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This ground-breaking collection takes a determinedly critical
perspective, drawing upon the observations of an international
cohort of leading scholars who bring an 'activist' slant to the
subject. The use of 'framing' theory, representation and the
critical discourse tradition feature prominently in the
Introduction, underpinned by more specific methods apposite for
interpreting texts, narratives and actions (i.e. critical discourse
analysis, online ethnographic enquiry, multimodal approaches,
surveys, etc.). The first in-depth academic analysis of mediated
responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, this collection is both a
considered intervention in its own right, and a reference-point for
future research.
This ground-breaking collection takes a determinedly critical
perspective, drawing upon the observations of an international
cohort of leading scholars who bring an 'activist' slant to the
subject. The use of 'framing' theory, representation and the
critical discourse tradition feature prominently in the
Introduction, underpinned by more specific methods apposite for
interpreting texts, narratives and actions (i.e. critical discourse
analysis, online ethnographic enquiry, multimodal approaches,
surveys, etc.). The first in-depth academic analysis of mediated
responses to the Covid-19 pandemic, this collection is both a
considered intervention in its own right, and a reference-point for
future research.
Journalism, Power and Investigation presents a contemporary,
trans-national analysis of investigative journalism. Beginning with
a detailed introduction that examines the relationship between this
form of public communication and normative conceptions of
democracy, the book offers a selection of spirited contributions to
current debates concerning the place, function, and political
impact of investigative work. The 14 chapters, produced by
practising journalists, academics, and activists, cover a range of
topics, with examples drawn from the global struggle to produce
reliable, in-depth accounts of public events. The collection brings
together a range of significant investigations from across the
world. These include an assignment conducted in the dangerous
sectarian environment of Iraq, close engagement with Spain's Memory
Movement, and an account of the work of radical charity Global
Witness. Other chapters examine the relationship between
journalists and state/corporate power, the troubled political
legacy of WikiLeaks, the legal constraints on investigative
journalism in the UK, and the bold international agenda of the
investigative collective The Ferret. This material is accompanied
by other analytical pieces on events in Bermuda, Brazil, and Egypt.
Investigative journalism is a form of reportage that has long
provided a benchmark for in-depth, critical interventions. Using
numerous case studies, Journalism, Power and Investigation gives
students and researchers an insight into the principles and methods
that animate this global search for truth and justice.
'Discourse Power Address' identifies the existence of 'directive'
address, a form of strategic communication which is employed in a
number of dominant practices, including Advertising, Politics,
Public Relations and Corporate representation. Stuart Price argues
that the simulation of intimacy in authoritarian address masks a
drive to power, in which the creation of propositions by powerful
social actors is based on the 'timeliness' of utterance rather than
any real adherence to truth or genuine explanation. Election
broadcasts, political speeches, TV commercials and corporate
advertisements are all scrutinised in order to evaluate competing
perspectives on the creation and circulation of meaning; particular
reference is made to theories of discourse, ideology and address.
In the course of his argument, the author proposes an original
method for determining how authoritarian address attempts to make
an impact on audiences. Providing a cross-disciplinary contribution
to the fields of Communication, Language, Media and Political
Studies, this book provides an original, clear-sighted contribution
to the debate on language and power, and will provide an essential
resource for lecturers, researchers, students, activists and
policy-makers.
'Discourse Power Address' identifies the existence of 'directive'
address, a form of strategic communication which is employed in a
number of dominant practices, including Advertising, Politics,
Public Relations and Corporate representation. Stuart Price argues
that the simulation of intimacy in authoritarian address masks a
drive to power, in which the creation of propositions by powerful
social actors is based on the 'timeliness' of utterance rather than
any real adherence to truth or genuine explanation. Election
broadcasts, political speeches, TV commercials and corporate
advertisements are all scrutinised in order to evaluate competing
perspectives on the creation and circulation of meaning; particular
reference is made to theories of discourse, ideology and address.
In the course of his argument, the author proposes an original
method for determining how authoritarian address attempts to make
an impact on audiences. Providing a cross-disciplinary contribution
to the fields of Communication, Language, Media and Political
Studies, this book provides an original, clear-sighted contribution
to the debate on language and power, and will provide an essential
resource for lecturers, researchers, students, activists and
policy-makers.
