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Trajectories For The Future: Journalism Studies In Context, Bonnie Brennen
Trajectories For The Future: Journalism Studies In Context, Bonnie Brennen
Bonnie Brennen
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In Danger Of Dilution?, Bonnie Brennen
Lockouts, Protests, And Scabs: A Critical Assessment Of The Los Angeles Herald Examiner Strike [Book Chapter], Bonnie Brennen
Lockouts, Protests, And Scabs: A Critical Assessment Of The Los Angeles Herald Examiner Strike [Book Chapter], Bonnie Brennen
Bonnie Brennen
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Contradictions, Bonnie Brennen
Contradictions, Bonnie Brennen
Bonnie Brennen
The prologue for the powerful novel Contradictions begins on November 9, 1938 in Berlin, Germany, on the afternoon before Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass. The story flashes forward to 1980, when Rachel, a young Jewish woman at the beginning of her academic career and the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, has recently been hired as the first female assistant professor of American history at a prominent East Coast university. Eric, a sociology professor with a penchant for smart young women, is serving as her mentor, guiding Rachel's research agenda and helping her understand the dynamics of the academic community. …
Journalism In Second Life, Bonnie Brennen, Erika Dela Cerna
Journalism In Second Life, Bonnie Brennen, Erika Dela Cerna
Bonnie Brennen
Our research seeks to understand the emerging journalism practiced in Second Life—a computer-generated alternative reality. Framed by postmodernism, this study uses an ideological analysis to evaluate the three Second Life newspapers: the Alphaville Herald, the Metaverse Messenger and the Second Life Newspaper. We suggest that journalism in Second Life focuses on community building and education, considers the influence of the on-line world to resident members' off-line lives and raises important questions about freedom of expression.