Magazine Pioneers: form and content in 1960s and 1970s radicalism

This chapter offers a brief overview of the historical context in which the debate over media effects might be considered. It sketches the relationship between research in this field and regulation in the UK, and considers the contribution made by a series of high-profile media stories that have naturalized the relationship between violent media and violent crime. The chapter nevertheless argues that such common-sense links may well be unfounded, and though some effects researchers (eg Anderson 2004; 2010) may claim strong evidence for direct, causal effects, others are more circumspect in their assessment of the evidence. Ultimately the author suggests that media effects may be asking the wrong questions, and that a more ethnographic approach to the relations between people and media may be more fruitful

Journalism Studies: A Critical Introduction

As the world of politics and public affairs has gradually changed beyond recognition over the past two decades, journalism too has been transformed... yet the study of news and journalism often seems stuck with ideas and debates which have lost much of their critical purchase. Journalism is at a crossroads: it needs to reaffirm core values and rediscover key activities, almost certainly in new forms, or it risks losing its distinctive character as well as its commercial basis. Journalism Studies is a polemical textbook that rethinks the field of journalism studies for the contemporary era. Organised around three central themes – ownership, objectivity and the public – Journalism Studies addresses the contexts in which journalism is produced, practised and disseminated. It outlines key issues and debates, reviewing established lines of critique in relation to the state of contemporary journalism, then offering alternative ways of approaching these issues, seeking to reconceptualise them in order to suggest an agenda for change and development in both journalism studies and journalism itself. Journalism Studies is a concise and accessible introduction to contemporary journalism studies, and will be highly useful to undergraduate and postgraduate students on a range of Journalism, Media and Communications courses

Tolerating diabetes: an alternative therapeutic approach for diabetic neuropathy

It is becoming apparent that a number of pathogenic mechanisms contribute to diabetic neuropathy, so that therapeutic interventions that target one particular mechanism may have limited success. A recently published preclinical study has adopted an alternative approach by using a novel small molecule to induce heat-shock protein 70. This confers upon neurons, and perhaps other cells of the nervous system, the ability to better tolerate the diverse stresses associated with diabetes rather than intervening in their production

Finding the Balance with Student Assessments

Abstract The intent of this research was to create more authentic Montessori-based assessments for third grade math that aligned to the South Carolina State Standards and to meet the needs of data collection for our school and district. The research study took place in two lower elementary Montessori classrooms within a public Montessori school setting. Combined there were seventeen eight to nine year olds, with five males and twelve females. Each child came from different socioeconomic status and from diverse racial backgrounds, including African American, Caucasian, and East Indian. The five sources of data collection used in this research included: math portfolio, student feedback, parent feedback, colleague feedback, and a checklist of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and materials. The results showed that students were able to better demonstrate mastery of CCSS through Montessori materials in comparison to district provided assessments. In conclusion, it is better to assess students on an individual, developmentally appropriate level and not just a summative assessment