Media & Society

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The Interrogation
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The Interrogation

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter recounts the leadup to and aftermath of Scoppa’s arrest. ; 14 $1.40 Add
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The Justice System and the Media
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The Justice System and the Media

From: Fundamental Law for Journalists

Chapter Seven examines the Justice System and the Media. Topics discussed include breaches of Injunction and contempt, publication bans and other restrictions, what to do if you are arrested, the … 18 $1.80 Add
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The Last Commandment: Thou Shall Not Beguile

The Last Commandment: Thou Shall Not Beguile

From: The Next Big Thing

"Neil Reynolds dropped out of high school to work for a newspaper, and over a long career became one of the great editors of newspapers in Canada. He was editor of the Kingston … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Little Dumb Foundling

The Little Dumb Foundling

Hans Christian Andersen's Ugly Little Duckings

From: Disfigured

Chapter 5 focuses on the work of Hans Christian Andersen, exploring topics including “The Little Mermaid”, Andersen’s own disability, Andersen’s book "The … 26 $2.60 Add
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The Market for Our Minds

The Market for Our Minds

From: Reset

Chapter 1 explores the economic engine that underlies social media: the personal data surveillance economy. Social media platforms describe themselves in many different, seemingly benign ways: … 40 $4.00 Add
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The Narrowing of Minds

The Narrowing of Minds

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

How do you measure creativity if you never find it in the first place? I have noticed over the past five to eight years is that youth are progressively less aware of their creative potential. … 26 $2.60 Add
The Next Big Thing

The Next Big Thing

Canadian journalist and political insider Dalton Camp left behind a powerful legacy, including books, essays, and newspaper columns on Canadian politics and public policy. To both celebrate his … 208 View
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The Next Big Thing

The Next Big Thing

From: The Next Big Thing

"When David Carr came to campus in the fall of 2013, he sat with a group of journalism students and, in about ten minutes, explained what has happened to legacy media, where new media is … 14 $1.40 Add
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The Parking Lot
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The Parking Lot

From: The Trauma Beat

In this chapter, Cherry reflects on the concept of moral injury,the lack of emotional training and support for crime reporters, and how her life has been impacted by years of exposure to violence … 16 $1.60 Add
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The Power of sound

The Power of sound

History and Biology

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Dings, and bings, various ringtones, and device alert our brains. They make us react. Not merely attentionally but neurophysiologically as well. The two are strongly biologically attached. The … 19 $1.90 Add
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The Pull

The Pull

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

The process of the medium, of i-tech itself, is what is attractive; it draws us in. And this draw, or pull effect, is what has the potential to alter behavior. For example, the central concept in … 9 $0.90 Add
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The Reconstruction of Uncle Tom

The Reconstruction of Uncle Tom

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson examines the "Mammy" figure, another stock character who was first depicted in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The chapter also touches on Confederate monuments, and … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Scoop on Sensational Stories
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The Scoop on Sensational Stories

From: The Trauma Beat

In this chapter, Cherry discusses the sensationalizing of "uncommon stories", how the boundary-less reporting of these a-typical events traumatically impacts the surviving family … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Secret
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The Secret

From: Inside the Montreal Mafia

This chapter explores the initiation rite and history of the relationship between the Italian mafia and the Hell’s Angels in Montreal. ; 15 $1.50 Add
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The Shift

The Shift

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

Every era has an innovation that changes the face of society: the way we think, the way we act and interact as individuals, as a community, and as a culture. As the innovation is introduced, it … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Sleepy Gardeners

The Sleepy Gardeners

The Trudeau Years

From: The Tangled Garden

Canadian policy regarding media and cultural industries in the Trudeau’s government first term (2015 to 2019). How giant American media corporations – Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and … 26 $2.60 Add