Data structures and algorithms is a fundamental course in computer science, which most undergraduate and graduate programs in computer science and other allied disciplines in science and engineering offer during the early stages of the respective programs, either as a core or as an elective course. The course enables students to have a much-needed foundation for efficient programming, leading t…
The research for this book was made possible by the prize money from the 2014 Tietgen Award, which funded Sarah Anne Ganter’s position as a postdoc- toral research fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and the associated research costs. The work has since continued at the institute as well as at the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University where Sarah i…
This book investigates the role of arts practitioners in the formation and implementation of cultural policy. In so doing, it challenges a still-recurrent perception that practitioners have little or no involvement in cultural pol- icy activity. The perception is apparent in cultural policy research litera- ture—as will be illustrated in the next chapter—as well as being encountered …
Every book, like its author, is the product of multiple communities. I am fortunate to have met many wonderful people while researching and writing this book and have greatly benefited from their perspec- tives. I thank my teachers, friends, colleagues, and interview partners for their generous engagement and for deepening my understanding of the world.
The present publication focusses the attention on new avenues in regional information and knowledge management, while we will zoom in particularly on the potential promises and hurdles of digital technology. This digital challenge has already generated a wealth of implications in the area of smart or intelligent cities, but as yet far less has been achieved in the field of regional planning and…
From the phone phreaks of the 1970s to Anonymous, how how hackers deploy persuasion, helpfulness, manipulation, and deception to gain access to sensitive information
In autumn 2005, Lt. Gen. David Petraeus came home from Iraq with an idea. Petraeus had participated in the 2003 invasion – he led the initial occupation of Mosul, and he returned to the country in 2004, to lead training of Iraqi troops.
The digital microcosms of journalism in Eastern and South Eastern Europe, as the research demonstrates, are at the same time both distinct from and integral to, the greater mediatic transformation and should be analyzed and understood in this context. In truth, all the issues under consideration are part of a larger global debate and phenomenon that is affecting more “established” media mar…
The ubiquity of new technologies in our everyday lives has led to the lead-in of emerging technologies in the public sector. In a recent report by Microsoft and EY [1], entitled ‘Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector: European Vision for 2020 and Beyond’, two-thirds of respondents rated AI as a digital priority. Although many local, state, and national governments see the promise…
Mixed Media offers students of journalism, advertising, and public relations the tools for making ethical and moral decisions within their professional disciplines. The fourth edition of this popular text features more recent ethical theories that acknowledge and address intersectionality within the communicative landscape, including issues of gender, race, ability, and age. The author also tak…
Fashion’s duality makes it a fascinating object of study. It is an aesthetic and artistic form, infected by centuries of tradition and craftsmanship in cultures around the world while being defned by regular aesthetic change. Fashion is also a globalised industrial system of manufactured commodities that relies in large part on its media to ascribe meaning to its relentless churn of produ…
If journalism is the first draft of history, what will it say about COVID? The COVID-19 pandemic ripped through the world with no regard for borders, age, status or wealth. It was brutal in its impact and created a raft of new social norms. And without warning, the pandemic changed journalism, in some ways irrevocably. This arresting collection of essays from some of Australia's top media minds…
This book focuses on the administration streamlining aligned with the market-oriented reform process in China. The book is divided into two parts. The first part clarifies why administration is necessary and important, what it covers, and how to deal with the relation between the central and the local governments. The second part presents empirical analysis in specific areas, including agricult…
Written as a tool for both researchers and communication managers, The Handbook of Crisis Communication is a comprehensive examination of the latest research, methods, and critical issues in crisis communication. Incorporating the views and research of more than 50 top scholars, the book provides a starting point for developing crisis communication as a distinctive field research rather than as…
Pariwisata telah memasuki milenium ini dengan prospek ekspresi berkelanjutan dan kepentingan yang lebih besar dalam ekonomi dunia, menghadapi banyak tantangan (Buhalis et al., 2011; Kumar and Choudhury, 2016). Signifikansi pariwisata diakui baik di agen maju dan berkembang dan bermanfaat baik dari perubahan ekonomi dan sosial. Memang, pariwisata telah mendorong lapangan kerja dan investasi, men…
This book provides a novel understanding of how R2P-related knowledge, activism, diplomacy and administration impact global politics. On the theor- etical level, it challenges the (critical) constructivist understanding of norms by demonstrating the importance of individual agency and the impact of sci- entific knowledge, diplomatic influence, bureaucratic capabilities or practical e…
Judul asli : the subtle art of not giving a fuck Selama beberapa tahun belakangan, Mark Manson melalui blog nya yang sangat populer telah membantu mengoreksi harapan-harapan delusional kita, baik mengenai diri kita sendiri maupun dunia. Ia kini menuangkan buah pikirnya yang keren di dalam buku hebat ini.Argumennya, :tidak semua orang bisa menjadi luar biasa--ada para pemenang dan pecundang di …
Di seluruh halaman buku pegangan ini, kalian dapat menguji keterampilan kalian, belajar lebih banyak tentang hak kalian di ranah online, serta menciptakan tips dan alat yang dapat kalian bagikan dengan anak-anak muda di seluruh dunia. Kalian juga akan mengetahui apa yang dipikirkan anak-anak muda seusia kalian tentang kegiatan online, dan apa yang mereka ingin dapatkan dari internet. Inilah…
Academics have studied communication and religion for some 40 years, but the area only slowly received recognition in the wider area of mass media studies. Media studies grew from the social sciences and like all social sciences initially emphasized empirical or even scientific methods and a secular orientation. Not surprisingly, it took time to incorporate elements like belief and spiri- …