Robert Jensen's (Journalism, University of Texas at Austin) book Writing Dissent: Taking Radical Ideas from the Margins to the Mainstream was published by Peter Lang in November. The text of three speeches Jensen has delivered this fall have also been released as a pamphlet, "Citizens of the Empire: Thoughts on Patriotism, Dissent, and Hope." A PDF file can be downloaded at www.nowarcollective.com/citizensoftheempire.pdf
Eileen R. Meehan and Ellen Riordan, Sex & Money: Feminism and Political Economy in the Media, U of Minnesota Press, 2002. 312 Pages. Paper ISBN 0-8166-3788-1. Ordering details at www.upress.umn.edu. This edited volume is the most complete text to date on feminist theory and research on women and media within a political economy analytical framework. Contributing authors include Robin Andersen, Ellen Balka, Amy Beer, Carolyn M. Byerly, Ramona Curry, Fred Fejes, Nancy Hauserman, Michele Martin, Stana Martin, Lisa McLaughlin, Roopali Mukherjee, Angela R. Record, Karen Ross, H. Leslie Steeves, Angharad N. Valdivia, Janet Wasko and Justin Wyatt.
Karen Ross, Women, Politics and Change, Hansard Society Series in Politics and Government, Oxford University Press, 2002. This edited volume brings together a diversity of communication perspectives regarding the changing status of women, politics. Contributing authors include: Haleh Afshar, Tahyna Barnett Donaghy, Alice Brown, Nicole Busby, Louise Chappell, Sarah Childs, Chris Corrin, Gili Drob, Julia Edwards, Jane Freedman, Sandra Grey, Jude Howell, Dafna Lemish, Fiona Mackay, Calum MacLeod, Laura McAllister, Elizabeth Meehan, Donna Pankhurst, Karen Ross, Maria Sawer, Judith Squires, Mark Wickham-Jone.
Sean O Siochru and W. Bruce Girard, with Amy Mahan, Global Media Governance: A Beginner's Guide, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002. 208 Pages. Paper ISBN 0-7425-1566-4 ($19.95), Cloth ISBN 0-7425-1565 ($65). The book considers the reasons for media regulation, explains who regulates at various levels (national,international), and considers key organizations and individuals who can influence organizations like the ITU, WTO, UNESCO, WIPO, and ICANN. The book advertises itself as a primer rather than a set of complete answers.
Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP) has published its 2002 update of Directory of Women's Media. This international guide contains hundreds of entries for women's media organizations, publications and websites, in addition to short articles about women's journalism. For copies, contact WIFP Director Martha Allen, 1940 Calvert Street, NW, Washington DC 20009-1502, phone 202-265-6707, e-mail director@wifp.org, or on the Institute's website www.wifp.org.
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