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Disgusted by publishers and editors who refused to cover important stories for fear of offending advertisers, the press baron E. W. Scripps rejected conventional wisdom and set out to prove that an ad-free newspaper could be profitable entirely on circulation. Duane C. S. Stoltzfus’s
Freedom from Advertising details the history of Scripps’s innovative 1911 experiment, which began in Chicago amid great secrecy. The tabloid-sized newspaper was called the
Day Book, and at a penny a copy, it aimed for a working-class market, crusading for higher wages, more unions, safer factories, lower streetcar fares, and women’s right to vote. It also tackled the important stories ignored by most other dailies, like the labor conflicts that shook Chicago in 1912.
Though the
Day Book’s financial losses steadily declined over the years, it never became profitable, and publication ended in 1917. Nevertheless, Stoltzfus explains that the
Day Book served as an important ally of workers, a keen watchdog on advertisers, and it redefined news by providing an example of a paper that treated its readers first as citizens with rights rather than simply as consumers.
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Title: DJ, SSP SHOW 1st QUARTER GAINS.(Dow Jones and Company Inc., E. W. Scripps Co.)
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Volume: 15
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Title: DJ, SSP SHOW 1st QUARTER GAINS.(Dow Jones and Company Inc., E.W. Scripps Co.)
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Title: FIRST EARNINGS NEWS ISN'T 'BLOWOUT,' BUT ISN'T BAD EITHER Dow Jones is flat, Knight Ridder, E.W. Scripps and Washington Post up.
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Date: January 27, 2003
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Title: IT REALLY WASN'T THE MERRY, MERRY MONTH OF MAY DJ, GCI, KR, SSP all have flat, down ad revenues with a 30% drop in Philly.(Dow Jones and Company Inc., Gannett Company Inc., Knight Ridder Inc., E.W. Scripps Co.)
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Title: NEW DIRECTORS AT KR, SSP, TRB.(Knight Ridder, E.W. Scripps Co., Tribune Co.)
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Title: NO FOOLIN': APRIL CLASSIFIED AD REVENUE UP DJ, NYT, LEE, SSP, TRB all have good things to say about liners.(Dow Jones & Co. Inc., Lee Enterprises Inc., The New York Times Co., Tribune Co., The E.W. Scripps Co.)
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Title: PUBLISHING COMPANIES KEEP ADDING TO NEW MEDIA EMPHASIS NYT Co., Gannett and Scripps all relaunch or create new on-line sites.(E.W. Scripps Co., Gannett Company Inc. and New York Times Co.)
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Issue: 4
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Title: YOUTH PAPERS BORN IN MADISON, BOULDER.(E.W. Scripps Co.,)(Lee Enterprises Inc.,)
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Date: July 12, 2004
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Issue: 27
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Olympic Heroes: World-Class Athletes Winning at Life
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A riveting look inside the fashion world that exposes the truth about shopaholics, sweatshops, and celebrity closets.
Fashion—from the $1500 Prada bag to the $30 Kate Spade knock-off sold on the sidewalk—has been transformed from a commodity reserved for the elite to a powerful presence in mass market culture. As a society, we are obsessed with fashion and style, racking up credit card debt to support compulsive shopping habits, scouring magazines for the latest trends to buy, and focusing more on who’s wearing what at the Oscars than on who’s winning. In Fashion Victim, award-winning journalist Michelle Lee blows the lid off the fashion industry, and spotlights the fascinating—and often disturbing--ways in which it is morphing our culture, our economy and our values.
Dishing on the lords of the label, including designers like Donna Karan, Calvin Klein, and Kenneth Cole, Fashion Victim reveals a world that is sometimes grotesque, sometimes glitzy, but constantly intriguing. From bear hides to the Victorian bustle, Lee traces the role of fashion through the ages, taking us from the dawn of ready-to-wear in 1865 to the modern trend cycles that incite us to clamor after leg warmers, bumster trousers, and Manolo Blahniks. She details the birth of “Speed Chic”—the hamster wheel of style that keeps us stuck in an endless cycle of consumption and has become the crack-cocaine of fashion, providing us with a temporary high until we spot the next trend and reach for our wallets. She also explores the phenomenon of “McFashion,” the uncanny proliferation of retailers like the Gap and Old Navy that are creeping into every town in America and stripping us—and the designers they knock off--of individuality and innovation. And she ultimately probes the human cost of fashion’s decadence, including the distorted perceptions of beauty fueled by high-end designers, the dangers of dry cleaning, and the ugly financial disparity between those who make the clothes and those who buy them.
An unprecedented look behind the runway at the forces and personalities driving this $200 billion dollar industry, Fashion Victim is a stylish, provocative and highly entertaining contribution to the analysis of American popular culture.
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Great book.......2004-01-05
Very nice. I consider myself a very tough cookie when it comes to rating nonfiction and I thought this book was very well done. This book is to fashion what Fast Food Nation is to McDonalds. I'll never shop the same way again!
INTELLIGENT, ORIGINAL AND HILARIOUS!!.......2004-01-05
Michelle Lee has struck a fine balance between paying homage to fashion while poking fun at it at the same time. No matter how you slice it, this is a great book. I was instantly attracted to the topic and was pleased by the incredible amount of information packed into these pages.
I related so much to the chapter on body image, in particular. It really worked because she didn't take the obvious holier than thou approach. And I actually laughed out loud to some of her Fashion Victim's 10 Commandments.
