' Daily Mirror