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Metrics at Work: Journalism and the Contested Meaning of Algorithms
by Angele ChristinThe starkly different ways that American and French online news companies respond to audience analytics and what this means for the future of newsWhen the news moved online, journalists suddenly learned what their audiences actually liked, through algorithmic technologies that scrutinize web traffic and activity. Has this advent of audience metrics changed journalists’ work practices and professional identities? In Metrics at Work, Angèle Christin documents the ways that journalists grapple with audience data in the form of clicks, and analyzes how new forms of clickbait journalism travel across national borders.Drawing on four years of fieldwork in web newsrooms in the United States and France, including more than one hundred interviews with journalists, Christin reveals many similarities among the media groups examined—their editorial goals, technological tools, and even office furniture. Yet she uncovers crucial and paradoxical differences in how American and French journalists understand audience analytics and how these affect the news produced in each country. American journalists routinely disregard traffic numbers and primarily rely on the opinion of their peers to define journalistic quality. Meanwhile, French journalists fixate on internet traffic and view these numbers as a sign of their resonance in the public sphere. Christin offers cultural and historical explanations for these disparities, arguing that distinct journalistic traditions structure how journalists make sense of digital measurements in the two countries.Contrary to the popular belief that analytics and algorithms are globally homogenizing forces, Metrics at Work shows that computational technologies can have surprisingly divergent ramifications for work and organizations worldwide.
Metro Dailies in the Age of Multimedia Journalism
by Mary Lou NemanicThe death of the daily newspaper in the internet age has been predicted for decades. While print newspapers are struggling from drops in advertising and circulation, their survival has been based on original reporting. Instead of a death knell, metro dailies are experiencing an identity crisis—a clash between traditional print journalism’s formality and detail and digital journalism’s informality and brevity. In Metro Dailies in the Age of Multimedia Journalism, Mary Lou Nemanic provides in-depth case studies of five mid-size city newspapers to show how these publications are adapting to the transition from print-only to multiplatform content delivery—and how newsroom practices are evolving to address this change. She considers the successes when owners allow journalists to manage their newspapers—to ensure production of quality journalism under the protection of newspaper guilds—as well as how layoffs and resource cutbacks have jeopardized quality standards. Arguing for an integrated approach in which print and online reporting are considered complementary and visual journalism is emphasized across platforms, Nemanic suggests that there is a future for the endangered daily metro newspaper.
Metro Newspaper Journalists in China: The Aspiration-Frustration-Reconciliation Framework (Routledge Focus on Journalism Studies)
by Zhaoxi (Josie) LiuThis book explores how journalists at local metro papers in a south-western China metropolis give meaning to their work and how these meanings are shaped by the specific social environment within which these journalists operate. These metro papers provide the bulk of daily news to the general public in China, yet are often understudied compared to the country’s party news outlets. Informed by fieldwork in four metro newspapers, the book puts forward a grounded theory for exploring journalists’ occupational culture: the aspiration-frustration-reconciliation framework.
Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks: The Dark Side of Social Media (Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics)
by Nilda M. GarciaMexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks examines the effects of technology on three criminal organizations: the Sinaloa cartel, the Zetas, and the Caballeros Templarios. Using social network analysis, and analyzing the use of web platforms Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, Nilda M. Garcia provides fresh insights on the organizational network, the central nodes, and the channels through which information flows in these three criminal organizations. In doing so, she demonstrates that some drug cartels in Mexico have adopted the usage of social media into their strategies, often pursuing different tactics in the search for new ways to dominate. She finds that the strategic adaptation of social media platforms has different effects on criminal organization’s survivability. When used effectively, coupled with the adoption of decentralized structures, these platforms do increase a criminal organization’s survival capacity. Nonetheless, if used haphazardly, it can have the opposite effect. Drawing on the fields of criminology, social network analysis, international relations, and organizational theory and featuring a wealth of information about the drug cartels themselves, Mexico's Drug War and Criminal Networks will be a great source for all those interested in the presence, behavior, purposes, and strategies of drug cartels in their forays into social media platforms in Mexico and beyond.
