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Humour, so much a part of everyday communication and the pleasure of media consumption, has been strangely marginalised in journalism/communication studies. This innovative volume, edited by Richard Lance Keeble and David Swick, at last puts the focus on the funniest pages with studies of print and online journalism in a wide range of countries: Brazil, Britain, Spain, Mexico, the Philippines and the United States of America. Separate sections...

Recent advances in digital technologies are allowing data journalists to find and tell stories in new and visually exciting ways, often working in collaboration with developers, statisticians and designers. It's a new frontier for many newsrooms, but not without its own teething pains. This much anticipated follow-up volume to the bestselling Data Journalism: Mapping the future features 30 chapters from journalists, developers and academics on...

FOI laws are important in democracy because they guarantee the 'right to know'. It exists in more than 90 countries and helps to expose corruption and maladministration, and assures transparency in public decision making. But problems persist, with hard-won access to government secrets compromised by 'gaming' of FOI, wide increases in national security exemptions, political interference, and journalists misusing the Act for fishing expeditions...

SPECIAL AUSTRALIAN EDITION Guest-edited by Sue Joseph . Balancing acts and narrative ethics in Anna Krien's Night games and Helen Garner's The first stone - by Fiona Giles and William Roberts . From making front page to landing between covers: An ethical inquiry into contemporary book-length journalism in Australia - by Matthew Ricketson . On mourning, making, circulating: Refusing the 'posthumous humiliation' of Susan Sontag - by Carolyn Rick...

PAPERS . Reporter power: News organisations, duty of care and the use of locally-hired news gatherers in Syria - Richard Pendry . Phantom of the Opera: A lesson in genuine dialogue - Slavica Kodish . The rediscovery of ideology (once again): A tribute to Stuart Hall - Justin Schlosberg . The work and 'architecture of listening': Requisites for ethical organisation-public communication - Jim Macnamara . Kant's contribution to the ethics of comm...

An entertaining approach to Basic Mathematics As long as man knows counting he is a mathematician. Only the approach to application in practice is different for different people. This book offers thirteen chapters with 392 entertaining problems to challenge and assist enthusiastic children to sharpen their brains. A few examples from this book are given below. �4 = 25p Square-rooting each side �2 = 5p 2000 years old Indian magic square has mor...

This book is the first to describe a very successful objective unified field theory which emerged in 2003 and which is already mainstream physics - Einstein Cartan Evans (ECE) field theory. The latter completes the well known work of Einstein and Cartan, who from 1925 to 1955 sought to unify field theory in physics with the principles of general relativity. These principles are based on the need for objectivity in natural philosophy, were firs...

As the BBC approaches its century in 2012, it has become a national institution but one under constant financial and political pressures. The 2015 licence fee settlement was concluded in just five days, the BBC charter is due for renewal in 2017. The clouds are dark on the horizon, the political vultures are circling. It has a national place - but how many friends in high places? This comprehensive book examines the BBC's future from many angl...

Accounting is a central function in businesses today. This book serves as an introductory companion to those pursuing courses in accountancy by simplifying this important business function. It features: ? Worked examples in each chapter taking the learner through the various stages of preparing accounts ? Revision questions that can be used to ground ideas that have been learned in the chapters tackled ? A coherent flow that allows the learner...

Media and the wider sector of communication are changing under the impact of the Internet. The changes affect all aspects of the communication process, audiences, media and information producers and, inevitably, the role of the media in society. As communication industries are converging it becomes possible for companies to expand the range of their services. Previously clearly defined industry structures are dissolving and integrated media co...

Evolutionary Biology and Ecology are gradually moving towards one another, but often times progress seems to come more through a "random walk in the dark" than through planned and coherent theoretical synthesis. Although this book doesn't claim to have all the answers, it provides a fascinating glimpse into what key aspects of such a synthesis may look like. Divided into eight 'chapter essays' this book: .Re-evaluates the niche concept, emphas...

Principles of Business and Management' is a refreshing introductory book to business studies. It features: ? Examples which are easy to understand as they are drawn from everyday experiences. ? A wide range of questions which help the reader to appreciate the pervasive nature of business in their environment today. ? Case studies with sample answers that act as a guide to tackling examination questions while appreciating the challenges of busi...

When you insert a straight stick in water, you will surprisedly find that the stick appears bent. Yet, this is in fact an optical illusion resulting from the refraction of light. Nature always hides her secret with attractive veiling. This may also be true for the motion of objects. Although everything around us appears to move in a continuous and lawful way, it is in all probability that their motion is discontinuous and random in reality as ...

This book is the first to describe a very successful objective unified field theory which emerged in 2003 and which is already mainstream physics -Einstein Cartan Evans (ECE)field theory.The latter completes the well known work of Einstein and Cartan, who from 1925 to 1955 sought to unify field theory in physics with the principles of general relativity.These principles are based on the need for objectivity in natural philosophy, were first su...

.journalists, broadcasters, public relations and advertising practitioners as well as mass communication scholars will find this a useful reference material. Chukwuemeka Chikelu, Minister, Information and National Orientation, Nigeria, 2004. This book is a valuable resource, a guide through the jargon and terminology of the world of media and mass communication.(it) provides students, professionals and academics alike with a way to comprehend ...

Man is a wolf to man. Managers abuse their power, subordinates shirk their duties, they all lie to get away with it.All organisations generate privileges, particularly for those who sit at the top, office politics result from people competing against each other to gain or retain these privileges for themselves. Yet, while it is true that some background noise of internal politics is inevitable in any human enterprise, certain conditions can ei...

Leeds Studies in English is an international, refereed journal based in the School of English, University of Leeds. Leeds Studies in English publishes articles on Old and Middle English literature, Old Icelandic language and literature, and the historical study of the English language.

Far too little work has been done around the question of value, this is a notable contribution to the field. .....This book will give you a head start in communicating the value inherent in your goods and services to the stakeholders who matter most to your business...your customers". David Thorp, Director of Research and Professional Development, The Chartered Institute of Marketing "The contents of this book are at the very heart of understa...

One investigative journalist, the Guardian's Nick Davies, digging away over two years, has almost brought the Murdoch empire crashing to its knees. His reports of phone hacking at the News of the World unveiled some very unethical practices. The Guardian was also responsible for many of the biggest scoops of recent years: for instance, investigating the killing of mews vendor Ian Tomlinson at the G20 demonstration in London in April 2009 and c...

Almost hidden by the noise over BBC Charter renewal, Channel 4's whole future is up for debate, with privatisation back on the agenda. The government says privatisation would secure the Channel's future: Channel 4 thinks it would destroy its unique role in British broadcasting. Who's right - and who's going to win the argument?