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Are newspapers on the way out? Are the new media taking over? Can anything be done? This book presents both optimistic and pessimistic points of view. Click "Flere oplysninger" to view the Contents. Editors: Jennifer Dorman. (128 pages)
Level: Mainly Second and Third year Gymnasium

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Are Social Networking Sites harmful. Are they forums for bullying, sexual predators, stalkers? Are they addictive? Find both sides of the argument here. Editor: Stefan Kiesbye. (128 pages)
Level: Mainly Second and Third year Gymnasium

Contents: Introduction; Social Networking Sites Help Students Gain Important Skills (Lauren Gerber); Social Networking Sites Can Limit Interpersonal Skills and Physical Activity (Sue Scheff); Social Networking Sites Harm Children’s Brains (David Derbyshire); Social Networking Sites Can Be Forums for Cyberbullying (Abraham Foxman and Cyndi Silverman); Social Networking Sites Cannot Be Blamed for Bullying (Kate Harding); Schoolchildren Are Not Ready for Social Networking (Kari Henley); Social Networking Sites Can Be Hunting Grounds for Sexual Predators (John Kreiser); The Fear of Social Media Is Unfounded (Curtis Silver); Social Networking Sites Are Increasingly Frequented by Stalkers (National Center for Victims of Crime); Social Networking Sites Are Addictive (Sam Leith); Social Networking Sites Give Users an Inflated Sense of Self (Debra Ronca); Students Admitted Early to College Network on Facebook (Jenna Johnson); Social Spam Is Pervasive (Chris Wilson); Pro-Anorexia Sites Should Be Banned (Sarah Menkedick); Anorexia Sites Should Not Be Banned (Angie Rankman); Organizations to Contact; Bibliography; Index.

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Journalist Hunter S Thompson's classic journey into the  degenerate heart of the American Dream. He enters Las Vegas armed with a veritable arsenal of mind-changing chemicals. His drug-enhanced confrontations with casino operators, bartenders, police officers and assorted representatives of the Silent Majority have a hallucinatory humour and nightmare terror that your students may well think are “classic”. Illustrated by Ralph Steadman. (202 pages) Appendices (26 pages): About the Author; About the Book; Read On.
Level: A/B

Hunter S. Thompson (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas etc.) is the quintessential outlaw journalist, the one true prince of “Gonzo” journalism, and an American legend. In this violently unauthorized biography, Paul Perry offers never-before-related details of this outrageous writer's life and escapades. Author: Paul Perry. (276 pages)
Level: Gymnasiet / SRP-opgaver

Contents: Preface; Introduction; Louisville (1939-1955); Totally Unclassifiable" (1956-1961); The National Observer (1962-1964); Hell's Angels (1964-1966); The Death of the American Dream (1967-1927); The Campaign Trail (1972-1973); Prisoner of Gonzo (1973-1980); The World of Fitness (1980-1990); Index.

Over 40 activities specifically designed for teenagers, a photocopiable resource for busy teachers. The activities cover three popular themes: Film, TV and Music. They provide supplementary material for elementary, intermediate and upper-intermediate levels in one book. There is a variety of tasks including role-plays, quizzes, board games and debates which practise all four skills in a fun way. Each activity is supported by step-by-step teacher's notes and extension ideas ready to photocopy and go! Author: Olha Madylus.

Film is considered by some to be the most dominant art form of the twentieth century. In this Very Short Introduction Michael Wood provides a brief history and examination of the nature of the medium of film, considering its role and impact on society as well as its future in the digital age. (152 pages)
Level: Library/Depot/Students writing papers

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Violence is widespread in television, video games, rap music and the entertainment industry in general. Is this violence damaging young people and making our society more violent? Click “Flere oplysninger” to view the Contents. Editor: Stefan Kiesbye. (114 pages)
Level: Mainly Second and Third year Gymnasium

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What do you think? — these American themes books encourage critical thinking and debate by providing case studies, historical contexts, and individual opinions on each issue. Level: 1st year of Gymnasium/C

Some people say that television can be a bad influence — it is addictive and the violence and advertsing cause people to develop bad habits ... there should be more regulation of television. Others say that television informs and educates and can be very entertaining. It does not cause ill health or obesity but offers lots of choices.

Contents: Is Television A bad Influence? — Is Television Addictive? — Television, Education, And Information — Is Television Too Violent? — Does Television Encourage A "Culture Of Consumption"? — What Should We Do? — Find Out More — Glossay

(Replaces Media Issues)

Contemporary society is saturated with popular media; 3.7 hours per day is spent watching television by the average British adult, 35% of all adults claim to use Facebook every week and Internet usage has increased by 38% in only two years. Websites such as Wikileaks are provoking debate into issues such as freedom of speech and press regulation. The Media covers these issues, as well as looking at the debates over phone hacking by journalists, celebrities’ right to privacy and the effect of social media on national security.