Mi Vida
by Kwasi AttaEste es un vívido relato de la vida del autor. Nada en este libro es ficticio. La historia nos revela su vida académica desde la primaria y hasta su ingreso a la universidad. Sus debilidades, desafíos, fortalezas y victorias se encuentran plasmados en esta narrativa.
Mi domicilio es el aire: 40 años de radio y televisión
by Fernando Bravo«Un instante antes de decir al aire La primera palabra, una certeza se impone en mi cabeza: me siento bien porque tengo el raro privilegio de hacer lo que más me gusta.» Fernando Bravo En agosto de 1920, la radiodifusión daba sus primeros pasos en la Argentina. A partir de entonces, la radio se iba a convertir en compañera inseparable de millones de personas, y muchos personajes entrañables llegarían a los hogares de todo el país dejando huellas indelebles. Sin duda, uno de ellos es Fernando Bravo, que lleva más de cuatro décadas entrando en nuestras vidas y llenando horas de trabajo o de descanso con su compañía, a veces sería, a veces divertida, siempre leal. y honesta, siempre apelando a la lógica y junto al corazón. Desde los primeros pasos haste hay, Fernando Bravo evoca en este libro programas, amigos, compañeros y maestros, anécdotas reveladoras, aciertos y errores, risas y llantos, junta con reflexiones que comparte con generosidad y que constituyen verdaderas lecciones, de radio y de vida.
Mi vida perra: Diario de una treintañera cualquiera
by Almudena MonteroMi vida perra es una sucesión de textos tan directos y vivos como el día a día que reflejan. Tan sorprendentes y cambiantes como las formas de relación en la nueva era de internet. «Lo malo de vivir sola es que pasas demasiado tiempo mirándote la bragueta. Y cuando observas mucho algo, no suele gustarte demasiado. Entonces te regañas, te peleas contigo misma, te largas con el perro dando un portazo, o mejor al cine y así no tienes que seguir escuchándote. Al salir, te apetece hablar con alguien, pero a ver a quién le cuentas que ya no te soportas, que no puedes más, o que te vas a separar de ti misma por culpa de tus problemas de convivencia.» Los textos de Mi vida perra han sido extraídos del blog de Almudena Montero, escritora y guionista que un día decidió compartir su intimidad a través de la pantalla de su ordenador. Durante unos meses nos infiltramos en su apartamento y asistimos a cuanto vive, piensa, desea o tan solo imagina. La soledad, el desencuentro con la pareja, el sexo casual, los amigos de toda la vida, los paseos con su perro Baldo o las crisis de identidad ocupan estas páginas, teñidas de ironía ácida y de un sentido del humor iconoclasta.
Michael Freeman's Photo School: Street Photography: Essential Aspects Of Street Photography (Michael Freeman's Photo School)
by Michael FreemanThe street aesthetic is more in vogue than ever, and rapidly becoming an essential part of every photographer's repertoire. Subjects are found around every corner, each moment offers a new and fresh perspective, and that excitement and spontaneity make it an ideal training ground for honing the skills needed to anticipate and successfully capture dramatic scenes on the fly.Getting great street shots is much more than just a matter of chance. Michael Freeman details the optimal strategies for anticipating the action before it happens, and the fastest techniques that ensure you're ready with your finger on the shutter for that critical moment. A thorough overview of which equipment is best suited for each particular style lets you make the most of the gear you have, even in the most challenging lighting conditions. And a series of exercises keeps you engaged and alert to the creative potential of countless scenes throughout your daily life.Beyond the gear and technique, you will also learn to think like a street photographer - recognising not just captivating scenes with engaging subjects, but also innovative angles from which to capture them, all with the split-second instinct of a professional.
Micro Expressions Manual: There is information that a face can not hide
by Danilo H. GomesBody language is one of the most complex and effective studies in psychology and psychiatry. Reading human gesture techniques are present in police investigations, psychotherapy clinics, schools and other related places. While generally being assertive, observing body gestures can provide some confusing and ambiguous information. When dealing with micro facial expressions, the chances of getting it right are very high, in addition, your observation provides more accurate information.
Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering: Proceedings of 3rd ICMETE 2019 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #106)
by Rohit Sharma Valentina Emilia Balas Devendra Kumar Sharma Le Hoang Son Korhan CengizThis book presents selected papers from the 3rd International Conference on Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, held at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ghaziabad, India, on 30-31 August 2019. It covers a wide variety of topics in micro-electronics and telecommunication engineering, including micro-electronic engineering, computational remote sensing, computer science and intelligent systems, signal and image processing, and information and communication technology.
Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering: Proceedings of 4th ICMETE 2020 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #179)
by Rohit Sharma Devendra Kumar Sharma Le Hoang Son Korhan CengizThis book presents selected papers from the 4th International Conference on Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, held at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Ghaziabad, India, during 26–27 September 2020. It covers a wide variety of topics in micro-electronics and telecommunication engineering, including micro-electronic engineering, computational remote sensing, computer science and intelligent systems, signal and image processing, and information and communication technology.
Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering: Proceedings of 5th ICMETE 2021 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #373)
by Rohit Sharma Sheng-Lung Peng Devendra Kumar Sharma Dmitry A. ZaitsevThe book presents high-quality papers from the Fourth International Conference on Microelectronics and Telecommunication Engineering (ICMETE 2021). It discusses the latest technological trends and advances in major research areas such as microelectronics, wireless communications, optical communication, signal processing, image processing, big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and sensor network applications. This book includes the contributions of national and international scientists, researchers, and engineers from both academia and the industry. The contents of this volume will be useful to researchers, professionals, and students alike.
Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering: Proceedings of 6th ICMETE 2022 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #617)
by Rohit Sharma Sheng-Lung Peng Devendra Kumar Sharma Gwanggil JeonThe book presents high-quality papers from the Sixth International Conference on Microelectronics and Telecommunication Engineering (ICMETE 2022). It discusses the latest technological trends and advances in major research areas such as microelectronics, wireless communications, optical communication, signal processing, image processing, big data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and sensor network applications. This book includes the contributions of national and international scientists, researchers, and engineers from both academia and the industry. The contents of this book are useful to researchers, professionals, and students alike.
Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering: Proceedings of 7th ICMETE 2023 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems #894)
by Rohit Sharma Sheng-Lung Peng Devendra Kumar Sharma Gwanggil JeonThe book presents high-quality papers from the Seventh International Conference on Microelectronics and Telecommunication Engineering (ICMETE 2023). It discusses the latest technological trends and advances in major research areas such as microelectronics, wireless communications, optical communication, signal processing, image processing, Big Data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and sensor network applications. This book includes the contributions of national/international scientists, researchers, and engineers from both academia and the industry. The contents of this book will be useful to researchers, professionals, and students alike.
Microcontrollers: Fundamentals and Applications with PIC
by Fernando E. Valdes-Perez Ramon Pallas-ArenyMicrocontrollers exist in a wide variety of models with varying structures and numerous application opportunities. Despite this diversity, it is possible to find consistencies in the architecture of most microcontrollers. Microcontrollers: Fundamentals and Applications with PIC focuses on these common elements to describe the fundamentals of microcontroller design and programming. Using clear, concise language and a top-bottom approach, the book describes the parts that make up a microcontroller, how they work, and how they interact with each other. It also explains how to program medium-end PICs using assembler language. Examines analog as well as digital signals This volume describes the structure and resources of general microcontrollers as well as PIC microcontrollers, with a special focus on medium-end devices. The authors discuss memory organization and structure, and the assembler language used for programming medium-end PIC microcontrollers. They also explore how microcontrollers can acquire, process, and generate digital signals, explaining available techniques to deal with parallel input or output, peripherals, resources for real-time use, interrupts, and the specific characteristics of serial data interfaces in PIC microcontrollers. Finally, the book describes the acquisition and generation of analog signals either using resources inside the chip or by connecting peripheral circuits. Provides hands-on clarification Using practical examples and applications to supplement each topic, this volume provides the tools to thoroughly grasp the architecture and programming of microcontrollers. It avoids overly specific details so readers are quickly led toward design implementation. After mastering the material in this text, they will understand how to efficiently use PIC microcontrollers in a design process.
