Presented here are the four major theories behind the functioning of the world's presses: (1) the Authoritarian theory; (2) the Libertarian theory; (3) the Social Responsibility Theory; and (4) the Soviet Communist Theory. These theories, analyzed in the light of modern thought, summarize the conflict among the major approaches to communication since Plato's day.

With a continued emphasis on interpretation and analysis, The Press and America remains the classic authority on the history of mass media in the United States. Recognizing that the development of America's journalism is inherently and integrally related to the cultural identity of its people, the heart of this book is an examination of American life and the American media. Th...(展开全部)

This book presents state of the art philosophical work on conspiracy theory research that brings in sharp focus on central and important insights concerning the supposed irrationality of conspiracy theory and conspiracy theory belief, while also proposing several novel solutions to long standing issues in the broader academic debate on these things called ‘conspiracy theories’....(展开全部)

The Book That Every Citizen and Journalist Should Read “What this book does better than any single book on media history, ethics, or practice is weave . . . [together] why media audiences have fled and why new technology and megacorporate ownership are putting good journalism at risk.” —Rasmi Simhan, Boston Globe “Kovach and Rosenstiel’s essays on each [element] are concis...(展开全部)

比尔•科瓦齐（Bill Kovach）是热心新闻工作者委员会的主席。他曾任《亚特兰大宪章报》的编辑和《纽约时报》华盛顿分社的社长。 汤姆•罗森斯蒂尔（Tom Rosenstiel）是卓越新闻项目的负责人，曾任《洛杉矶时报》的媒体评论员和《新闻周刊》国会记者团团长。他和科瓦齐合作过两部著作。 本书中译者刘海龙为中国人民大学新闻学院副教授，连晓东为《中国电子报》信息通信版主编。

盖里·罗斯(GaryRoss)，现为美国国家情报总监办公室(ODNI，是全美情报系统的最高监管机构)的一名调查员。他曾获密歇根州立大学(MichiganState University)刑事司法与心理学双学士、国家情报大学(National IntelligenceUniversity)战略情报学硕士。他还完成了国家外交事务培训中心(NFATC)、联合反情报训练学院(JCTA)和联邦执法培训中心(FLETC)等的高级培训课程。他在犯罪调查、反情报行动、反恐等方面拥有近20年丰富的组织和监管经验。他曾荣获2003年中央情报总监(DCI)“反外国拒止与欺骗团队奖”和2007年国防部“国家安全调查团队奖”。

"Death and Redemption" offers a fundamental reinterpretation of the role of the Gulag - the Soviet Union's vast system of forced-labor camps, internal exile, and prisons - in Soviet society. Soviet authorities undoubtedly had the means to exterminate all the prisoners who passed through the Gulag, but unlike the Nazis they did not conceive of their concentration camps as instru...(展开全部)

"Death and Redemption" offers a fundamental reinterpretation of the role of the Gulag - the Soviet Union's vast system of forced-labor camps, internal exile, and prisons - in Soviet society. Soviet authorities undoubtedly had the means to exterminate all the prisoners who passed through the Gulag, but unlike the Nazis they did not conceive of their concentration camps as instru...(展开全部)

In a book that moves between philosophy and history, and with lasting significance for both, Arnold Davidson elaborates a powerful new method for considering the history of concepts and the nature of scientific knowledge, a method he calls "historical epistemology." He applies this method to the history of sexuality, with important consequences for our understanding of desire, ...(展开全部)