Key Facts; Glossary; Additional Resources (websites etc.); Index

The average British adult spends almost four hours per day watching television and 35% of all adults claim to use Facebook every week. We live in a society which is saturated with media. Websites such as WikiLeaks and social media sites, and the recent phone-hacking scandals by journalists, have also raised debates over freedom of speech, press regulation and national security. This book looks at the issues surrounding the media, media usage trends, the effect of new technologies on traditional media and the rise of social media. It also covers the debate on media privacy and regulation, including how the Internet and social media sites have affected privacy.
Level: 8.-10. kl./AVU + HG C-F etc.

Documentary about the life of Jackson. David Gest presents this intimate portrait of the entertainer, with interviews with over 50 of his closest friends and colleagues including Dionne Warwick, Smokey Robinson, and Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson. With contributions from Michael's mother Katherine, and family members Tito and Rebbie, the film traces the life of Jackson from his early success in the Jackson Five, to the criminal case which threatened to destroy his legacy.

• Directed by: Andrew Eastel
• Widescreen
• Running time: 148 minutes (+ Extras: over 90 minutes)
• Subtitle options: English, Danish, Norwegian
• Extras: Lots of extra interviews and documentary material

This book deals with the subject of how we interpret what we read in newspapers. It sets out to help readers develop media literacy and an awareness of issues such as hidden bias in reporting. It describes how media have developed through history and molded public opinion. Sidebars offer points of view about ethical dilemmas, while asking questions of readers to help them develop informed opinions. Author: Sean Connolly. Click "Flere oplysninger" to view the Contents. Hardback (48 pages)
Level: 9.-10. kl./1st Year of Gymnasium

Pulling Newspapers Apart: Analysing Print Journalism explores contemporary UK national and local newspapers at a point when some pundits are busily announcing their demise. It offers a detailed examination of a wide range of features, such as editorial formats (News, Op Ed pages, readers' letters, cartoons, obituaries, advice columns, features and opinion columns), newspaper design (page layout, photographs, supplements, online editions, headlines, the emergence of the compact and Berliner editions), newspaper contents (sport, sex and Page 3, royalty, crime, moral panics and politics) ... and much more. Individual chapters are written in an authoritative but accessible style by distinguished academics and journalists. An invaluable study of newspapers in the digital age. Editor: Bob Franklin. Click "Flere oplysninger" to view the Contents. (304 pages)
Level: A Teacher's Resource/Gymnasiet, especially the third year

Reading Films introduces films and television programmes as media texts that use specific techniques and presentational devices to produce meaning. This guide explores how these techniques are used to develop visual and aural narratives for specific audiences, provides a useful introduction to film language and guidelines for analysing film narrative. The language is simple with jargon kept to the most simple, and useful, technical terms. The guide includes a series of case studies which compare and analyse a selection of films and television centring on young people: Clueless, Pleasantville, Pretty in Pink, Kes and TV soaps. It includes clear teaching notes, student information sheets and student activity sheets. This book will make those who study it watch films in quite a different way in future and it is a fine starter text for someone new to teaching Media.

Editors: Jackie Newman and Roy Stafford. Produced by the British Film Institute. Click on “Flere oplysninger” to see the Table of Contents.
Level: Gymnasiet etc.

This Pack contains the 4 films used in the “Reading Films” analyses and case studies:

Clueless DVD

Pleasantville DVD

Pretty in Pink DVD

Kes DVD

Reality television has little to do with reality and everything to do with television form and content! This book studies the reality television phenomenon as a significant movement within documentary and factual programming. It analyses new and hybrid genres including observational documentaries, talk shows, game shows, docu-soaps, dramatic reconstructions, law and order programming and 24/7 formats such as Big Brother and Survivor. These programmes are both popular with audiences and heavily debated in the media; they are at the centre of heated discussions about media ethics, voyeurism and the representation of the real. The detailed case studies raise major questions about the production of realism and its relationship to revelation. Excerpts can be used. (183 pages)
Level: Library/Depot/Students' papers/Projects/A+/Excerpts: B+

