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News Desert U

by Teri Finneman, Pamela E. Walck ...

What does it mean when the university owns the news?As hedge funds and corporations dismantle and drain existing media, Teri Finneman and Pamela E. Walck demonstrate how news–academic partnerships provide an antidote by doing the opposite. The news desert publications resulting from these collaborations lend support to rural towns, marginalized communities, and others overlooked by mainstream ... Read more

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What does it mean when the university owns the news?As hedge funds and corporations dismantle and drain existing media, Teri Finneman and Pamela E. Walck demonstrate how news–academic partnerships provide an antidote by doing the opposite. The news desert publications resulting from these collaborations lend support to rural towns, marginalized communities, and others overlooked by mainstream
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Politics, Culture, and the Irish American Press

1784–1963

by David W. Bulla, Howard J. Keeley, Steven T. Engel, Ian Kenneally, Nancy McKenzie Dupont, Jordan Stenger, Mary Cronin, Úna Ní Bhroiméil, Gillian O'Brien, Colum Kenny, Kevin Rafter, Michael Doorley, Pamela E. Walck, Daniel Mulhall ...

Series series Irish Studies
From the Revolutionary War forward, Irish immigrants have contributed significantly to the construction of the American Republic. Scholars have documented their experiences and explored their social, political, and cultural lives in countless books. Offering a fresh perspective, this volume traces the rich history of the Irish American diaspora press, uncovering the ways in which a lively print ... Read more

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From the Revolutionary War forward, Irish immigrants have contributed significantly to the construction of the American Republic. Scholars have documented their experiences and explored their social, political, and cultural lives in countless books. Offering a fresh perspective, this volume traces the rich history of the Irish American diaspora press, uncovering the ways in which a lively print
... Read more
Social Networking

Redefining Communication in the Digital Age

by Lemi Baruch, Pamela Kalbfleisch, Corey Liberman, Guy Merchant, Giuseppe Lugano, Zixue Tai, Zeynep Günel, Salvatore Scifo, Hayley Watson, Hans K. Meyer, Yifeng Hu, Pamela E. Walck ...

Series series The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Communication Studies
Social Networking: Redefining Communication in the Digital Age fulfills a pressing demand in social network literature by bringing together international experts from the fields of communication, new media technologies, marketing and advertising, public relations and journalism, business, and education.In this volume contributors traces online social networking practices across national borders, ... Read more

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Social Networking: Redefining Communication in the Digital Age fulfills a pressing demand in social network literature by bringing together international experts from the fields of communication, new media technologies, marketing and advertising, public relations and journalism, business, and education.In this volume contributors traces online social networking practices across national borders,
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Work Won't Love You Back

How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone

by Sarah Jaffe ...

**An examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives.“An indispensable guide to the broader dynamics of work in the contemporary moment.” —Nation**You’re told that if you “do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.”In Work Won’t Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a ... Read more

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**An examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives.“An indispensable guide to the broader dynamics of work in the contemporary moment.” —Nation**You’re told that if you “do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.”In Work Won’t Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a
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Smart People Should Build Things

How to Restore Our Culture of Achievement, Build a Path for Entrepreneurs, and Create New Jobs in America

by Andrew Yang ...

Andrew Yang, the founder of Venture for America, offers a unique solution to our country's economic and social problems—our smart people should be building things. Smart People Should Build Things offers a stark picture of the current culture and a revolutionary model that will redirect a generation of ambitious young people to the critical job of innovating and building new businesses.As the ... Read more

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Andrew Yang, the founder of Venture for America, offers a unique solution to our country's economic and social problems—our smart people should be building things. Smart People Should Build Things offers a stark picture of the current culture and a revolutionary model that will redirect a generation of ambitious young people to the critical job of innovating and building new businesses.As the
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Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be

An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania

by Frank Bruni ...

Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years.Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all ... Read more

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Read award-winning journalist Frank Bruni's New York Times bestseller: an inspiring manifesto about everything wrong with today's frenzied college admissions process and how to make the most of your college years.Over the last few decades, Americans have turned college admissions into a terrifying and occasionally devastating process, preceded by test prep, tutors, all sorts of stratagems, all
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The Inequality Machine

How College Divides Us

by Paul Tough ...