Microelectronics, Circuits and Systems: Select Proceedings of 7th International Conference on Micro2020 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #755)
by Debashis De Abhijit Biswas Raghvendra SaxenaThis book presents a collection of peer-reviewed articles from the 7th International Conference on Microelectronics, Circuits, and Systems – Micro 2020. The volume covers the latest development and emerging research topics of material sciences, devices, microelectronics, circuits, nanotechnology, system design and testing, simulation, sensors, photovoltaics, optoelectronics, and its different applications. This book also deals with several tools and techniques to match the theme of the conference. It will be a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, Ph.D. scholars, undergraduate and postgraduate students working in Electronics, Microelectronics, Electrical, and Computer Engineering.
Microelectronics, Circuits and Systems: Select Proceedings of Micro2021 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #976)
by Aminul Islam Abhijit Biswas Rishu Chaujar Olga JaksicThis book covers the proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Microelectronics, Circuits, and Systems (Micro2021) having design and developments of devices, micro- and nanotechnologies, and electronic appliances. This book includes the latest developments and emerging research topics in material sciences, devices, microelectronics, circuits, nanotechnology, system design and testing, simulation, sensors, photovoltaics, optoelectronics, and its different applications. This book is of great attraction to researchers and professionals working in electronics, microelectronics, electrical, and computer engineering.
Microelectronics, Electromagnetics and Telecommunications
by Suresh Chandra Satapathy N Bheema Rao S Srinivas Kumar C Dharma Raj V Malleswara Rao G V K SarmaThis volume contains 73 papers presented at ICMEET 2015:International Conference on Microelectronics, Electromagnetics andTelecommunications. The conference was held during 18 - 19 December, 2015 atDepartment of Electronics and Communication Engineering, GITAM Institute ofTechnology, GITAM University, Visakhapatnam, INDIA. This volume contains papersmainly focused on Antennas, Electromagnetics, Telecommunication Engineering andLow Power VLSI Design.
Microelectronics, Electromagnetics and Telecommunications
by Suresh Chandra Satapathy Vikrant Bhateja Jaume Anguera K.V.N. SunithaThe volume contains 94 best selected research papers presented at the Third International Conference on Micro Electronics, Electromagnetics and Telecommunications (ICMEET 2017) The conference was held during 09-10, September, 2017 at Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, BVRIT Hyderabad College of Engineering for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The volume includes original and application based research papers on microelectronics, electromagnetics, telecommunications, wireless communications, signal/speech/video processing and embedded systems.
Microelectronics, Electromagnetics and Telecommunications: Proceedings Of The Fourth Icmeet 2018 (Lecture Notes In Electrical Engineering #521)
by Suresh Chandra Satapathy Ramesh Bansal Ganapati Panda Birendra BiswalThe book discusses the latest developments and outlines future trends in the fields of microelectronics, electromagnetics and telecommunication. It contains original research works presented at the International Conference on Microelectronics, Electromagnetics and Telecommunication (ICMEET 2018), organised by GVP College of Engineering (A), Andhra Pradesh, India. The respective papers were written by scientists, research scholars and practitioners from leading universities, engineering colleges and R&D institutes from all over the world, and share the latest breakthroughs in and promising solutions to the most important issues facing today’s society.
Microelectronics, Electromagnetics and Telecommunications: Proceedings of the Fifth ICMEET 2019 (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering #655)
by Suresh Chandra Satapathy Vikrant Bhateja P. Satish Rama Chowdary Jaume Anguera V. V. S. S. S. ChakravarthyThis book discusses the latest developments and outlines future trends in the fields of microelectronics, electromagnetics and telecommunication. It includes original research presented at the International Conference on Microelectronics, Electromagnetics and Telecommunication (ICMEET 2019), organized by the Department of ECE, Raghu Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, India. Written by scientists, research scholars and practitioners from leading universities, engineering colleges and R&D institutes around the globe, the papers share the latest breakthroughs in and promising solutions to the most important issues facing today’s society.
