Canadian Journal of Communication
Most
rewarding.
Whole Earth Review
An excellent resource tool for teachers.
Kingston Whig-Standard
This book is an exploration of methods of "de-coding" our daily newspapers & radio/TV news. It examines our predominant sources of information and indicates the existence of many alternative sources of information. It outlines methods of clear thinking & analysis. Designed for adults both within formal educational structures & outside them.
Table of Contents: What Gave You that Idea? Forming
Opinions. Thinking Clearly. The Mass Media of
Communication. Getting the Message. Determining the
Overall Message. Bias & Propaganda Techniques.
De-coding Some Messages. News & Current Events. Mass
Culture. Impact of Propaganda & Advertising. This
Message was Brought to You by... Where the News Comes
From. Ownership & Control. How do Present Trends
Affect the Media's Message? Where Does Government Fit in?
The Global Village. Isn't There Any Good News?
Propaganda, Bias & Point of View. The First Casualty.
The Bloody Road to Zimbabwe. Textual Analysis of The
Bloody Road to Zimbabwe. The other Side of the Story.
"Underdevelopment": Case Studies. Brazil. The
Atlantic Provinces. Where is the "Third World"?
Do not adjust... Communication & modern world
Problems: The Analysis and the Experience. Resources:
Subscriptions/newsletters, Information centres &
sources. Of interest to Educators.
Appendices: 1 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
2 Atlantic Canada media ownership. Maclean-Hunter.
Thomson newspaper chain. Southam. Torstar. A Missing
Section on the Elite. List of tables.
Eleanor MacLean studied at the Universities of British Columbia, and Strasbourg, France, and holds degrees in Modern Languages & Literature. She has worked as a translator, high school teacher, journalist and with numerous NGOs.