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Línea tras línea, puede colocarse nuevas lentes y recorrer las cicatrices de una guerra, ser testigo de luchas ante las adversidades, los ataques, las pérdidas, causa del conflicto armado en una región de Colombia. Quizás, puede sentir que mientras comparte un café en la sala, la cocina, el patio o la habitación de los protagonistas, ellos abren su corazón, su razón de existir, al punto que palpa las heridas en su alma. Lo dejamos en compañía...
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In this riveting treatise, coauthors Bob Zelnick and Eva Zelnick sound the alarm on the debilitating effect that looming regulations, rules, and powerful interests would have on today's regulation-free Internet. The authors lay out the imminent threats-from "network neutrality" to FCC regulations-that would rob this global, society-changing, communication powerhouse forever of its full potential.
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In this first installment of the Misinformation series, the author tackles complex socio-economic and political topics related to the economy of the United States, such as the federal budget, wasteful spending, the national debt, unemployment and social security. By breaking down each subject into layman's terms, the author clearly and concisely presents, in an unbiased manner, the facts behind the fake news, half-truths and general misinformation...
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La médiatisation de la politique désigne l'ensemble des transformations générées par les médias dans les relations entre les actrices et les acteurs politiques, les citoyennes et les citoyens, les militantes et les militants, les personnalités publiques, les organisations non gouvernementales, et les institutions politiques. Ces transformations se caractérisent par une dualité : elles se manifestent simultanément par l'intégration des...
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Participatory democracy has become an unshakable norm and its practice is widespread. Nowadays, public professionals and citizens regularly encounter each other in participatory practice to address shared problems. But while the frequency, pace and diversity of their public encounters has increased, communicating in participatory practice remains a challenging, fragile and demanding undertaking that often runs astray. This unique book explores how...
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El libro presenta una discusión teórica respecto a la comunicación como derecho humano, con casos concretos que exhiben avances y retrocesos en la implementación y medición de los efectos del derecho en algunos países a nivel de gobierno nacional y local. Constituye una referencia ineludible para docentes, investigadores y estudiantes del campo de la comunicación, el derecho y las ciencias sociales en general.
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In our "post-truth" era of bots, trolls, and intemperate presidential tweets, popular social platforms like Twitter and Facebook provide a growing medium for manipulation of information directed to individuals, institutions, and global leaders. Targeted influence campaigns have been waged in at least forty-eight countries so far. We've entered an age where stability during an international crisis can be deliberately manipulated at greater speed, on...
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El profesor Antonio Albino Canelas Rubim es un intelectual con una extensa y rica trayectoria académica, un comprometido militante político y cultural, y fundamentalmente un generoso maestro de varias generaciones que nos hemos dedicado al estudio de la comunicación y de las políticas culturales.
Comunicación, cultura y políticas culturales reúne textos de la producción de los últimos veinte años del trabajo de Canelas Rubim en torno a los...
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Making Civility Great Again directly addresses the problems and issues that are the sources of divisiveness and chaos in America today. Equally important, it describes numerous ways to communicate with greater civility with others, especially those whose views are much different from yours.
In doing so, Making Civility Great Again shows you how to be more diplomatic, assertive, and empathetic with people you know well and people with whom you interact...
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The Syrian Civil War has created the worst humanitarian disaster since the end of World War II, sending shock waves through Syria, its neighbours, and the European Union. Calls for the international community to intervene in the conflict, in compliance with the UN-sanctioned Responsibility to Protect (R2P), occurred from the outset and became even more pronounced following President Assad's use of chemical weapons against civilians in August 2013....
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En esta obra, el Prof. Ricardo Salgado une la hermenéutica filosófica de Gadamer y la hermenéutica científica de Betti, sometiéndolas al criterio y prueba de la filosofía transcendental de Kant. En las palabras del prefactor, Prof. Joaquim Carlos Salgado: "El resultado, y está convencido de eso, es la posibilidad de una ciencia hermenéutica rigurosa, basada en condiciones a priori de las facultades del conocimiento: sensibilidad y entendimiento...
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As chaos erupts, alerts screech on our cell phones and torrents of conflicting-yet-urgent messages gush from media outlets. What is the magnitude of the crisis? What is its cause? And what should people do to protect themselves? Velocity of Information offers understanding to manage chaos and our complex reactions to crisis situations influenced by bias and propaganda. Recognizing indicators to judge the severity of an incident, understanding human...
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Becky Hirst is a skilled community engagement practitioner who is willing to tell it how it is. And she has grave concerns for the future of public participation.
To have a thriving society, we need people and communities who are actively involved in civic life. For politicians, public servants, corporations, or planners to engage with communities in any positive way, they need to learn a new way of doing things.
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Leading from the Top is a journey through 90 years of American presidential history to glean lessons in issues management from those who dealt with the most complex issues, on the biggest stage and under the most intense scrutiny.
Reading the book, you will learn why asking permission, reframing the issue, and knowing the length of your runway are all important components in successful issues management.
This book uses history to build on common...
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El libro analiza la relación del ciudadano con su gobierno. Se concentra en aquellos aspectos que frecuentemente son problemáticos, tal como lo indican las opiniones y reclamos de los mismos ciudadanos y, en aquellos que son críticos para la estabilidad y buena salud de la sociedad. Éstos incluyen: La representación adecuada de los diversos sectores, la estructura de la familia, la educación, la productividad e innovación, la designación de...
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Online discourse has created a new media environment for contributions to public life, one that challenges the social significance of the role of public intellectuals-intellectuals who, whether by choice or by circumstance, offer commentary on issues of the day. The value of such commentary is rooted in the assumption that, by virtue of their training and experience, intellectuals possess knowledge-that they understand what constitutes knowledge with...
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En este texto se establece una relación entre la generación de políticas públicas y un modelo de comunicación presidencial que el autor denomina "presidencia mediática". A través del análisis de tres momentos estelares para la gobernabilidad democrática del mandato del expresidente Hugo Chávez, cuando fue ratificado o reelegido en los años 2000, 2004 y 2006, se estudia la formulación de los planes de políticas públicas en las alocuciones...
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Crisis Viral: Nuevas Tendencias en Comunicación Política Digital describe y documenta casos reales a través de una nueva metodología denominada Radar Digital con el fin de identificar las piezas claves de cualquier activación en redes sociales. Además, ofrece un marco teórico-práctico que permitirá a candidatos, políticos y community managers saber cuál es la mejor forma de reaccionar ante una crisis viral. Otras herramientas de este libro,...
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Desde hace 17 años el gobierno ha venido ejerciendo presiones legales que generan evidentes mecanismos de censura y autocensura, que ha limitado el acceso a la información pública en poder del gobierno, que ha usado un lenguaje que discrimina a los medios y sus periodistas como "nocivos" para el proceso-regimen, además ha impuesto agendas de prioridades periodísticas sobre las cuales se puede o no informar/opinar... Este es el contexto en el...
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The book deals with the relationship of the citizen with his (her) government. Concentrates on those aspects that are troublesome, as indicated by the citizens' opinions and complaints, and on those that are critical for the improvement and stability of society. These includes: Family structure, education, productivity and innovation, designation of people for public office, political parties, the military, the Constitution and the citizen.
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