The freedom to create was rocked by the Imam Khomeini's death sentence on Salman Rushdie 25 years ago. Ever since Khomeini's fatwa called for Rushdie's murder because of what he wrote in his novel The
Claiming the Real II describes the origins, development and current state of documentary cinema, and the social, political, industrial and ethical factors that determine its production. This new editi
Challenging the popular myth of a present-day 'information revolution', Media Technology and Society is essential reading for anyone interested in the social impact of technological change. Winston ar
Over the past two decades, there have been a series of events that have brought into question the concept and practice of free expression. In this new book, Winston provides an account of the current
Over the past two decades, there have been a series of events that have brought into question the concept and practice of free expression. In this new book, Winston provides an account of the current
Why is the cinema 100 years old, and not 120 or 150 years old? Why do Kodak film stocks have such trouble capturing non-Caucasian skin tones? Why is high definition analog television not in every home
The 1980s saw constant reports of an information revolution. This book, first published in 1986, challenges this view. It argues that the information revolution is an illusion, a rhetorical gambit, an
Offers a comprehensive account of the history of communications technologies, from the point of view that the development of new media is the product of a constant play-off between social necessity an
The Roots of Fake News argues that ‘fake news’ is not a problem caused by the internet or the failure of good journalism to assert itself. Rather, it is within the news’ ideological foundations – prof
The Roots of Fake News argues that ‘fake news’ is not a problem caused by the internet or the failure of good journalism to assert itself. Rather, it is within the news’ ideological foundations – prof
The Act of Documenting: Documentary Film in the 21st Century argues for nothing less than a fresh start for the documentary. Already it has escaped from the hegemony of Direct Cinema observationalism,
The Act of Documenting: Documentary Film in the 21st Century argues for nothing less than a fresh start for the documentary. Already it has escaped from the hegemony of Direct Cinema observationalism,
