Bøker av Bob Franklin

The master of creeping unease and unrelenting consequences is back. The vain and the cruel, the indifferent and the excessive, across ten tales of cut corners and grubby compromise, Bob Franklin turns his fairground mirror on contemporary Australia, with a cast of characters navigating modern life and trying to get by, get on and get away with w...

A 'one stop PR shop' for students in this increasingly popular field of study.

A survey of the role and the future prospects of the local press in the 1990s. The authors also take into account the radical changes the local press have experienced with the advent of new technology and the proliferation of the free newspaper.

Offering a systematic introduction to the terms, processes and effects of journalism "Key Concepts in Journalism" presents a combination of practical considerations with theoretical issues and further reading suggestions. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding.

A radical collection of chapters by academics, journalists and broadcasters, which examines aspects of news media reporting of social policy and how such coverage can influence processes of policy making and implementation.

This is an examination of how developments in the organization, financial structures and regulation of news media, combined with changes in journalism's composition and news-gathering practices, have resulted in shifting editorial standards in newspapers, radio and television.

Packaging Politics examines the various ways in which politicians, spin doctors and special advisers, in political parties, in local government and Parliament have become increasingly enthusiastic and effective in using mass media to present and promote themselves and their policies to the public