Guides: Communication Studies: New Books 2022-23

New Books

America on Film by Harry M. Benshoff
Call Number: PN 1995.9 .M56 B46 2021

A comprehensive and insightful examination of the diverse viewpoints and perspectives in American cinema throughout the 20th and 21st centuries Examines industrial, socio-cultural, and aesthetic factors that contribute to cinematic representations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability.
Being Present by Jeanine W. Turner
Call Number: HM 1166 .T875 2022

Offers a framework to navigate social presence at work and at home. By exploring four primary communication choices--budgeted, entitled, competitive, and invitational--Turner shows when and where to employ each to effectively communicate in a notification-saturated world.
Camera Man by Dana Stevens
Call Number: PN 2287 .K4 S74 2022

Examines the life of comedy legend and acclaimed filmmaker Buster Keaton and how it reflected changes in the world around him in entertainment, journalism, law, technology, the political and social status of women, and the popular understanding of addiction.
A Century of Repression by Ralph Engelman
Call Number: KF 4775 .E54 2022

Examines the use of the Espionage Act of 1917 as the most important yet least understood law threatening freedom of the press in modern American history., including two World Wars, the Cold War, and the War on Terror.
The Chaos Machine by Max Fisher
Call Number: HM 742 .F53 2022

Tells the gripping inside story of how greedy social networks preyed on psychological frailties to create algorithms that drive everyday users to extreme opinions and extreme actions. Relates how heroic outsiders and Silicon Valley defectors raised the alarm and revealed what was happening behind the closed doors of Big Tech.
Covering Muslims by Erik Bleich
Call Number: PN 4888 .I78 B54 2022

Presents a systematic, large-scale analysis of American newspaper coverage of Muslims from 1996 to 2016, showing that even articles about mundane topics tend to be more negative than those touching on groups as diverse as Catholics, Jews, Hindus, African Americans, Latinos, Mormons, or atheists.
The Future of Business Journalism by Chris Roush
Call Number: PN 4784 .C7 R66 2022

Business owners, consumers, and employees have long relied on the news to make financial decisions. Now, few can afford expensive subscriptions to important business news. Roush shows how businesses, journalists, and media can work together to support the economic and financial literacy needed for an informed citizenry.
Latinx TV in the Twenty-First Century by Frederick Luis Aldama
Call Number: PN 1992.8 .H54 L38 2022

Once heavily underrepresented and harmfully stereotypical, Latinx representation on TV is beginning to give careful nuance to regional, communal, and familial experiences among U.S. Latinx people. This book offers an expansive and critical look at contemporary television by and about U.S. Latinx communities.
Listening for Life by Patricia Johnson
Call Number: BV 4335 .J65 2021

Taken from the experience of a chaplain, this book gives examples of how to listen with our full attention when other have something to share
News for the Rich, White, and Blue by Nikki Usher
Call Number: PN 4888 .P6 U84 2021

As cash-strapped metropolitan newspapers struggle to maintain their traditional influence and quality reporting, news outlets have pivoted to serving readers who pay for news, skewing coverage toward a wealthy, white, and liberal audience. The author proposes innovative ways to diversify coverage and readership.
Pop Culture, Politics, and the News by Joel Penney
Call Number: P 94.6 .P435 2022

Explores how pop culture news has taken on an important role in contemporary political discourse. A cutting-edge, data-rich analysis of the blurring boundaries between entertainment, politics, social media activism, and partisan journalism.
Seen and Unseen by Marc Lamont Hill
Call Number: HM 671 .H55 2022

A riveting exploration of how the power of visual media over the last few years has shifted the narrative on race and reignited the push towards justice. Explores four recent pivotal moments in America's racial divide and reveals the connections between news headlines and social media feeds and the country's long struggle against racism.
Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of Our Democracy by Lee C. Bollinger
Call Number: JC 591 .S58 2022

Explores the problem of hate speech, disinformation, propaganda campaigns, and incitement of violence-on the internet, and on social media. Features a variety of perspectives from some of America's leading experts and offers new insights for the future of free speech in the social media era.

