Legendary economist Hyman Minsky identified author William H. Janeway as a'theorist-
practitioner'of financial economics; this book is an expression of that double life …

A Short History of Disruptive Journalism Technologies provides a swift analysis of the
computerization of the newsroom, from the mid-1960s through to the early 1990s. It focuses …

The story of the American newsroom is that of modern American journalism. In this holistic
history, Will Mari tells that story from the 1920s through the 1960s, a time of great change …

The telephone and other news-gathering technologies had been present in US newsrooms
since the late 1800s. But increasing access to them by the mid-1930s meant more agency …

This chapter surveys the history of telecommunications from a global perspective and
highlights three influential interpretative traditions. It has two parts. The first part defines …

Taking a contextual and historical approach, Journalism, Technology and Cultural Practice
provides an accessible introduction to the various stages of journalism's adoption and …

The Midwest holds two conflicting positions in the American cultural imagination, both of
which rob the region of its distinctiveness. Often, it is seen as the “heartland,” a pastoral ideal …

Many historians, journalists, and media mavens have traced the genealogy of Victorian
communications networks backward, beginning with radio after World War I and continuing …

In this article, we turn back to the 1918 influenza pandemic to throw light on the alliances of
information communication technologies and technologies of mobility (such as the car) …

This report explores the history of alternative communication technologies and networks
(“alternets”). It focuses on three historic formations of alternets: 1) the community telephone …