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Addressing the controversial issues of the blurring boundaries between news and entertainment and the movement toward sensationalism in broadcast journalism, this study examines these distinctions: how boundaries are constructed and by whom; how they are enforced or broken and why. Rather than reflecting essential attributes by which news can be distinguished from other kinds of communication, "boundary setting" is viewed as a social construction, determined and changed by journalists wishing to assert their jurisdiction and authority and the prestige of the profession. Four instances of "boundary-work rhetoric" are examined in depth: (1) the development of roles and "rules" of television journalism during the early years of television; (2) attempts at Congressional and FTC regulation--broadcasting codes defining "bona fide" news; (3) responses to a 1992 journalistic scandal over a "Dateline NBC" story on exploding GM pickup trucks, and (4) reporting sex scandals during recent political campaigns, such as the allegations of Gennifer Flowers of her involvement with Bill Clinton. In these and other cases, journalists developed strategies to minimize harm to the profession. ... Read more

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Interesting book about journalism
The premise of Mapping the Cultural Space of Journalism is that the boundaries of journalism are socially-constructed, and do not rest on any essential elements. Winch's research shows that journalists try to "construct" boundaries by arguing both within and outside the journalism profession that journalism has essential, distinctive characteristics--and that it is different from entertainment.
Recent disputes regarding the proper role of journalism are discussed in several chapters, and will spark interest in many readers. For instance, one of the chapters examines discussions among journalists about the newsworthiness of allegations of womanizing by Bill Clinton which were raised by Gennifer Flowers during the 1992 presidential election. Another chapter examines the uproar over a 1992 Dateline NBC story about exploding GM pickup trucks in which sparking devices were used to insure fiery video footage. Another chapter shows how early television journalists felt pressure to make their genre of news more entertaining and easier to digest (and hence, more profit-centered), than traditional forms of journalism.
Although the information is presented as scholarly research, the subject matter will interest non-academics alike, and Winch's (my) writing style is very readable. ... Read more

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This ringbound book provides a reproduction of Seize the High Ground: The Army in Space and Missile Defense, History of the Space and Missile Defense Command. Contents include: The Commander s Introduction * Preface and Acknowledgements * Introduction A Historical Perspective of Missile Defense and Space * Chapter I Aircraft, Rockets, Missiles and Radar, 1907-1961 * Chapter II Rockets, Communications and Deploying Ballistic Missile Defense, 1958-1975 * Chapter III Communications, Sensors, Maintaining Interest in Missile Defense and the Strategic Defense Initiative, 1970-1989 * Chapter IV Renewed Interest in Space and The War in the Persian Gulf, 1985-1991 * Chapter V New Ideas about Space and Missile Defense After the War, 1991-1997 * Chapter VI The Army s Newest Major Command and A Different Tack on Space and Missile Defense Organizations, 1995-present * Conclusion * Bibliography * Appendix A. Commanders and Directors * Appendix B. Army Space and Missile Defense Chronology * Appendix C. Army Astronaut Missions * Appendix D. Acronyms.Seize the High Ground: The Army in Space and Missile Defense provides an overview of the Army s involvement in the development and use of space-based systems and missile defense to serve the nation. The Space and Missile Defense Command traces its origins to the founding of the nation, when strategic defense meant coastal fortifications. Through the 19th and 20th centuries, this concept expanded as new construction techniques were devised and coast artillery fire became more accurate. Since 1945 the concept of strategic defense has expanded beyond coastal fortifications and artillery to encompass outer space and missile defense. In order to meet these new challenges, the Army was specifically assigned to develop a system to detect, intercept and destroy enemy missiles. At the same time, the Army was intimately involved in the early days of space flight, building the missiles that launched the first American satellites and astronauts into orbit.The Army s record of achievement in space and missile defense matters is a success story. Despite political controversies surrounding missile defense and conflicts over the Army s role in space, soldiers, scientists and technologists have been generally successful in devising ways to defend the nation from missile attack and in using space-based systems to increase the Army s combat power. Army operations since 1989 provide the historical evidence on which this judgment rests. Additionally, the functional task groupings the Army s space and missile defense units adopted to bring order to their activities may offer a template for future Army organization.From the Commander's Introduction: As the Army s newest major command, one might assume that the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) would not have a significant historical record. However, USASMDC and its predecessor organizations have spent many decades (since 1957) focusing on issues and experiments with missile defense, space-based communications, and sensor technologies. This focus can be seen as a natural outgrowth of the Army s continuing strategic defense mission: defending the U.S. homeland. A glance through the pages of this survey will illustrate the importance of space and missile defense to America s military focus. As the command evolved from its beginnings in 1957 into its present shape, it retained a functional organizational structure that oversaw the development of various systems from the earliest developmental stages to operational use. The USASMDC was, and remains, an adaptable, technology-based organization, open to new ideas, innovations and forms of collaboration. But, at the same time, we have never lost sight of our primary goal, giving the individual soldier the best possible tools for finding and destroying the enemy. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Family Practice News, published by International Medical News Group on March 1, 2003. The length of the article is 563 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Medicine in space. (Guest Editorial).
Author: Russell Rayman
Publication: Family Practice News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2003
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 5Page: 9(1)

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At the age of 77, John Glenn will return to orbit, making him the oldest person ever in space.This is a step-by-step story of that heroic mission.Included will be 25 black & white photographs and 50 color photographs plus coverage of Glenn's arduous preparation, the Space Shuttle's launch, transmissions from space, and the landing. ... Read more

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A good book about a great American hero
I was thrilled to buy this book, as it was John Glenn's flight back in 1962 that first got me interested in spaceflight history - an interest which endures to this day.I also flew all the way from Australia toattend the STS-95 launch, and consider it one of the greatest occasions ofmy life.This book is very well written, as it should have been with twoprofessionals at the helm, and obviously a lot of background work was doneon the text prior to the launch.It reads very well and easily, and thephoto choice (although the reproduction of some is quite poor) isexcellent. For such a well researched book, however, the authors shouldhave paid a little more attention to what actually occurs in the final tenseconds of a shuttle launch, as they got that wrong and - hey guys! - theteacher who died in the Challenger explosion was Christa McAuliffe, notMcCauliffe as you state on several occasions.But they are mildirritations in an otherwise worthwhile, and certainly timely, book. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), published by 1105 Media, Inc. on April 1, 2010. The length of the article is 564 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Two plans, one vision.(Our Space)(Conference news)(Editorial)
Author: Geoffrey H. Fletcher
Publication: T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2010
Publisher: 1105 Media, Inc.
Volume: 37Issue: 4Page: 4(1)

Article Type: Editorial, Conference news

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This is a map of the world with space news; published in the Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin on May 18, 1958. This map by Rand McNally, Lists countries of the world; Map of the world with generalized orbit of Explorer. Maps of Europe & Asia after World War II. Second side shows Polar Map of World Affairs. Map of Arabia and the Middle East. Information in Text includes: New weapons for the space age; The International Geophysical Year, July 1, 1957-Dec. 31, 1958 and The Earth Satellite Program. Colorful Pictures: Establishing a satellite orbit and Relative diameters of planets and the sun.Unfolded size: Approximately 20" x 27" ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on June 9, 2006. The length of the article is 515 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: BOMBER'S NEW MISSION.(General News)(The retired Navy jet arrives to go on display for visitors at the Oregon Air and Space Museum at the Eugene Airport)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: June 9, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: B1

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