Journalism, Power and Investigation presents a contemporary,
trans-national analysis of investigative journalism. Beginning with
a detailed introduction that examines the relationship between this
form of public communication and normative conceptions of
democracy, the book offers a selection of spirited contributions to
current debates concerning the place, function, and political
impact of investigative work. The 14 chapters, produced by
practising journalists, academics, and activists, cover a range of
topics, with examples drawn from the global struggle to produce
reliable, in-depth accounts of public events. The collection brings
together a range of significant investigations from across the
world. These include an assignment conducted in the dangerous
sectarian environment of Iraq, close engagement with Spain's Memory
Movement, and an account of the work of radical charity Global
Witness. Other chapters examine the relationship between
journalists and state/corporate power, the troubled political
legacy of WikiLeaks, the legal constraints on investigative
journalism in the UK, and the bold international agenda of the
investigative collective The Ferret. This material is accompanied
by other analytical pieces on events in Bermuda, Brazil, and Egypt.
Investigative journalism is a form of reportage that has long
provided a benchmark for in-depth, critical interventions. Using
numerous case studies, Journalism, Power and Investigation gives
students and researchers an insight into the principles and methods
that animate this global search for truth and justice.
In this original and provocative new book, Stuart Price identifies
the existence of a practice that lies at the core of the western
security regime -- the projection of the worst-case scenario. This
consists of the projection of a significant material threat, made
by an authoritative or executive power, used to bolster the
security agenda of the neo-liberal state. This in turn has altered
the conduct of military and police operations, which are
increasingly directed against any substantial expression of
dissent. Using a wide range of official sources and case studies -
from 9/11 to the riots in Greece -- Price analyzes the
paramilitary, political, economic and cultural maneuvers of the
security regime as it attempts to reproduce a "command structure"
within civil society. In doing so, he demonstrates that, unlike the
openly "totalitarian" states of the past, bureaucratic rule is
favored over charismatic leadership, and the ostentatious display
of coercive authority is characterized as a temporary measure. It
is, he argues, a process that must be recognized and resisted.
Brute Reality provides an authoritative analysis of those formal
attempts, made by prominent social actors, to present a rationale
for the existence and exercise of coercive power. The 'War on
Terror' and its associated campaigns are presented as an aggressive
attempt to assert the contradictory interests of a trans-national
elite. The period chosen to illustrate the key characteristics of
this enterprise, extends from the state of 'war' created after the
September 11th attacks, to the strategic adjustments begun during
the nadir of the Iraq adventure; it also includes reference to the
modifications in policy carried out under the auspices of the Obama
Presidency. The book provides a critical insight into a number of
influential structures that have helped to shape contemporary
attitudes to warfare, and contains a wealth of transcripts and
media sources, from Channel Four's coverage of September 11th, to
the rhetorical pronouncements of leading politicians. Brute Reality
represents a significant addition to the existing literature on
representations of the 'War on Terror' in the mass media, and will
have a strong appeal to keen students of media, communication,
cultural and American studies.
Contemporary protest, often presented in media forms as a dramatic
ritual played out in an iconic public space has provided a potent
symbol of the widespread economic and social discontent that is a
feature of European life under the rule of "austerity." Yet,
beneath this surface activity, which provides the headlines and
images familiar from mainstream news coverage, lies a whole array
of deeper structures, modes of behavior, and forms of human
affiliation. Contemporary Protest and the Legacy of Dissent offers
a vibrant and insightful overview of modern protest movements,
ideologies, and events. Written by academics and activists familiar
with the strategies, values, and arguments of those groups and
individuals responsible for shaping the modern landscape of
protest, it reveals the inside story of a number of campaigns and
events. It analyzes the various manifestations of dissent-on and
offline, visible and obscure, progressive and reactionary-through
the work of a number of commentators and dedicated "academic
activists," while reassessing the standard explanatory frameworks
supplied by contemporary theorists. In doing so, it offers a
coherent account of the range of academic and theoretical
approaches to the study of protest and social movements.
Contributions by: David Bates, Mark Bergfeld, Vincent Campbell,
Claire English, Ingrid M. Hoofd, Soeren Keil, Matthew Ogilvie,
Stuart Price, Anandi Ramamurthy, Ruth Sanz Sabido, Lee Salter,
Cassian Sparkes-Vian, and Thomas Swann.
