Search Results: MEDIA & FILMS from Bookhome Sydney

Melbourne: Miegunyah Press / Melbourne University Press (MUP), 2006. New or 2nd ed.. Paperback large trade, very good plus condition, frontispiece photo, minor edgewear. 370 pp. (This copy: Paperback.) Sylvia Lawson records a different kind of radical but expressive and entertaining journalism. This is the story of young J. F. Archibald's founding and editing 'The Bulletin' newsmagazine, and his adventures (good and bad) in the 'print circus' of 1880 to 1903 in Sydney. Originally published in 1983, this new (or second) edition contains a 13-page epilogue by the author.

Sydney: Writer's News, 1991. Paperback quarto, stapled magazine format, very good condition, full-page colour drawings, adverts, pages lightly toned. 48 pp. First (and possibly only) issue of an Australian literary magazine, from the publisher of "Writer's News". SALE PRICE.

London: John Curtis / Sceptre / Hodder & Stoughton, 1994. 1st p/b ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, remainder stripe. 301 pp. An admired history of women in journalism, by Anne Sebba, a journalist who has worked for Reuters International News Agency.

Sydney, Kensington: University of New South Wales Press (UNSW Press), 2008. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, corner tips creased front cover, minor edgewear, barcode sticker inside rear cover. 286 pp. This very moving book is the story of the people who struggled to get asylum seekers out of detention and change government policy. The author is an ABC-TV Lateline journalist who covered many of these stories as they were happening. Inspiring and disturbing in equal measure, with a gripping narrative that will surprise many readers.

London: New Holland, 2014. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), sepia (brown-tinted) & colour photos, minor edgewear jacket, spine ends little rubbed. 320 pp. This book is the story of an amazing life and influential career. Brenno spent more than 60 years in the radio industry - first as an on-air announcer in Country NSW, then as a ground-breaking Top 40 DJ at 2SM at the height of the rock and roll era. A flawless sports broadcaster on TV and radio in the 1970s and 1980s, he was later the program director behind talkback radio at No. 1 stations 2UE and 2GB in the 1990s and 2000s. He tells his story in an engaging and conversational style, outlining the the secrets of his success. There are breakout chapters from many of his contemporaries who highlight his wonderful achievements. The many photos include Bob Rogers, Alan Jones, Tom Jones, Abba, Petula Clark, Ray Martin, Jeff Harvey, and the Seekers.

Philadelphia, PA: Nation Books, 2010. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), pages faintly toned, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (Brodart). 334 pp. A leading American media academic and a journalist study the collapse of American newspapers and television newsrooms. The authors explain why it is not all caused by the new digital media, but stems from the hollowing out of journalism under corporate control, which has increased rapidly since the 1970s. A valuable detailed study of how to rejuvenate media in the modern world.

Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2003. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 294 pp. Trenchant criticism of Australian media by controversial senior journalist, Sydney Morning Herald, and author of the bestselling "Among the Barbarians". This time it's the media he has set his sights on. Lies, fabrications and misinformation have become the standard fare, in particular when offering critiques of conservative journalists.

Melbourne: Miegunyah / Melbourne University Press (MUP), 2013. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, as new condition. 304 pp. The Sydney Morning Herald journalist provides the definitive account of the fate of Fairfax. It is the story of greedy media moguls, angry and ambitious politicians, foolhardy heirs and heiresses, zealous journalists, muddling management and the rise of digital media (which Fairfax completely missed). The once-mighty Fairfax has been a victim of them all.

New York: Steimatzky & Shapolsky, 1985. Paperback small, very good condition, black & white text-photos centre spread, some edgewear. 336 pp. The story of how the Israeli general and cabinet minister sued Time Magazine for libel and won the court case. Features original courtroom sketches and photographs. The disputed Time article was about Sharon's alleged role in the brutal murder by Lebanese militia of Palestinians in two refugee camps.

Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, top corner front cover creased, minor edgewear. 270 pp. The Golden Age of the Argonauts, by Rob Johnson (Hodder & Stoughton, 1997). A celebration of the ABC radio popular Argonauts program for 7 to 17 year olds, which aired between 5.30 - 6.30 every afternoon from about 1936 to 1972. Featured stories, songs, jokes, information and fun. Listeners were assigned names from Ancient Greek mythology.

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2017. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, colour photos, spine minimally creased, minor edgewear. 340 pp. Tracy Spicer states that she was always a good girl as a fashion plate, as required to be the national news anchor at the commercial Ten TV network. That is, until she was sacked by email after having a baby, and she took legal action against the TV network for pregnancy discrimination. Part funny memoir, part a manifesto for change in attitudes towards women.

