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A Top 10 of Journalism, Film and Broadcasting Books
Fan Cultures (Sussex Studies in Culture & Communication)Fan Cultures (Sussex Studies in Culture & Communication) by Matthew Hills
Buy new: £16.99 / Used from: £9.72
No bias at all, but Dr. Hills is one of my best lecturers
The Media Student's BookThe Media Student's Book by Gill Branston
Buy used from: £0.01
Another of my lecturers, but this is the best introductory book to media
The First Casualty: The War Correspondent as Hero and Propagandist from the Crimea to KosovoThe First Casualty: The War Correspondent as Hero and Propagandist from the Crimea to Kosovo by Phillip Knightley
Buy used from: £14.04
A fantastic history of war reporting since the Crimean
Film Art 6/eFilm Art 6/e by David Bordwell
Buy used from: £26.46
I just love this book, though it is expensive
Pictures on a Page: Photo-journalism, Graphics and Picture EditingPictures on a Page: Photo-journalism, Graphics and Picture Editing by Harold Evans
This book is also amazingly good
Writing for Magazines (Writing Handbooks) (Writing Handbooks)Writing for Magazines (Writing Handbooks) (Writing Handbooks) by Jill Dick
Buy new: £9.09 / Used from: £0.01
No need to go to lectures, this book covers it all!
Stardom: Industry of DesireStardom: Industry of Desire
Buy new: £18.99 / Used from: £10.29
Superb collected essays on stardom
On Godard (Da Capo Paperback)On Godard (Da Capo Paperback) by Jean-Luc Godard
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £9.92
Not the most useful of books for the course, but it is lovely
The Ideological Octopus: Exploration of Television and Its Audience (Studies in culture & communication)The Ideological Octopus: Exploration of Television and Its Audience (Studies in culture & communication) by Justin Lewis
Buy used from: £2.47
The only TV book you'll ever need
The Horror Film Reader (In Focus)The Horror Film Reader (In Focus)
Buy new: £19.99 / Used from: £13.04
A brilliant introduction to horror, but see also ISBN 0415213568, Ken Gelder's Horror Reader