Media & Communications Studies
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From ![]() September 2020: Back to SchoolFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter examines Covid-19 in relation to schools. Loreto discusses how the transitions from in person and online classes impacted Covid outbreaks, as well as how public policy and the media … | Nora Loreto | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
![]() NEW! Shadows and LightA Physician's Lens on Covid |
When the pandemic began in March 2020, Calgary emergency physician Heather Patterson was already feeling burnt out. Photography had always been a way of unwinding for her, and as the pandemic … | Heather Patterson | 176 | 2022 | View |
![]() Spin DoctorsHow Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the Covid-19 Pandemic |
As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that … | 417 | View | ||
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From ![]() The Airport PrisonerFrom: Man at the Airport |
Trapped at the airport for six months, Al Kontar connects with Nuseir Yassin, a social media content creator with millions of followers. | Hassan Al Kontar | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The First and Second WavesMourning What Was Lost From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter One follows the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic in Alberta in March and November of 2020. Topics discussed include the need for Personal Protective equipment to treat … | Heather Patterson | 21 | 2022 | $2.10 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The Fourth WaveNot the Best Summer Ever From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Six focuses on the fourth wave and the changing attitudes towards the pandemic and healthcare workers. Topics discussed include protests against public health and vaccination, … | Heather Patterson | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From ![]() The Market for Our MindsFrom: 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: … | Ronald J. Deibert | 40 | 2020 | $4.00 Add |
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From ![]() The Olive FarmFrom: Man at the Airport |
In the opening chapter, Al Kontar reflects on the Syrian Civil War and his childhood on an olive farm in Sweida. | Hassan Al Kontar | 7 | 2021 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The Third WaveIt’s a Tsunami From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Five examines the crushing reality of the third wave with more aggressive Covid-19 variants. Topics discussed include anti-vaccination protests, climbing hospitalizations in Alberta … | Heather Patterson | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From ![]() Toxic Addiction MachinesFrom: Reset |
Chapter 2 examines the interplay between social media and social psychology. The job of social media engineers is to design their products in such a way as to capture and retain users’ … | Ronald J. Deibert | 55 | 2020 | $5.50 Add |
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From ![]() Two FacesFrom: Man at the Airport |
This chapter details the author’s experiences in Abu Dhabi and Dubai as he tried to make friends and find work. He was in the UAE when the conflict in Syria began. | Hassan Al Kontar | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() What Is It with the Media!From: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, Al Kontar discusses the media’s reaction to his social media campaign, and how the Western and Arab media organizations differed in their coverage. | Hassan Al Kontar | 13 | 2021 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() You’re a Celebrity NowFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, Al Kontar writes about his growing fame, and his interactions with people whose interest in him was motivated by selfish reasons. | Hassan Al Kontar | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |







