Page 1. Identity Politics, Disinterested Politics, and Environmental Justice* Sylvia N. Tesh Univ... more Page 1. Identity Politics, Disinterested Politics, and Environmental Justice* Sylvia N. Tesh University of Michigan Bruce A. Williams University of Illinois The environmental justice movement practices two kinds of politics-an identity ...
Political communications scholars, members of the press, and political elites have traditionally ... more Political communications scholars, members of the press, and political elites have traditionally distinguished between entertainment and non-entertainment media. It is in public affairs media in general and news media in particular that politics is assumed to ...
This article argues that by providing virtually unlimited sources of political information, the n... more This article argues that by providing virtually unlimited sources of political information, the new media environment undermines the idea that there are discrete gates through which political information passes: If there are no gates, there can be no gatekeepers. The difficulty of elites (political and media both) and academics in understanding the Lewinsky scandal stems from their failure to recognize the increasingly limited ability of journalists to act as gatekeepers. The disjuncture between elite attempts to both control and understand the scandal on one hand and the conclusions the public drew about this political spectacle on other hand speaks to some fundamental changes that have occurred in the role of the press in American society in the late 20th century.
Page 1. Testing Theories of Social Regulation: Hazardous Waste Regulation in the American States ... more Page 1. Testing Theories of Social Regulation: Hazardous Waste Regulation in the American States Bruce A. Williams Florida Atlantic University Albert R. Matheny University of Florida Much current debate over "the new social ...
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This article analyzes how Hollywood films shape Americans' understanding of the impact o... more This article analyzes how Hollywood films shape Americans' understanding of the impact of war on civilians. Movies have created a narrative, rooted in a distorted view of WWII, which continues to shape discourse about the use of military force. In films, rape and prostitution were portrayed only rarely, and then in the most coded and romanticized ways. Films were completely
Current social and economic problems as experienced in the UK are placed in the context of long-t... more Current social and economic problems as experienced in the UK are placed in the context of long-term trends in labour economics and the impact of new technology. The reasons why technological unemployment has not hitherto been a growing problem are stated and the relationship between technical change and economic recovery is analysed. Policy implications are suggested and the part which universities can play in recovery is discussed.
Page 193. 11 Fame and Everyday Life: The ''Lottery Celebrities'' of Reality T... more Page 193. 11 Fame and Everyday Life: The ''Lottery Celebrities'' of Reality TV Andrea L. Press and Bruce A. Williams There was a story Andrea's mother used to proudly relate to her when she was a little girl. Whenever she'd ...
Page 1. Identity Politics, Disinterested Politics, and Environmental Justice* Sylvia N. Tesh Univ... more Page 1. Identity Politics, Disinterested Politics, and Environmental Justice* Sylvia N. Tesh University of Michigan Bruce A. Williams University of Illinois The environmental justice movement practices two kinds of politics-an identity ...
Political communications scholars, members of the press, and political elites have traditionally ... more Political communications scholars, members of the press, and political elites have traditionally distinguished between entertainment and non-entertainment media. It is in public affairs media in general and news media in particular that politics is assumed to ...
This article argues that by providing virtually unlimited sources of political information, the n... more This article argues that by providing virtually unlimited sources of political information, the new media environment undermines the idea that there are discrete gates through which political information passes: If there are no gates, there can be no gatekeepers. The difficulty of elites (political and media both) and academics in understanding the Lewinsky scandal stems from their failure to recognize the increasingly limited ability of journalists to act as gatekeepers. The disjuncture between elite attempts to both control and understand the scandal on one hand and the conclusions the public drew about this political spectacle on other hand speaks to some fundamental changes that have occurred in the role of the press in American society in the late 20th century.
Page 1. Testing Theories of Social Regulation: Hazardous Waste Regulation in the American States ... more Page 1. Testing Theories of Social Regulation: Hazardous Waste Regulation in the American States Bruce A. Williams Florida Atlantic University Albert R. Matheny University of Florida Much current debate over "the new social ...
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 10714420903124119, Jul 1, 2009
This article analyzes how Hollywood films shape Americans' understanding of the impact o... more This article analyzes how Hollywood films shape Americans' understanding of the impact of war on civilians. Movies have created a narrative, rooted in a distorted view of WWII, which continues to shape discourse about the use of military force. In films, rape and prostitution were portrayed only rarely, and then in the most coded and romanticized ways. Films were completely
Current social and economic problems as experienced in the UK are placed in the context of long-t... more Current social and economic problems as experienced in the UK are placed in the context of long-term trends in labour economics and the impact of new technology. The reasons why technological unemployment has not hitherto been a growing problem are stated and the relationship between technical change and economic recovery is analysed. Policy implications are suggested and the part which universities can play in recovery is discussed.
Page 193. 11 Fame and Everyday Life: The ''Lottery Celebrities'' of Reality T... more Page 193. 11 Fame and Everyday Life: The ''Lottery Celebrities'' of Reality TV Andrea L. Press and Bruce A. Williams There was a story Andrea's mother used to proudly relate to her when she was a little girl. Whenever she'd ...
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