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New Books in Communications

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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We're pleased to welcome James A. Jacobs and James R. Jacobs, authors of Preserving Government Information: Past, Present, and Future (FreeGovInfo Press, 2025), to the New Books Network.

In this book, Jacobs and Jacobs introduce the different US fed... more

Tinsel and Rust: How Hollywood Manufactured the Rust Belt (Oxford UP, 2025) tells the story of Hollywood's role in the shaping of the Rust Belt in the United States. During the 1970s and 1980s, filmic representations of shuttered auto plants, furloug... more

The average reader need not go far in a bookstore before, knowingly or not, they encounter authors who started their careers by self-publishing prior to achieving commercial success. Examples include Margaret Atwood, Andy Weir, Colleen Hoover, Anna T... more

“When the civil rights movement began to challenge Jim Crow laws, the white southern press reframed the coverage of racism and segregation as a debate over journalism standards. Many white southern editors, for instance, designated Black Americans as... more

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Recent Guests

Claire Parnell
Author of 'Inequalities of Platform Publishing, The Promise and Peril of Self-Publishing in the Digital Book Era' and lecturer in digital publishing at the University of Melbourne.
University of Melbourne
Episode: Claire Parnell, "Inequalities of Platform Publishing: The Promise and Peril of Self-Publishing in the Digital Book Era" (U Massachusetts Press, 2025
Gwyneth Mellinger
Author and historian specializing in journalism and race relations
University of Massachusetts Press
Episode: Gwyneth Mellinger, "Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow" (U Massachusetts Press, 2024)
Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh
Author of Journalism and Gender, Global Perspectives
Butler University
Episode: Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh, "Journalism and Gender: Global Perspectives" (Routledge, 2025)
Stefania Marghitu
Author of Teen TV in Routledge's Television Guidebooks collection
Routledge
Episode: Stefania Marghitu, "Teen TV" (Routledge, 2021)
John Bodnar
Distinguished emeritus professor in the Department of History at Indiana University
Indiana University
Episode: John Bodnar, "Divided by Terror: American Patriotism after 9/11" (UNC Press, 2021)
Dr. Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy
Author and scholar involved in media and communications
Miami University
Episode: Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy, "Videotape" (Bloomsbury, 2025)
Jasbeer Mamalipurath
Lecturer in media and broadcast studies at Queen's University, Belfast
Queen's University, Belfast
Episode: Jasbeer Musthafa Mamalipurath, "TEDified Islam: Postsecular Storytelling in New Media" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024)
Caroline Jack
Associate Professor at UCSD in the Communications Department
University of California, San Diego
Episode: Caroline Jack, "Business as Usual: How Sponsored Media Sold American Capitalism in the Twentieth Century" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Vanesa Rodríguez-Galindo
Professor and cultural and visual historian focusing on modern Europe and urban studies
Florida International University
Episode: Vanesa Rodríguez-Galindo, "Madrid on the Move: Feeling Modern and Visually Aware in the Nineteenth Century" (Manchester UP, 2021)

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 18 ratings
  • Please improve sound!

    Great content but the sound quality is so bad, I stopped listening (very hard to focus!!)

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    Hugivida
    Switzerland6 years ago
  • Great podcast

    but I don’t see the cover

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Борнхайм
    Russia8 years ago
  • Excellent and wide ranging

    The 'New Books Network' is remarkable for its cogent, easy-to-listen-to author interviews, but the NBN Communications podcast is excellent. It's just getting started, but the future looks bright.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Wignall
    United States13 years ago
  • 5 Stars: It's great

    Jefferson Pooley's fantastic interview style invites readers and illuminates the ideas of authors. A must-listen for communication students and professionals. As an expert in the field of the history of communication, Pooley contextualizes the subject within the larger field, providing tremendous depth to the podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    scrtagent101
    United States13 years ago

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The show is heralded for its engaging format, making academic discourse accessible and relevant to contemporary discussions in media.
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Claire Parnell, "Inequalities of Platform Publishing: The Promise and Peril of Self-Publishing in the Digital Book Era" (U Massachusetts Press, 2025
Q: What are the pros at using these platforms?
Amazon and self-publishing have provided significant access and diverse representation, empowering authors to publish without having to prove marketability first.
Claire Parnell, "Inequalities of Platform Publishing: The Promise and Peril of Self-Publishing in the Digital Book Era" (U Massachusetts Press, 2025
Q: Can you talk a bit about where that comes from and how those patterns stick around?
Traditional publishing platforms perpetuate biases against marginalized communities in a lot of different ways, both overtly and covertly, through their economic systems and visibility algorithms.
Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh, "Journalism and Gender: Global Perspectives" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: What challenges are women facing in terms of job placement in newsrooms?
Women often experience horizontal and vertical job segregation, resulting in different topics covered and fewer women in leadership positions.
Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh, "Journalism and Gender: Global Perspectives" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: What kind of feminism is it that you utilize in this book?
The book encompasses various feminist perspectives including third world feminism, post-colonial, decolonial, transnational perspectives, and intersectionality.
Alexander Cooley and Alexander Dukalskis, "Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: Could we start off with each of you introducing yourselves a little bit and tell us why you decided to write the book?
Dr. Cooley discusses his background in political science focusing on post-Soviet politics and world order, while Dr. Dukalski explains his research on authoritarian states and their influence. They both saw a need to address the authoritarian resurgence and teamed up for this project.

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