Everybody's Hacked Off

Everybody's Hacked Off
Author: Brian Cathcart
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2012-09-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0241965551

A brilliantly written, concise and accessible summary of the Leveson inquiry and a convincing argument for why we need press reform from an expert on the subject, with an introduction by Hugh Grant, a Hacked Off campaigner, recent witness at the Leveson inquiry and presenter of the Channel 4 documentary Taking on the Tabloids. When most of the British press conspired to cover up the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World, what did that tell us? That it wasn't just the News of the World that had something to hide. And when the Leveson Inquiry lifted the lid on their activities we saw what it was: illegal practices, dishonesty, a disregard for the rights of ordinary people and an arrogant assumption of unaccountability. Now the battle is on to decide whether anything will change and the editors and proprietors, with their vast propaganda power, are determined to ensure nothing will. This book, by a long-time journalist who is a founder of the Hacked Off campaign, paints a damning picture of press corruption and makes a passionate case for journalism that doesn't bully and lie - journalism that is truly answerable to the public while remaining free from government interference. We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get this right, and we must not allow powerful media corporations to snatch that chance from us.

The Routledge Companion to Global Popular Culture

The Routledge Companion to Global Popular Culture
Author: Toby Miller
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2014-12-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136175954

Research on popular culture is a dynamic, fast-growing domain. In scholarly terms, it cuts across many areas, including communication studies, sociology, history, American studies, anthropology, literature, journalism, folklore, economics, and media and cultural studies. The Routledge Companion to Global Popular Culture provides an authoritative, up-to-date, intellectually broad, internationally-aware, and conceptually agile guide to the most important aspects of popular culture scholarship. Specifically, this Companion includes: interdisciplinary models and approaches for analyzing popular culture; wide-ranging case studies; discussions of economic and policy underpinnings; analysis of textual manifestations of popular culture; examinations of political, social, and cultural dynamics; and discussions of emerging issues such as ecological sustainability and labor. Featuring scholarly voices from across six continents, The Routledge Companion to Global Popular Culture presents a nuanced and wide-ranging survey of popular culture research.

Everybody's

Everybody's
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 1078
Release: 1928
Genre: American periodicals
ISBN:

Hacked Again

Hacked Again
Author: Scott N. Schober
Publisher: Hillcrest Publishing Group
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2016-03-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0996902201

Hacked Again details the ins and outs of cybersecurity expert and CEO of a top wireless security tech firm Scott Schober, as he struggles to understand: the motives and mayhem behind his being hacked. As a small business owner, family man and tech pundit, Scott finds himself leading a compromised life. By day, he runs a successful security company and reports on the latest cyber breaches in the hopes of offering solace and security tips to millions of viewers. But by night, Scott begins to realize his worst fears are only a hack away as he falls prey to an invisible enemy. When a mysterious hacker begins to steal thousands from his bank account, go through his trash and rake over his social media identity; Scott stands to lose everything he worked so hard for. But his precarious situation only fortifies Scott's position as a cybersecurity expert and also as a harbinger for the fragile security we all cherish in this digital life. Amidst the backdrop of major breaches such as Target and Sony, Scott shares tips and best practices for all consumers concerning email scams, password protection and social media overload: Most importantly, Scott shares his own story of being hacked repeatedly and bow he has come to realize that the only thing as important as his own cybersecurity is that of his readers and viewers. Part cautionary tale and part cyber self-help guide, Hacked Again probes deep into the dark web for truths and surfaces to offer best practices and share stories from an expert who has lived as both an enforcer and a victim in the world of cybersecurity. Book jacket.

The Routledge Companion to Media and Scandal

The Routledge Companion to Media and Scandal
Author: Howard Tumber
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 1072
Release: 2019-03-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351172980

Howard Tumber is Professor in the Department of Journalism at City, University of London, UK. He is a founder and co-editor of Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism. He has published widely in the field of the sociology of media and journalism. Silvio Waisbord is Professor in the School of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University, USA. He was the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Communication, and he has published widely about news, politics and social change.

Vanda

Vanda
Author: Brunet Marion
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2022-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1913394662

A psychological thriller set in Southern France. Vanda dreamt of being an artist; she ended up a cleaner in a psychiatric hospital in Marseilles. Devoted to her six-year-old son Noé, she lives with him in a derelict shed by the beach. “The two of them against the world”, as she says. When Noé’s father Simon shows up after a seven-year absence, threatening the delicate balance of their lives, her suppressed rage finally explodes. The tension becomes unbearable, both parents fully capable of extreme violence.

The Two Ugly Detectives Agency: A Lafayette Larson Mystery

The Two Ugly Detectives Agency: A Lafayette Larson Mystery
Author: S.D. Fisher
Publisher: BookLocker.com, Inc.
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2022-08-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Partners in Janus Investigations, Lafayette "Lafe" Larson and Mike Zwygert jokingly refer to themselves as the "two ugly detectives" due to their looks. But Lafe and Mike face real ugliness when a young Down Syndrome woman unexpectedly shows up in their office and asks them to find her missing sister - and has an astonishing amount of money to pay for an investigation. As long as it's kept secret from her father. The partners land neck-deep in a vortex of jealousy, drugs, family dysfunction, and murder. Deaths pile up, and they must work hard not to find themselves and their client on top of that pile.