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    As human beings, we are hard-wired to respond to stories. This has long been known by people seeking to influence others: their speeches and writings are full of stories. And the tellers of powerful stories have always had avid readers... more
    As human beings, we are hard-wired to respond to stories. This has long been known by people seeking to influence others: their speeches and writings are full of stories. And the tellers of powerful stories have always had avid readers and listeners. What do I mean by ...
    To cite this article: Lee, Carolyne. Switched On: Conversations with Influential Women in the Australian Media [Book Review] [online]. Media International Australia, Incorporating Culture & Policy, No. 124, Aug 2007: 182-183.... more
    To cite this article: Lee, Carolyne. Switched On: Conversations with Influential Women in the Australian Media [Book Review] [online]. Media International Australia, Incorporating Culture & Policy, No. 124, Aug 2007: 182-183. Availability: <http://search.informit.com.au/ ...
    ... These names are usually in very tiny print somewhere in the newspaper, usually in each specific section. In her essay in the 1999 Writer's Marketplace, Susan Kurosawa (travel editor of the Australian) gives what she... more
    ... These names are usually in very tiny print somewhere in the newspaper, usually in each specific section. In her essay in the 1999 Writer's Marketplace, Susan Kurosawa (travel editor of the Australian) gives what she calls a 'six-pack of rules' for freelance submissions. ...
    Page 102. Chapter 7 OP-EDS: WRITE A POWERFUL ARGUMENT CAROLYNE LEE BY THE END OF THIS CHAPTER YOU WILL: BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT MAKE UP A TIGHT ARGUMENTATIVE ...
    This is well recognised, judging from the number of writers who have quoted the words of Blaise Pascal, a seventeenth-century French writer, philosopher and mathematician. In a letter to a friend, Pascal wrote,'Forgive me for... more
    This is well recognised, judging from the number of writers who have quoted the words of Blaise Pascal, a seventeenth-century French writer, philosopher and mathematician. In a letter to a friend, Pascal wrote,'Forgive me for writing such a long letter, but I was too busy ...
    This is the view of Joan Didion, an acclaimed American writer. Didion goes on to say that writing is 'an aggressive, even a hostile act. You can disguise its aggressiveness all you want... but there's no getting... more
    This is the view of Joan Didion, an acclaimed American writer. Didion goes on to say that writing is 'an aggressive, even a hostile act. You can disguise its aggressiveness all you want... but there's no getting around the fact that setting words on paper is the tactic of a ...
    Abstract Public language has become impoverished by †managerialism’, often reducing it to strings of †weasel’ words, a phenomenon blamed on the information society. This process is not as ubiquitous or as inevitable as often... more
    Abstract Public language has become impoverished by †managerialism’, often reducing it to strings of †weasel’ words, a phenomenon blamed on the information society. This process is not as ubiquitous or as inevitable as often represented, however. ...
    Abstract Don Watson, in his book Death Sentence, claims that the way in which the media disseminate information and the way politicians manipulate this process have resulted in a kind of corruption. Assuming this is the case, I suggest in... more
    Abstract Don Watson, in his book Death Sentence, claims that the way in which the media disseminate information and the way politicians manipulate this process have resulted in a kind of corruption. Assuming this is the case, I suggest in this paper that it is therefore ...
    Print is the most enduring media form, at least in the western world. Print media in English has existed ever since the first pages were pulled off William Caxton's printing press in 1474.1 Over 500 years later, in the late... more
    Print is the most enduring media form, at least in the western world. Print media in English has existed ever since the first pages were pulled off William Caxton's printing press in 1474.1 Over 500 years later, in the late twentieth century, many people began predicting ...
    Given that readership of print newspapers has been linked to higher levels of civic engagement, what does the increasing use of online newspapers-and the decline in the use of paper versions-mean for the role of the media as a democratic... more
    Given that readership of print newspapers has been linked to higher levels of civic engagement, what does the increasing use of online newspapers-and the decline in the use of paper versions-mean for the role of the media as a democratic civic forum? Research ...
    A brief review on how different formats and different presenters are capable of making a contribution to democratic deliberation and debate is presented. Jon Faine's Morning Program on Melbourne's... more
    A brief review on how different formats and different presenters are capable of making a contribution to democratic deliberation and debate is presented. Jon Faine's Morning Program on Melbourne's ABC Radio 774 featuring talk back topics was taken as an ...
    This paper addresses the necessity for program-specific analysis in radio research by focusing on Jon Faine's Morning Program on ABC Radio 774 (Melbourne). After establishing the present prime... more
    This paper addresses the necessity for program-specific analysis in radio research by focusing on Jon Faine's Morning Program on ABC Radio 774 (Melbourne). After establishing the present prime minister's preference for radio appearances over all other ...
    Talkback radio is not just a “top-down” flow of communication. Here I examine Jon Faine's Morning Program on ABC Radio 774 in order to explore the opportunity of talkback to contest existing terms of power. While the public sphere... more
    Talkback radio is not just a “top-down” flow of communication. Here I examine Jon Faine's Morning Program on ABC Radio 774 in order to explore the opportunity of talkback to contest existing terms of power. While the public sphere requires the articulation of interests from a variety ...