First published as The Years That Matter MostFrom best-selling author Paul Tough, an indelible and explosive book on the glaring injustices of higher education, including unfair admissions tests, entrenched racial barriers, and crushing student debt. Now updated and expanded for the pandemic era.When higher education works the way it's supposed to, there is no better tool for social mobility—for ... Read more

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First published as The Years That Matter MostFrom best-selling author Paul Tough, an indelible and explosive book on the glaring injustices of higher education, including unfair admissions tests, entrenched racial barriers, and crushing student debt. Now updated and expanded for the pandemic era.When higher education works the way it's supposed to, there is no better tool for social mobility—for
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In the News, 3rd edition

The Practice of Media Relations in Canada

by William Wray Carney, Colin Babiuk, Mark Hunter LaVigne ...

Now in its third edition, In the News is the standard Canadian textbook on media relations, used across the country. The authors provide an introduction to media relations, grounded in both communications theory and hands-on, day-to-day experience. Whether you need to promote your issues to the nation or reach small, targeted groups, this book is your step-by-step guide. In the News is perfect for ... Read more

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Now in its third edition, In the News is the standard Canadian textbook on media relations, used across the country. The authors provide an introduction to media relations, grounded in both communications theory and hands-on, day-to-day experience. Whether you need to promote your issues to the nation or reach small, targeted groups, this book is your step-by-step guide. In the News is perfect for
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The Promise of Access

Technology, Inequality, and the Political Economy of Hope

by Daniel Greene ...

Why simple technological solutions to complex social issues continue to appeal to politicians and professionals who should (and often do) know better.Why do we keep trying to solve poverty with technology? What makes us feel that we need to learn to code--or else? In The Promise of Access, Daniel Greene argues that the problem of poverty became a problem of technology in order to manage the ... Read more

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Why simple technological solutions to complex social issues continue to appeal to politicians and professionals who should (and often do) know better.Why do we keep trying to solve poverty with technology? What makes us feel that we need to learn to code--or else? In The Promise of Access, Daniel Greene argues that the problem of poverty became a problem of technology in order to manage the
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The Myth of the Age of Entitlement

Millennials, Austerity, and Hope

by James Cairns ...

We are said to be living in the age of entitlement. Scholars and pundits declare that millennials expect special treatment, do whatever they feel like, and think they deserve to have things handed to them. In The Myth of the Age of Entitlement, Cairns peels back the layers of the entitlement myth, exposing its faults and arguing that the majority of millennials are actually disentitled, facing ... Read more

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We are said to be living in the age of entitlement. Scholars and pundits declare that millennials expect special treatment, do whatever they feel like, and think they deserve to have things handed to them. In The Myth of the Age of Entitlement, Cairns peels back the layers of the entitlement myth, exposing its faults and arguing that the majority of millennials are actually disentitled, facing
... Read more
Engine of Impact

Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector

by William F. Meehan III, Kim Starkey Jonker ...

We are entering a new era—an era of impact. The largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history will soon be under way, bringing with it the potential for huge increases in philanthropic funding. Engine of Impact shows how nonprofits can apply the principles of strategic leadership to attract greater financial support and leverage that funding to maximum effect.As Good to Great author Jim ... Read more

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We are entering a new era—an era of impact. The largest intergenerational transfer of wealth in history will soon be under way, bringing with it the potential for huge increases in philanthropic funding. Engine of Impact shows how nonprofits can apply the principles of strategic leadership to attract greater financial support and leverage that funding to maximum effect.As Good to Great author Jim
... Read more
#MeToo in the Corporate World

Power, Privilege, and the Path Forward

by Sylvia Ann Hewlett ...

Economist and award-winning author Sylvia Ann Hewlett blends vivid stories with powerful new data in assessing the impact of the #MeToo movement in corporate America and provides concrete action to help executives and companies create more inclusive and safe work environments for women, people of color, and LGBTQ employees.While the #MeToo movement has exposed the enormous harm done by sexual ... Read more

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Economist and award-winning author Sylvia Ann Hewlett blends vivid stories with powerful new data in assessing the impact of the #MeToo movement in corporate America and provides concrete action to help executives and companies create more inclusive and safe work environments for women, people of color, and LGBTQ employees.While the #MeToo movement has exposed the enormous harm done by sexual
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