New eBooks

Academic Conference Presentations by Mark Freiermuth
A step-by-step guide to giving a successful academic conference presentation, from the initial idea and the abstract submission to the presentation itself. Highlights good and bad practices while explaining each introduced feature in a very accessible style.
Arab Digital Journalism by Noha Mellor
Examines digital journalistic practices in the Arab region, exploring how Arab journalists understand their roles and how digital technologies in Arab newsrooms both provided a new platform for citizens and powerful agents to exchange views while allowing Arab states and authorities to crack down on journalists and citizen journalism.
American Television During a Television Presidency (eBook) by Karen McNally
Explores the ways television documents, satirizes, and critiques the political era of the Trump presidency. From inequalities to resistance, and from fandom to historical memory, an international group of scholars critically analyze television's complex relationship with Donald Trump, his presidency, and the political culture of this unsettled and simultaneously groundbreaking era.
Beijing's Global Media Offensive by Joshua Kurlantzick
A major analysis of how successful China is in attempting to become a media and information superpower around the world, seeking to shape the politics, local media, and information environments of both East Asia and the World.
Data for Journalism by Jingrong Tong
Considers the interactions between developments in open data and data journalism, and offers an interdisciplinary account of this complex and uncertain relationship in a context of tightening the control over data and weighing transparency against privacy.
Democracy's News by G. Michael Killenberg
Discusses today's problems of public communication in the context of history, law, and interpersonal life. Citizens need reliable, factual journalism to develop community-based knowledge to cope with social issues and become collaborators in sustaining a working republic where news, citizenship, and public discourse merge.
Digital Communications Professionals by Kezia Endsley
Digital Communications Professionals: A Practical Career Guide includes interviews with professionals in a field that has proven to be a stable, lucrative, and growing profession.
Digital Journalism and the Facilitation of Hate by Gregory P. Perreault
Digital Journalism and the Facilitation of Hate explores the process by which digital journalists manage the coverage of hate speech and "hate groups," and considers how digital journalists can best avoid having their work used to lend legitimacy to hate.
Disinformation by Donald A. Barclay
By comparing current abuses of the truth with abuses from the past, this book will help you better understand how we got to where we now are, see how we can move beyond the post-truth era, and develop highly practical skills for separating truth from lies.
How Photography Became Contemporary Art by Andy Grundberg
Explores photography in the 70s and 80s, chronicling the medium's increasing role within the most important art movements of the time, as well as its politicization in the culture wars of the 80s and 90s. Provides a new perspective on the 70s, 80s and 90s through the medium of photography.
How to Be a Woman Online by Nina Jankowicz
Women in politics, journalism and academia face untold levels of harassment and abuse in online spaces. Drawing on rigorous research into the treatment of political and public figures, the author provides a step-by-step plan for dealing with harassment, abuse, doxing and disinformation in online spaces.
Jews in Contemporary Visual Entertainment by Carol Siegel
Explores how the depiction of Jewish characters in movies and television from the 1970s to today sexualize and racialize American Jews and strongly influence in how American Jews are perceived today.
Lost Storytellers by John Pendygraft
Through interviews with his colleagues, journeys into the evolutionary psychology of storytelling, and examples of the ways multinational media conglomerates hook readers on news cycles of chaos and crisis, Pendygraft argues that community journalists can reclaim their roles as local storytellers for the public good.
Made-Up Asians by Esther Kim Lee
Traces the history of yellowface, the theatrical convention of non-Asian actors putting on makeup and costume to look East Asian. The book examines a wide-range of primary sources and shows lingering effects of Asian exclusionary laws in yellowface performances, casting practices, and anti-Asian violence.
Misinformation Nation by Jordan E. Taylor
"Fake news" is not new. Like today, British settlers in the 1770s relied upon false news and misinformation from foreign newspapers, leading them to respond with protests, boycotts, violence, and the creation of new political institutions.
The Silent Feminists (eBook) by Anthony Slide
A timely and captivating account of America's first women directors who, with little recognition, helped pave the way for females in the film industry today. Originally published in 1977, itremains an important and influential study, providing original documentation on a subject that grown in significance.
So You Want to Work in Sports (eBook) by K. P. Wee
An essential resource offering career insight and practical advice from industry leaders in a range of fields, including broadcasting, sports management, journalism, scouting, marketing, analytics, and more. Full of tips, advice, and inspiration..
Speak with Confidence by Mike Acker
Explains how to uncover your identity, overcome limiting beliefs that hold you back ,define your message, and develop your skills and techniques to become a master communicator and take command of a room.
Undercover Reporting, Deception and Betrayal in Journalism by Denis Muller
This book discusses undercover reporting, betrayal and deception in journalism, addressing the ethical issues encountered by professionals when deception is involved and providing an explanation of how high-profile cases have developed and an original ethical framework for undercover journalists facing related challenges in their work.
Who Let Them In? (eBook) by Joanne Lannin
Recounts the stories of the tenacious and resilient female sportscasters and writers who paved the way for those that followed and reveals the many challenges these women faced as they sought to break down the gender-based barriers that kept them from press boxes, locker rooms, and broadcast booths
Youth Crime Prevention and Sports by Yvon Dandurand
Analysis of sport-based crime prevention programs and how positive mentor and coaching can lead to the development of core life skills, improve individual resilience, and decrease the risk of criminal involvlement.

Communication Studies: New Books 2022-23

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