This book assesses the quality of journalism and the effects that quality may have on the public. The authors look at this process from the viewpoints not only of the journalists, but also of the public and of the scientific community. In Oil and Water, the authors show how Katrina journalists have reluctantly had to transform into oil spill journalists. And these two equally complex crises have resulted in a steep learning curve for all, but especially the journalists covering these enduring stories. In less than five years, the Gulf Coast has experienced two colossal disasters, very different, yet very similar. However, the natural disaster that appalled the world in 2005 has been joined by another catastrophe, this one man-made-the greatest environmental and maritime accident of all time, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The realignment of southern Democrats into the Republican Party was not easy or inevitable, and by examining Helms's oft-forgotten journalism career, Thrift shows how delicately and deliberately this transition had to be cultivated.Īlong the Gulf Coast, history is often referenced as pre-Katrina or post-Katrina. Bryan Thrift mines over 2,700 WRAL-TV "Viewpoint" editorials broadcast between 19 to offer not only a portrait of a skilled rhetorician and wordsmith but also a lens on the way the various, and at times competing, elements of modern American conservatism cohered into an ideology couched in the language of anti-elitism and "traditional values." Decades prior to the invention of the blog, Helms corresponded with his viewers to select, refine, and sharpen his political message until he had reworked southern traditionalism into a national conservative movement. He pioneered the attack on the liberal media, and his editorials were some of the first shots fired in the culture wars, criticizing the influence of "immoral entertainment." Through the emerging power of the household television Helms established a blueprint and laid the foundation for the modern conservative movement. As executive vice president of the station, Helms delivered commentaries on the evening news and directed the news and entertainment programming. From in front of a camera at WRAL-TV, Helms forged a new brand of southern conservatism long before he was a senator from North Carolina. Examines the influence of global entertainment media on the emergence of transnational capitalism, providing a framework for explaining and understanding world culture as part of changing class relations and media practices Uses action adventure movies to demonstrate the complex relationship between international media political economy, entertainment content, global culture, and cultural hegemony Draws on examples of public and community media in Venezuela and Latin America to illustrate the relations between government policies, media structures, public access to media, and media content Engagingly written with crisp and controversial commentary to both inform and entertain readers Includes student-friendly features such as fully-integrated call out boxes with definitions of terms and concepts, and lists and summaries of transnational entertainment mediaīefore Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck, there was Jesse Helms. Balancing provocative criticism with clear explanations of complex ideas, this student-friendly introduction investigates the crucial role global entertainment media has played in the emergence of transitional capitalism.
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