In less than a decade, a new breed of progressive media projects have captured huge, non-traditional audiences and shaped political campaigns, public debates and policy in ways that could never have been imagined in a previous era. Drawing on years of research, media experts Jessica Clark and Tracy Van Slyke now lay out a clear, hard-hitting theory of media impact. Their study showcases influential projects such as TPM Caf , FireDogLake and Feministing, suggesting ways in which media makers can exploit changes in journalism, technology, and politics.

Accompanying Sharjah Biennial 14, this volume examines the tools and technologies that have enabled human movement. This book accompanies Journey Beyond the Arrow, one of the three sections of Sharjah Biennial 14. It brings together commissions from artists, academics, thinkers, and poets who explore the nature and occurrence of human mobility from the Global South--with an emphasis on trans-regionalism around the Indian Ocean, decolonization, and interrogations of political authority. Essays included in the book propose differing points from which to analyze cause and effect in the writing and dissemination of myth and history. Copublished by the Sharjah Art Foundation

Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Joseph Cappella-two of the nation's foremost experts on politics and media-offers a searching analysis of the conservative media establishment, from talk radio to Fox News to the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal. Echo Chamber is the first serious account of how the conservative media arose, what it consists of, and how it operates. Jamieson and Cappella find that Limbaugh, Fox News, and The Wall Street Journal opinion pages create a self-protective enclave for conservatives, shielding them from other information sources and promoting highly negative views toward conservatism's political opponents. A thoughtful and incisive study, Echo Chamber offers the most authoritative and insightful account of this revolutionary phenomenon and its indelible effect on the American political landscape.

Beyond the Echo Chamber: Cultivating Critical Thinking in a Conforming World Do you ever feel like everyone else has the answers and you're just following the crowd? In a world of social media algorithms and curated news feeds, it's easier than ever to get swept away by the current of conformity. But what if there's a way to navigate this current, to think for yourself and challenge the status quo? Beyond the Echo Chamber is your guide to understanding conformity, its impact on your life, and the tools you need to cultivate critical thinking skills. In this thought-provoking book, you'll discover: The evolutionary roots of conformity and why we feel the urge to follow the crowd (social psychology, conformity experiments) The dark side of conformity, including groupthink, social injustices, and the erosion of dissent (groupthink examples, social conformity and prejudice) Powerful antidotes to conformity, such as critical thinking, embracing diversity, and the courage to be different (critical thinking exercises, benefits of diversity in the workplace) Inspiring stories of individuals who dared to challenge the norm and make a positive impact (historical figures who defied conformity, social change movements) Beyond the Echo Chamber is a must-read for anyone who wants to: ** Break free from echo chambers and social media bubbles (echo chamber definition, social media algorithms and bias) Develop a sharper eye for evaluating information (fake news, media literacy) Make informed decisions in all aspects of life (critical thinking skills for everyday life) Find your unique voice and contribute meaningfully to the world (importance of individuality, self-discovery) If you're ready to step beyond the echo chamber and cultivate a mind that thinks for itself, then this book is for you. Buy Beyond the Echo Chamber today and start your journey towards a more informed and empowered life!

'His relish is infectious' Times 'The funniest book I've read in ages. Savage but compelling' Ian Rankin 'Funny, rumbustious, unstinting and wonderfully Hogarthian' The Observer 'Sharp, funny, and beautifully written... a brilliant reflection on the landscape we now live in' Joanna Cannon _______________ What a thing of wonder a mobile phone is. Six ounces of metal, glass and plastic, fashioned into a sleek, shiny, precious object. At once, a gateway to other worlds - and a treacherous weapon in the hands of the unwary, the unwitting, the inept. The Cleverley family live a gilded life, little realising how precarious their privilege is, just one tweet away from disaster. George, the patriarch, is a stalwart of television interviewing, a 'national treasure' (his words), his wife Beverley, a celebrated novelist (although not as celebrated as she would like), and their children, Nelson, Elizabeth, Achilles, various degrees of catastrophe waiting to happen. Together they will go on a journey of discovery through the Hogarthian jungle of the modern living where past presumptions count for nothing and carefully curated reputations can be destroyed in an instant. Along the way they will learn how volatile, how outraged, how unforgiving the world can be when you step from the proscribed path. Powered by John Boyne's characteristic humour and razor-sharp observation, The Echo Chamber is a satiric helter skelter, a dizzying downward spiral of action and consequence, poised somewhere between farce, absurdity and oblivion. To err is maybe to be human but to really foul things up you only need a phone. The new novel by John Boyne, WATER, is available for pre-order now.