Mark Brewin
Biographic Data
| ID | 4226569 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark Brewin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark |
| FAMILY NAME | Brewin |
| SIGNATURE | BREWIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tulsa |
| ORCID | 0009-0003-9752-2007 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Politics, the Media, and the Richard Riot
In March 1955, Montreal sports fans rioted in response to the decision of the President of the National Hockey League, Clarence Campbell, to suspend the star player of the Montreal Canadiens, Maurice Richard. The suspension came several days after Richard’s attack on a linesman in a game with the Boston Bruins. For much of the past half-century, interpretations of the riot have been viewed primarily through a nationalist lens, with the anglophone…
Why Elizabeth Eisenstein might have been a technological determinist
This article makes the case for Elizabeth Eisenstein’s continuing relevance by returning to the question of technological determinism, a fraught issue in the historical study of communication generally and in discussions of Eisenstein’s work specifically. After reviewing the arguments against technological determinism, I propose that, even were we to concede that Eisenstein was a determinist, the questions raised by her study of the printing pres…
Media, society, world
A Short History of the History of Objectivity
This article provides a broad overview of how American journalism historians have treated the concept of objectivity in the latter part of the 20th century. In following the narrative of objectivity's history, the author finds that historians’ narratives have shifted as intellectual attitudes toward objectivity have changed. Now that objectivity no longer plays as central a role in journalism as it once did, histories of the concept may shift onc…
Journalism and Democracy
Journalism and Democracy: An Evaluation of the Political Public Sphere, by Brian McNair." The Information Society, 18(1), pp. 65–66
The Interpretive Community and Reform
This article is an analysis of news reports and opinion pieces written about the news consortium that covered the 1996 senatorial and state governor races in North Carolina. The author argues that although critics and supporters of the consortium disagreed about whether it resulted in good or bad journalism, they agreed on a more fundamental understanding as to how a free press works in a modern democracy. The analysis suggests that an overrelian…
The Interpretive Community and Reform
This article is an analysis of news reports and opinion pieces written about the news consortium that covered the 1996 senatorial and state governor races in North Carolina. The author argues that although critics and supporters of the consortium disagreed about whether it resulted in good or bad journalism, they agreed on a more fundamental understanding as to how a free press works in a modern democracy. The analysis suggests that an overrelian…
A Short History of the History of Objectivity
This article provides a broad overview of how American journalism historians have treated the concept of objectivity in the latter part of the 20th century. In following the narrative of objectivity's history, the author finds that historians’ narratives have shifted as intellectual attitudes toward objectivity have changed. Now that objectivity no longer plays as central a role in journalism as it once did, histories of the concept may shift onc…
Media, society, world
The Interpretive Community and Reform
This article is an analysis of news reports and opinion pieces written about the news consortium that covered the 1996 senatorial and state governor races in North Carolina. The author argues that although critics and supporters of the consortium disagreed about whether it resulted in good or bad journalism, they agreed on a more fundamental understanding as to how a free press works in a modern democracy. The analysis suggests that an overrelian…
Journalism and Democracy
Journalism and Democracy: An Evaluation of the Political Public Sphere, by Brian McNair." The Information Society, 18(1), pp. 65–66
Media, society, world
A Short History of the History of Objectivity
This article provides a broad overview of how American journalism historians have treated the concept of objectivity in the latter part of the 20th century. In following the narrative of objectivity's history, the author finds that historians’ narratives have shifted as intellectual attitudes toward objectivity have changed. Now that objectivity no longer plays as central a role in journalism as it once did, histories of the concept may shift onc…
Why Elizabeth Eisenstein might have been a technological determinist
This article makes the case for Elizabeth Eisenstein’s continuing relevance by returning to the question of technological determinism, a fraught issue in the historical study of communication generally and in discussions of Eisenstein’s work specifically. After reviewing the arguments against technological determinism, I propose that, even were we to concede that Eisenstein was a determinist, the questions raised by her study of the printing pres…
Politics, the Media, and the Richard Riot
In March 1955, Montreal sports fans rioted in response to the decision of the President of the National Hockey League, Clarence Campbell, to suspend the star player of the Montreal Canadiens, Maurice Richard. The suspension came several days after Richard’s attack on a linesman in a game with the Boston Bruins. For much of the past half-century, interpretations of the riot have been viewed primarily through a nationalist lens, with the anglophone…
Sociology (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Media Studies and Communication (3 works) · Social Media and Politics (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Journalism (2 works)