<i>Good Intentions Make Bad News</i> outlines how campaign journalism has evolved during the last twenty-five years, concluding that media partisanship plays a disproportionate role in determining electoral outcomes. S. Robert Lichter and Richard Noyes, experts in the relationship between mass communications and the political process, argue that unbalanced media coverage obscures the issues most relevant to constituents while it dramatically limits the range of legitimate political debate. The authors discuss the significance of alternative forms of political communication and provide suggestions for the 1996 elections. This in-depth study is sure to be a provocative and controversial book for scholars of political science, campaign strategy, presidential politics, and mass communications.

Good Intentions Make Bad News: Why Americans Hate Campaign Journalism

Humor & Entertainment

Lichter, Robert

Noyes, Richard

Television

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

<p>Hamlet; King Lear; Macbeth; Richard 11; Henry Four, Parts 1 and 2; Henry V; Henry Six, Parts 1,2,3; Richard 111; Julius Caesar; Antony and Cleopatra; Cymbeline; Titus Andronicus; PericlesOver-400 essential speeches in 16 Shakespeare plays are analyzed in this over-800-page book. Critiquing the vital speeches informs the composition of the scenes in which they are spoken. Analyzing key speeches from scene-to-scene and act-to-act further explains the overall structure of the plays.The book is useful to individuals who wish to better appreciate the works of William Shakespeare. Readers having difficulty interpreting Elizabethan language, customs and meaning will find help. Students and teachers at all levels, plus workshop participants, discussion groups, writers, researchers and Shakespeare theater staff will benefit.Appreciating Structure and CompositionBefore going through the key speeches of the plays line-by-line, I’d never fully appreciated Will’s syntax, character development and usage. And it was a joyous revelation.Moreover, when I undertook the detailed-language search I quickly saw that the best speeches informed the composition of the scenes in which they were spoken. And then analyzing the speeches from scene-to-scene and act-to-act, I came to better grasp the structure of the complete play. I don’t know if Will planned it this way, or whether it resulted from his innate aptitude, but the best speeches are the links needed to better discern the plots of the plays. You may have already have known that, but for me it was an important breakthrough.I occasionally drop in lines that are not in themselves great quotes, but set the memorable speeches and storytelling in context. Comprehending the Play’s Speeches and Plot from a Performance PerspectiveI always thought that I understood the storyline of each play, but when I began the in-depth study of key speeches I learned that I knew less about the plays than earlier believed.For example, in the three great tragedies examined in Part One, an event or a mistake launched each play. And spurred by the speeches, the stories hurtle to their grim conclusions: Hamlet met his father’s ghost and learned that he was murdered by his brother; Lear foolishly divided his kingdom and banished his good daughter; Macbeth heard the witch’s prophecy that he will become king, and it drove him to murder.In addition, I approached my reading of and commentary on the plays from a performance viewpoint. Will didn’t write his plays to be read by future generations of enthusiasts like you and me. It’s likely that the thought never crossed his mind. Rather, he expected that the only readers of his plays would be the actors. He was an actor who wrote for actors, and that’s why they like to play his roles and speak his lines. I recommend that you visualize the lines being spoken and performed onstage as you read the speeches, as well as my comments that follow. Even better, speak the lines yourself, simulate Will the actor. You can bet that he spoke the words as he wrote them. Also, imagine you are directing the play. How would you instruct the actors? Think about the set design and how that fits with the speech you are reading.Dissecting the speeches opens doors to Will’s gift of narrative perfection. We know he adapted the stories of earlier authors such as Ovid, Plutarch, Holinshed, plus Greek and Roman tragedians. As good as the writing and the stories from these luminaries is, Will turned their works into eternal magic.As you will see, your speech choices may have been different, but I believe you’ll find my selections, and the comments about them, useful. I hope that my interpretations will spur discussion and help to improve mastery. At the very least, my critiques provide something to bounce off.</p>

Over 400 Pivotal Speeches in 16 Shakespeare Plays Analyzed

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Independently published

The Second World War raged mercilessly across land, sea and air and in pockets of underground resistance. Of the many heroic individuals portrayed in Soldier Flier Prisoner Partisan, two young Americans, an infantryman and a pilot, face hellish action fighting Nazis in all four arenas across North Africa and Europe. They find deep love with two battlefield nurses and endure the heartache of separation without contact. This book is an unsparing look at WWII that puts you in the grip of relentless warfare. You will feel the torment of combat, the misery of capture, and the riveting suspense of terrifying midnight guerilla incursions as the Americans join with partisans of mixed nationalities to battle the Gestapo and SS, while rescuing escapees from certain death. You will experience heroic battles in campaigns like Operation Torch, Monte Cassino, The Winter Line, Anzio and the Battle of the Bulge. You will go on hazardous and deadly bomb runs over Romania, Poland, and Germany, undergo rescue at sea after ditching, and learn about the life-or-death danger of fighting the Nazis with the resistance. “I favor novels with narrative drive. The book moves forward with terrific pace.” -Forbes Robertson, Financial and Business Consultant, Niles, IL. The Americans and partisans go on a deep mission to attempt the recovery of priceless artwork stolen by the Nazis. In another episode, they discover two death camp escapees pursued by the SS and Gestapo. And later, they meet a beautiful British doctor and her gifted child hidden by nuns in a convent. The Americans and Polish partisans defend their hideout from vicious SS assaults. While undergoing incessant trial by fire on perilous missions, the solider and pilot and the combat nurses they love suffer the agony of uncertainty and fear of loss. You will share other love affairs, some fleeting, others tragic. Soldier Flier Prisoner Partisan: Missing in action and Presumed Dead is an epic novel of passion, betrayal, friendship, murder, capture, imprisonment and redemption. “Their guts and heroism unfolds in an exciting and enthralling way.” Connie A. Michell, BSN/RN, Warren, PA

WWII Soldier Flier Prisoner Partisan: Missing in Action and Presumed Dead

Genre Fiction

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

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