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1. Cultures, Politics, and Research Programs

   An International Assessment of Practical Problems in Field Research

   Edited by Uma Narula, W. Barnett Pearce

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   A compilation of authoritative reports from seasoned researchers working in eight different countries on five continents, this volume examines the concept that conditions of local feasibility are constitutive of research practices not simply obstructions to the realization of an ideal. The result...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Media Diversity and Localism

   Meaning and Metrics

   Edited by Philip M. Napoli

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Questions concerning the quality of media performance and the effectiveness of media policymaking often revolve around the extent to which the media system fulfills the values inherent in diversity and localism principles. This edited volume addresses challenges and issues relating to diversity in...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
3. Self Versus Others

   Media, Messages, and the Third-Person Effect

   By Julie L. Andsager, H. Allen White

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Self Versus Others explores the third-person effect and its role in media as a means of persuasion. This scholarly work synthesizes more than two decades of research on the third-person effect, the process in which individuals do not perceive themselves to be impacted by particular messages—...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
4. Interacting and Organizing

   Analyses of a Management Meeting

   Edited by Francois Cooren

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   This work provides an exceptional case study, shedding light onto the functioning of an actual corporate board of directors. It presents analysis of a series of corporate management meetings shown in the 1974 documentary film, Corporation: After Mr. Sam. The film chronicles the discussion and...

   Published May 30th 2013 by Routledge
5. Internet Newspapers

   The Making of a Mainstream Medium

   Edited by Xigen Li

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Internet Newspapers: The Making of a Mainstream Medium examines newspapers on the Internet, and addresses the emergence of online newspapers and the delivery of news through this outlet. Utilizing empirical research, chapters explore the theoretical and practical issues associated with Internet...

   Published May 30th 2013 by Routledge
6. Communication and Social Cognition

   Theories and Methods

   Edited by David R. Roskos-Ewoldsen, Jennifer L. Monahan

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Communication and Social Cognition represents the explosion of work in the field of social cognition over the past 25 years. Expanding the contribution made by Social Cognition and Communication, published in 1982, this scholarly collection updates the study of communication from a social cognitive...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
7. Biotechnology and Communication

   The Meta-Technologies of Information

   Edited by Sandra Braman

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   This volume examines the convergence of biotechnology and communication systems and explores how this convergence directly influences our understanding of the nature of communication. Editor Sandra Braman brings together scholars to examine this convergence in three areas: genetic information and "...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
8. Deciding Communication Law

   Key Cases in Context

   By Susan Dente Ross

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   This clearly written and well-focused volume combines concise decisions of the primary areas of communication law with the foundational case decisions in those domains. Thus, in one volume, students of communication law, constitutional law, political science, and related fields find both the key...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
9. Defending the First

   Commentary on First Amendment Issues and Cases

   Edited by Joseph Russomanno

   Series: Routledge Communication Series

   Defending the First provides a collection of new perspectives on the First Amendment in legal and communication contexts. Editor Joseph Russomanno brings together a roster of major figures who have participated in the shaping of First Amendment law over the past 30 years. Readers are taken into a...

   Published April 30th 2013 by Routledge
10. Managing Uncertainty in Organizational Communication

    By Michael W. Kramer

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    In this book, Michael W. Kramer applies uncertainty reduction theory (URT)--a key theory in current communication scholarship--to the context of organizational communication. Examining URT and the range of research applicable to organizational settings, Kramer proposes a groundbreaking theory of...

    Published April 23rd 2013 by Routledge