Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communication
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Florida Newspaper News and Radio Digest
Author: Florida Newspaper News
Author: The Furry News
Author: Loreen LeedyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780823410262
Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Big Bear, Rabbit, and the other animals work hard to write, edit, and print their newspaper, "The Furry News." Includes tips for making your own newspaper and defines a number of newspaper terms.
Bird Brains
Author: Budd TitlowPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762797703
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 245
Book Description
Through a hundred short vignettes accompanied by stunning avian portraits, Bird Brains takes a look at the antics, behaviors, and idiosyncrasies of wild birds from the viewpoint of a professional wildlife biologist and award-winning wildlife photographer. Titlow understands the often wild and wacky lives of birders--those who are always ready and willing to drop everything at a moment’s notice and "twitch off" to some exotic locations just to add another checkmark to their life lists. His engaging stories, complemented by vivid images, provide a fascinating compendium of wild bird lore perfectly suited to the 65-million-plus birders across the United States.
Bubble in the Sun
Author: Christopher KnowltonPublisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1982128380
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Christopher Knowlton, author of Cattle Kingdom and former Fortune writer, takes an in-depth look at the spectacular Florida land boom of the 1920s and shows how it led directly to the Great Depression. The 1920s in Florida was a time of incredible excess, immense wealth, and precipitous collapse. The decade there produced the largest human migration in American history, far exceeding the settlement of the West, as millions flocked to the grand hotels and the new cities that rose rapidly from the teeming wetlands. The boom spawned a new subdivision civilization—and the most egregious large-scale assault on the environment in the name of “progress.” Nowhere was the glitz and froth of the Roaring Twenties more excessive than in Florida. Here was Vegas before there was a Vegas: gambling was condoned and so was drinking, since prohibition was not enforced. Tycoons, crooks, and celebrities arrived en masse to promote or exploit this new and dazzling American frontier in the sunshine. Yet, the import and deep impact of these historical events have never been explored thoroughly until now. In Bubble in the Sun Christopher Knowlton examines the grand artistic and entrepreneurial visions behind Coral Gables, Boca Raton, Miami Beach, and other storied sites, as well as the darker side of the frenzy. For while giant fortunes were being made and lost and the nightlife raged more raucously than anywhere else, the pure beauty of the Everglades suffered wanton ruination and the workers, mostly black, who built and maintained the boom, endured grievous abuses. Knowlton breathes dynamic life into the forces that made and wrecked Florida during the decade: the real estate moguls Carl Fisher, George Merrick, and Addison Mizner, and the once-in-a-century hurricane whose aftermath triggered the stock market crash. This essential account is a revelatory—and riveting—history of an era that still affects our country today.
The Newspaper and Periodical Press
Author: United States. Bureau of the CensusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1294
Book Description
Oh, Florida!
Author: Craig PittmanPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250071208
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
A fun- and fact-filled investigation into why the Sunshine State is the weirdest but also the most influential state in the Union.
The Expanding News Desert
Author: Penelope Muse AbernathyPublisher: Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
ISBN: 9781469653242
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
This report delves into the implications for communities at risk of losing their primary source of credible news. By documenting the shifting news landscape and evaluating the threat of media deserts, this report seeks to raise awareness of the role interested parties can play in addressing the challenges confronting local news and democracy. The Expanding News Desert documents the continuing loss of papers and readers, the consolidation in the industry, and the social, political and economic consequences for thousands of communities throughout the country. It also provides an update on the strategies of the seven large investment firms--hedge and pension funds, as well as private and publicly traded equity groups--that swooped in to purchase hundreds of newspapers in recent years and explores the indelible mark they have left on the newspaper industry during a time of immense disruption.
Liberty and the News
Author: Walter LippmannPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486136361
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
Written in the aftermath of World War I, this essay by the Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist remains relevant in its denunciation of media bias, particularly in terms of wartime propaganda.
Leaving Readers Behind
Author: Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
ISBN: 9781610752329
Category : Journalism
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description