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Com 450: Senior Seminar -- Politics and Media |
Dr. Janet McMullen
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Book Review List |
Last Updated: 11/12/2002
Remember, I need the rest of you to give me the title of the book on which
you plan to report. Some suggestions....The Making of the President, (any
of the series) and some books an historical perspective. See the list for some
suggestions. Most of all, I want you to pick something you're really going
to enjoy reading.
| Title of Book | Student Name |
| Buck Up, Suck Up.... | Jody Wright |
| Ethics of Political Journalism | Ursula Rogers |
| "Everything You Think You Know about Politics..." | Todd Nickerson |
| "Buck Up, Suck Up... | Rebecca Newbern |
| "Bad News: The Media and the President" | Jennifer Hold |
| "Vote.com" | Florian Dvorski |
| "It's Still the Economy, Stupid." | Kelly Rios |
| "Who Killed CBS?" | Debra Dombrowski |
| [Other Carvelle book] | Adam Browder |
| All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for Pres.." | Emilee Stansell |
| George Stephanopolous, an Autobiography | Mary Marshall Vansant |
| "Theatre of the Oppressed" | Rachel Scanlon |
| "Slander" | Tammy Olive |
| "Why the Left Hates America" | Laura Dewing |
| "It Ain't Necessarily So..." | Laura Beth Daws |
| "How to watch Television News" | Tina Miller |
| Seducing America | Bridgitte Gunn |
| Grand Theft 2000: Media Spectacle and A Stolen Election | Sally Buckman |
| JFK: History of An Image | Drew Carter |
| John F. Kennedy and the Media | Kari Cox |
| All's Fair: Love, War and Running for President | Corlandos Scott |
| The Media Game: American Politics and the TV Age | Tugba Kosebas |
| Democracy Without Citizens | Mandy Hughes |
| New Media and Politics | Brock Beck |
| It's Still the Economy, Stupid | Casey Newsom |
| On the Line: The New Road to the White House | Justin Sizemore |
| Stickin: The Case for Loyalty | Laney Marchbanks |
| No Place for Amateurs | Donnie Bobo |
| The No Spin Zone | Jason Reed |
| Dirty Politics: Deception, Distraction and Democracy | Kelly Clark |
You all have picked some excellent books! I look forward to hearing your presentations!
Assignment: Read the book and be prepared to discuss it
informally in class. At that time you will need to have an abstract (one
page) which includes title, author, isbn, publisher, date, etc. and a summary of
the main ideas of the book. Conclude with a sentence or two recommendation
about whether you liked it or not and why.
Copyright, 2002
Dr. Janet McMullen
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