This volume represents a timely and essential contribution for both
scholars and readers of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Whereas the bulk
of literary, academic, and investigative coverage of the Pandemic
has focussed on factors such as i) maintaining social cohesion, ii)
developing a vaccine, iii) fighting fake news, this submission
explores the erosion of civil liberties and human rights during the
pandemic, the increase of policing and supervisory practices, and
the innovative ways in which contemporary social movements have
expressed their concerns at the measures governments have put in
place. The volume challenges restrictions placed on freedom of
speech, in which contrary opinions to mainstream public discourse
have been branded as fake news, disinformation, or conspiratorial.
It questions the legitimacy of authoritative voices such as the BBC
with regards to the regurgitation of political dogma and the
profound lack of investigative reportage therein. The volume
examines how new or conventional social movements have responded to
the pandemic and how fundamental human and civil rights such as
those campaigned for by Black Lives Matter has united people from
different backgrounds.
Sites of Protest examines the global resurgence of protest
movements and the ways in which they use public and private space -
both physical and 'immaterial' - to secure attention for a wide
variety of causes, cultural events and moral campaigns. The book
takes its readers inside the mindset, not only of protestors and
activists, but also of the state and corporate authorities that
attempt to limit the impact of dissent. It also explains how media
outlets frame the wide variety of international events and
controversies that make up modern protest movements, and examines
the myths that surround activism and the Internet. Has the
landscape of dissent changed forever, or does the fact that
protestors still rely on the symbolism associated with a particular
'place', mean that their interventions will remain localised and
will fail to create a universal appeal?
Sites of Protest examines the global resurgence of protest
movements and the ways in which they use public and private space -
both physical and 'immaterial' - to secure attention for a wide
variety of causes, cultural events and moral campaigns. The book
takes its readers inside the mindset, not only of protestors and
activists, but also of the state and corporate authorities that
attempt to limit the impact of dissent. It also explains how media
outlets frame the wide variety of international events and
controversies that make up modern protest movements, and examines
the myths that surround activism and the Internet. Has the
landscape of dissent changed forever, or does the fact that
protestors still rely on the symbolism associated with a particular
'place', mean that their interventions will remain localised and
will fail to create a universal appeal?
Contemporary protest, often presented in media forms as a dramatic
ritual played out in an iconic public space has provided a potent
symbol of the widespread economic and social discontent that is a
feature of European life under the rule of "austerity." Yet,
beneath this surface activity, which provides the headlines and
images familiar from mainstream news coverage, lies a whole array
of deeper structures, modes of behavior, and forms of human
affiliation. Contemporary Protest and the Legacy of Dissent offers
a vibrant and insightful overview of modern protest movements,
ideologies, and events. Written by academics and activists familiar
with the strategies, values, and arguments of those groups and
individuals responsible for shaping the modern landscape of
protest, it reveals the inside story of a number of campaigns and
events. It analyzes the various manifestations of dissent-on and
offline, visible and obscure, progressive and reactionary-through
the work of a number of commentators and dedicated "academic
activists," while reassessing the standard explanatory frameworks
supplied by contemporary theorists. In doing so, it offers a
coherent account of the range of academic and theoretical
approaches to the study of protest and social movements.
Contributions by: David Bates, Mark Bergfeld, Vincent Campbell,
Claire English, Ingrid M. Hoofd, Soeren Keil, Matthew Ogilvie,
Stuart Price, Anandi Ramamurthy, Ruth Sanz Sabido, Lee Salter,
Cassian Sparkes-Vian, and Thomas Swann.
This collection of essays has its origins in the MeCCSA 2007
conference held in Coventry in January that year. Like most edited
volumes which emerge from conference contexts, this one comprises a
richly diverse set of original papers which span the various themes
and topics which together make up the fascinating field of media
and communication. The book is broadly divided into four sections:
media/public; media workers and professional identity; media
industries and policy concerns; and political communication. The
first section looks at the transformation of the private and public
spheres through new technologies, and the phenomenon and
implications of audience-mediated genres such as reality TV. The
second part of the book looks at media practice from the point of
view of both content and the self-policing of professional norms.
The third part considers media policy including gender issues
within the Scottish creative industries, and the history and future
of the BBC charter. The last section looks a political
communication and essays here are concerned with elite political
rhetoric, together with a consideration of the internet's impact on
political activism. The editors believe that, within the
wide-ranging subject matter our authors have considered, a common
theme emerges. This is the way in which contemporary communication
acts are structured by a number of closely related forces; capital,
technology, social norms, resistive practices and gendered
subjectivity all contribute to the production of public meaning.
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