Contents: Introduction; Reality TV Has Some Positive Attributes (Richard M. Huff); Reality TV Has a Negative Influence on Society (Richard Breyer); Young Viewers Are Drawn to Reality TV (Suzanne Martin); Reality TV Offers a Positive Religious Message (Margaret Feinberg); Reality TV Offers an Amoral Message (Patrick McCormick); Reality TV Can Change Cultural Attitudes (Ben Arnoldy); Reality TV Relies on Questionable Ethical Practices (Douglas McCollam); Reality TV Can Overcome Questionable Ethical Practices (Derek Draper); Reality TV Lacks Diversity (Judith Halberstam); Reality TV Promotes a Democratic View of Society (Kira Cochrane); Reality TV Can Motivate Generosity Across America (Sara B. Miller and Amanda Paulson); Reality TV Appeals to Baser Instincts (Douglas Rushkoff); Reality TV Encourages a Negative Body Image (Dana Stevens); Reality TV Can Promote a Positive Body Image (Willow Bay); Reality TV Allows Viewers Live Vicariously (Cynthia M. Frisby); Organizations to Contact; Bibliography; Index.

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The story of the creation of 'Facebook'. In 2003 Mark Zuckerberg developed the social networking site while he was an undergraduate at Harvard. Six years later Zuckerberg is a millionaire but his success is proving to be problematic to his personal life and he finds himself undergoing multiple legal battles.

• Directed by: David Fincher
• Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella
• Running time: 115 minutes
• Widescreen
• Extras: Commentaries; “How Did They Ever Make a Movie of Facebook?” etc.
• Subtitle options: English, Danish, Norwegian

TV FAQ is designed to turn readers into fully informed, knowledgable, entertained and argumentative TV experts. It answers just about everything you've always wanted to know about Television in a witty and informative form and is written by a leading TV writer, thinker, educator and long-term producer. It takes commonly asked questions about TV — factual, technical, ethical, controversial or just plain cheeky — and answers them clearly and comprehensively. Entries contain examples, ranging from a deconstruction of an episode of NYPD Blue to an analysis of the way that audience statistics are produced. They explain how television gains and sometimes loses our trust. The answers can be dipped into as required. Author: Professor of Media Arts John Ellis. (236 pages)
Level: All levels of the gymnasium/Excerpts can be used in interdisciplinary media projects in cooperation with Danish and other subjects

Contents include: 3. Is there such a thing as ‘Good TV’? 5. Does TV distort what it shows? 7. Has TV changed politics? 9. Is TV an agent of globalisation? 10. Does TV exploit people? 12. Is there too much violence on TV? 15. Does news make us anxious? 16. Does witnessing too much horror make people stop caring? 33. Is any TV actually live any more? 45. Is TV bad for the environment? 46. Will dowloading replace broadcasting?

Contents: Introduction; Excessive Video Game Playing Can Adversely Affect Children's Health (Earl Hunsinger); Some Video Game Playing Can Have a Positive Effect on Children's Health (Charlene O'Hanlon); Video Games Can Provide Health Benefits to the Sick (Betsy Streisand); Video Games Can Benefit Classroom Education (Marco Visscher); Video Games Can Shape Players' Beliefs (Matthew Quirk); Violent Video Games Teach Anti-Social Behavior (Linda Piepenbrink); Video Games Do Not Cause Violence (Rashawn Blanchard); Video Games Are Unjustly Targeted by Anti-Violence Crusaders (Daniel Koffler); Popular Video Games Are Often Misogynistic (Lauren Sandler); Video Games Are Accepting More Gay-Themed Content (Jose Antonio Vargas); Video Games Will Become More Artistically and Emotionally Satisfying (Jonathan Rauch); Organizations to Contact; Bibliography; Index.

Are the attitudes of young people to file sharing wrecking the music industry? Or is it to blame itself for its decline? Editor: Roman Espejo. (88 pages)
Level: Mainly Second and Third year Gymnasium

Contents: Introduction; Declining Music Sales Threaten the Future of the Music Industry (Ethan Smith); Poor Content and Marketing Threaten the Future of the Music Industry (Chris Moreau); Digital Music Is the Future of the Music Industry (Alice LaPlante); Retail Music Stores Must Adapt to the Changing Music Industry (Hil Anderson); The Sound Quality of Music Is at Risk in the Music Industry (Suhas Sreedhar); The CD Is Obsolete (Daniel B. Wood); The CD Is Not Obsolete (Daniel Gross); Vinyl Records Threaten the Future of CDs (Eliot Van Buskirk); Illegal File Sharing Threatens the Future of the Music Industry (Recording Industry Association of America); Illegal File Sharing Enhances the Future of the Music Industry (Sean Silverthorne); Organizations to Contact; Bibliography; Index.

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