Microphone Arrays (Springer Topics in Signal Processing #22)
by Jacob Benesty Jingdong Chen Gongping Huang Ningning PanThis book explains the motivation for using microphone arrays as opposed to using a single sensor for sound acquisition. The book then goes on to summarize the most useful ideas, concepts, results, and new algorithms therein. The material presented in this work includes analysis of the advantages of using microphone arrays, including dimensionality reduction to remove the redundancy while preserving the variability of the array signals using the principal component analysis (PCA). The authors also discuss benefits such as beamforming with low-rank approximations, fixed, adaptive, and robust distortionless beamforming, differential beamforming, and a new form of binaural beamforming that takes advantage of both beamforming and human binaural hearing properties to improve speech intelligibility. The book makes the microphone array signal processing theory and applications available in a complete and self-contained text. The authors attempt to explain the main ideas in a clear and rigorous way so that the reader can easily capture the potentials, opportunities, challenges, and limitations of microphone array signal processing. This book is written for those who work on the topics of microphone arrays, noise reduction, speech enhancement, speech communication, and human-machine speech interfaces.
Microsoft 365 Portable Genius (Portable Genius)
by Lisa A. BuckiPower up your proficiency with this genius guide to popular Microsoft 365 apps Do you want to make your Microsoft 365 account a productivity behemoth? Do you want to squeeze every last bit of awesome from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint and learn a little more about Outlook, too? Microsoft 365 Portable Genius has got you covered. A seasoned tech expert and trainer, author Lisa A. Bucki shows you how to build Word documents, Excel workbooks, and PowerPoint presentations the right way, as well as how to use high-impact design techniques to make your documents pop. This book answers 11 key questions about how to make the most of Microsoft 365, providing genius tips as it leads you through the essentials. You’ll learn how to: Tackle common skills like creating files, adding basic content, navigating in a file, making selections, copying and moving content, and saving files Build a new Word document by using outlining, bullets and numbering, columns, and other features for creating and enhancing content Enhance Excel workbook files by organizing data on different sheets, filling entries, creating range names, and entering powerful, accurate formulas Develop a PowerPoint presentation by choosing the right layout for each slide and adding content to placeholders, and then transform it into an on-screen show with transitions and animations Add punchy design and branding by using text formatting, themes, and graphics in your files Use lists, tables, and charts to make data easier to interpret Create, send, reply to, and organize email in Outlook, as well as add contacts <li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.75in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; user-select: text; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transpare
Microsoft 365 PowerPoint For Dummies
by Doug LowePresent like a pro, with the top-selling PowerPoint book on the market Since 1999, PowerPoint For Dummies has been giving readers a jargon-free way to compose compelling presentations. This update covers the latest release of Office and Office 365. Learn the basics of creating a slide deck in PowerPoint, then discover the dynamic features you can use to give your slides a bit of pizazz. Import data from other applications, collaborate in the cloud, and incorporate charts, graphics, and videos into your presentations. Plus, learn how to use Microsoft's new Copilot AI tool—integrated right into the application. Consider this book your first step to making a splash with PowerPoint! Create your first PowerPoint slide deck and add presentation notes Improve the design of your slides with templates and best-practice tips Add animations, change your font style, and insert images and drawings Share your presentation with audiences in a virtual setting New and not-so-new PowerPoint users who need a guide to the basics of building a successful presentation will love this up-to-date, beginner-friendly book.
Microsoft 365 Word For Dummies
by Dan GookinTake a deep dive into the most popular word processor on the planet Word, Microsoft's powerful and popular word processor, is capable of extraordinary things. From template building to fancy formatting and even AI-powered editing and proofing, your copy of Word stands ready to help you supercharge your productivity and save you time and energy. You just need to learn how it's done. And, thanks to this easy-to-understand book, learning is the easy part! This latest edition of Word For Dummies is packed with the essentials you need to turn any old copy of the famous word processor into a document-creating, table-formatting, graphics-editing super app. You'll even learn how to customize your version of Microsoft Word so it's absolutely perfect for you, at home and at work. You'll also find out how to: Navigate the Word interface and menus and figure out a ton of hotkey shortcuts Edit, format, and comment documents to make team collaboration a breeze Use the new Microsoft Copilot's AI capabilities to make Word even more powerful So, grab your copy of the latest edition of Word For Dummies today. It's perfect for casual users interested in upgrading their knowledge of this ubiquitous app as well as power users looking for the latest productivity tips and tricks.