Uralla, NSW: Idriess Enterprises, 2008. Hardback small quarto, dustjacket, as new condition (in as new dustjacket), minimal edgewear jacket. 208 pp. This is a collection of the contributions of Ion Idriess to The Bulletin, the weekly magazine that was first published in 1880 and became an Australian institution of the 20th century. Most were written under a pen-name (Gouger was the most common), and have not been recognised, let alone collected before. This collection is a window into Australia's past, which has been revealed by a master storyteller who was an astute observer of nature, the environment and people, and often told with humour. These early paragraphs give an insight into a fascinating man. Compiled by Idriess collector Jim Bradley.

Sydney: HarperCollins, 2004. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, good condition, black & white photos centre spread, covers & spine & few pages little creased, some edgewear. 374 pp. ABC Four Corners journalist Sally Neighbour examines the rise of radical Islamic groups, in particular Indonesia in the light of the Bali bombings.

Sydney: Scribner, 2021. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white text-photos, front cover & bottom corner tips few pages little creased, minor edgewear. 311 pp. Damien Cave brought his young family from New York to Sydney, to establish the Australian Bureau for the 'New York Times'. This book is about how Australians learn to live better by living with the sea (surfing) and partly how Australian culture is identified by managing the idea of risk. This book is a blend of memoir, history and interviews with some of the world's most respected psychologists. .

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP), 2010. 1st ed.. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition, minor edgewear. 259 pp. This book looks at the Australian news media treatment of Islam and Muslims. This collection brings together the research and insights of academics, editors and journalists on the representation of Islam and its impact on social relations. Also explores how Muslim communities in Australia are responding to their image in the Australian news media. This book will be of interest to anyone interested in the relationship between media and society.

New York: Portfolio / Penguin Books, 2005. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good plus dustjacket), black & white photos centre spread, front flap jacket creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 186 pp. An absorbing and thoughtful study that reveals the leadership style that was the heart of Katherine Graham's success as CEO in building the Washington Post into a leading media corporation. Draws upon exclusive interviews with her friends and colleagues to analyse the principles that guided Graham's toughest decisions, including the groundbreaking investigation of corruption in the Nixon administration (the Watergate affair).

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP), 2016. Reprint ed.. Paperback octavo, good plus condition, black & white photos centre spread, corner tips covers creased, some edgewear corners. 304 pp. Mark Colvin (1952 - 2017) was a broadcasting legend. He was the voice of ABC Radio's leading current affairs program PM. He was a founding broadcaster for the groundbreaking youth station Double J. He initiated The World Today program, and he's one of the most popular and influential journalists in the twittersphere. Mark has been covering local and global events for more than four decades. In the midst of all this he discovered that his father was an MI6 spy: the incredible story of a father waging a secret war against communism during the Cold War. But when he contracted a life-threatening illness while working in the field, his life changed forever, involving organ donation.

Sydney: The Printing and Allied Trades Employers' Association of NSW, 1976. Hardback small quarto, dark red boards, no jacket, gilt title cover & spine, illustrated endpapers, very good condition, black & white text-photos, cover corner lightly bumped, non-author written dedication. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 205 pp. Harold Hunt relates the story of the employers' organisation which, in 1887 was called 'The New South Wales Master Printers' Association', but later renamed. About the development of attitudes from the intense competitiveness of small owners in the last century to the modern realisation that a great national industry needs cooperation guided by fair arbitration. The main purpose is to show the influence of the Association and how it has helped significantly in the general development of the printing industry. The book would be of interest to anyone who had been involved in the industry, and would be valuable… Read More

Melbourne: Melbourne University Press (MUP), 2007. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear, cover photo differs from stock photo. 304 pp. This book is a collection of critical essays by Salter on different aspects of the local media landscape. About the major players of the Australian media, their roles and influence on Australian lives, and the issues of journalistic practice that shape their content. Australia is fortunate to have media that are generally competent and occasionally very good indeed. But the print and broadcast material that we consume every day can also be perverse, shallow, illogical, infuriatingly opportunistic, crassly commercial, insufferably pretentious and rarely witty.

London: Bodley Head, 2019. U.K. ed.. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 534 pp. Jill Abramson, a former editor of The New York Times, provides a gripping and definitive personal account of the revolution that has swept the news industry over the last decade and reshaped our world. Drawing on deep access, she takes us behind the scenes at four media titans during the most volatile years in news history. Two are maverick upstarts: Buzzfeed, the brain-child of virtuoso clickbait scientist Jonah Perretti, and Vice, led by the booze-fuelled anarcho-hipster Shane Smith. The two others are among the world's most venerable news institutions: The New York Times, owned and run for generations by the Sulzberger dynasty, and The Washington Post, also family-owned but soon to be bought by the world's richest merchant of all, Jeff Bezos.