While talking heads debate the medias alleged conservative or liberal bias award-winning journalist Bonnie Anderson knows that the problem with television news isnt about the Left versus the Right--its all about the money. From illegal hiring practices to ethnocentric coverage to political cheerleading News Flash exposes how American broadcast conglomerates pursuit of the almighty dollar consistently trumps the need for fair & objective reporting. Along the way to the bottomline the proud tradition of American television journalism has given way to an entertainment-driven industry thats losing credibility & viewers by the day. As someone who has worked as both a broadcast reporter & a network executive Anderson details how the networks have been co-opted by bottom-line thinking that places more value on a telegenic face than on substantive reporting. Network executives-the real power in broadcast journalism-are increasingly employing tactics & strategies from the entertainment industry. They cast" reporters based on their ability to "project credibility " value youth over training & experience & often greenlight coverage only if they can be assured that it will appeal to advertiser-friendly demographics." ...

When Gavin Mecklers light aircraft encounters a mysterious cloud near Didcot power station in Oxfordshire & lands in a nearby field he is bewildered to discover the power station is nowhere to be seen. In the eerily quiet landscape a strangely silent tractor is making its way towards him. Gavin discovers he has landed two hundred years into the future into a world that is wholly recognisable & yet utterly different. A gentle peaceful sustainable place where it is possible to travel from one side of the world to the other in a matter of minutes without burning fuel & where everyone is a gardener because thats how they can be sure to eat. As Gavin learns about this new world & the society he becomes part of he also begins to learn about himself. In 1978 Robert Llewellyn read a novel that profoundly changed his view of the world. News from Nowhere was written in 1890 by the utopian socialist William Morris a man now more famous for his wallpaper. In it Morris attempted to imagine the Britain of the 1980s. Morriss benign fable couldnt have been further from the truth but decades later driven to distraction by the torrent of dystopian books & movies that show the world descending into chaos & destruction Robert Llewellyn has decided to write his own version of Morriss novel. Like its Victorian predecessor News from Gardenia a shows us a better future where we dont burn anything to make anything else & which isnt hovering on the brink of disaster; where aliens havent invaded; where meteors havent hit & where zombies havent taken over. In short a world where we eventually get it right. Everything in News from Gardenia could happen. There is no technology described within that hasnt already seen the light of day. Llewellyns future isnt perfect & may not be very likely but it is entirely possible. ...

This book & CD-ROM will enable children to: Understand & use the features of news stories. Plan write & edit polished pieces of writing. Create interesting texts inspired by the materials on the CD-ROM. Write on screen using the writing frames provided. Design & publish their own books. Assess their work & the wrk of their peers. ...

Flap! Flap! Flap! What was that noise? Was it a ghost? Dont worry " Newton told his toys "theres always an explanation for everything." With his bravest toy Snappy tucked under his arm Newton sets out in the dark to find out." ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Mexico making a bid for global supremacy? Poland becoming Americas closest ally? World War III taking place in space? It might sound fantastic but all these things can happen. In The Next 100 Years" George Friedman author of the huge bestseller " Americas Secret War" offers a lucid highly readable forecast of the changes we can expect around the world during the 21st century. He predicts where & why future wars will erupt & how they will be fought; which nations will gain & lose economic & political power; & how new technologies & cultural trends will alter the way we live in the new century." ...

The historic hotel in Boonsboro has endured war & peace changing hands even rumored hauntings. Now it's getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers & their eccentric mother. Beckett is the architect of the family & his social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza & beer. But there's another project he's got his eye on: the girl he's been waiting to kiss since he was fifteen. After losing her husband & returning to her hometown Clare Brewster soon settles into her life as the mother of three young sons while running the town's bookstore. Busy with little time for romance Clare is drawn across the street by Beckett's transformation of the old inn wanting to take a closer look.. .at the building & the man behind it. With the grand opening inching closer Beckett's happy to give Clare a private tour
- one room at a time. It's no first date but these stolen moments are the beginning of something new
- & open the door to the extraordinary adventure of what comes next.. .

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