A fascinating book by a talented writer. Five very enthusiastic stars!
Great reading for clothes & shopping lovers!.......2003-10-29
I agree with the reviewer from CT--Michelle's tone is very friendly, very personal and gives you the sense that she is the friend who knows all the tricks of the trade and wants to share them with you. I really enjoyed that aspect of her style, and she even admits that, by definition, she's a Fashion Victim, too.
She starts you off by defining a fasion victim, and I doubt that any of us could read this passage without agreeing that we've been a fashion victim once or twice. From there, she takes us into the world of models, clothing manufacturing, and all things related to fashion. She gives thorough treatment to the violent past of clothing makers and the sweatshops--if you don't know much about either of these topics, she gives you a GREAT education. The chapter where she covers designer knock-offs and clothing quality is an interesting read. Prepare to be surprised!
One of the main themes of the book concerns the illusions that the fashion industry creates for consumers. I didn't realize fashion shows only last 10-15 minutes at best, and I laughed out loud when she quotes a friend who went to a runway show and at its end remarks, "THAT'S ALL?!" Michelle also makes a fantastic point that the world of fashion was once esoteric, but now, the whole industry is very mainstream. Industry magazines sit right alongside issues of Newsweek, and Fashion Week now has TV coverage! Models have become household names. She reminds us that many models were just really skinny young girls who grew into older really skinny girls, and she makes her reader feel less intimidated by divulging that they are created to look perfect by lights, airbrushing, tape, heavy makeup, you name it. Knowing that a model fights with common skin issues or clothes that don't fit right will make you breathe out. :-)
I appreciated how she relates her story about stuffing herself painfully into a size 2 dress for fashion's sake--and how the dress only looked right when she was standing. I've been there a few times myself... You'll find yourself nodding and agreeing with her in a LOT of places.
I gave this one 4 stars because I felt that her chapter on fur ran on a little too long. I'm not a fur fan, but this chapter made me sympathize with the farmers--read about the Ebbets Farm Raid and be stunned how 'good' intentions of activists destroyed a family. There's no way to cover the subject without rousing strong feelings on either side, but I really wished she'd have given more page space to another topic. Fur and fashion could be a whole separate book. The fur chapter runs on significantly longer than the others in her book.
Overall, a refreshing, fun read that anyone who is interested in the world of fashion would enjoy!
Wonderful, with a few tiny slow parts.......2003-10-23
FASHION VICTIM was a pleasant surprise. I found it to be refreshingly witty and informative. I am a self professed fashion victim (my closet full of shoes tells the tale!). I am glad that someone has written a book about why fashion grips people like it does.
I was incredibly interested and horrified at some of the information the author brought up in FASHION VICTIM, like that 75 percent of American men own a pair of Dockers and the billions of dollars in foot problems that high heeled shoes cause women. It's absolutely mind-boggling.
If I had to pick one part that was a little slow, it was the chapter on sweatshops but I admit it's a topic that doesn't hold my interest as much, say, vanity sizing or killer shoes.
I enjoyed this book much more than some of other fashion related books that came out this year. Can't wait to read her next book.
Filled with insight and wit.......2003-10-20
As a fan of social sciences nonfiction, I was pleased to come across Michelle Lee's excellent exploration into why, generation after generation, consumers continue to buy into a concept which is at its very core so fleeting. I was particularly intrigued by the chapter called McFashion, in which Lee compares today's trendy disposable clothing to fast food junk. And I appreciated that a mainstream book tackled the subject of sweatshops in a very readable way.
It's an added treat that Fashion Victim is written in an easy-to-read and at times extremely humorous manner. The author admits that she herself has succumbed to the social pressure of being a fashion victim and rather than launching a tirade against the entire system, she displays some compassion for the poor souls who have bought into it like her.
I've often wondered about many of the same subjects that are brought up in Fashion Victim. I live near some of the world's biggest malls, including the state's biggest outlet mall. It's amazing that people come from miles away to go shopping! In a way, this book extends far beyond the subject of fashion and is more about our consumer culture and how fashion has become part of the mainstream. It's not just the pure fashion lovers who the names Prada and Gucci.
A definite recommend.
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PHP has gained a following among non-technical web designers who need to add interactive aspects to their sites. Offering a gentle learning curve, PHP is an accessible yet powerful language for creating dynamic web pages. As its popularity has grown, PHP's basic feature set has become increasingly more sophisticated. Now PHP 5 boasts advanced features--such as new object-oriented capabilities and support for XML and Web Services--that will please even the most experienced web professionals while still remaining user-friendly enough for those with a lower tolerance for technical jargon. If you've wanted to try your hand at PHP but haven't known where to start, then Learning PHP 5 is the book you need. If you've wanted to try your hand at PHP but haven't known where to start, then Learning PHP 5 is the book you need. With attention to both PHP 4 and the new PHP version 5, it provides everything from a explanation of how PHP works with your web server and web browser to the ins and outs of working with databases and HTML forms. Written by the co-author of the popular PHP Cookbook, this book is for intelligent (but not necessarily highly-technical) readers. Learning PHP 5 guides you through every aspect of the language you'll need to master for professional web programming results. This book provides a hands-on learning experience complete with exercises to make sure the lessons stick. Learning PHP 5 covers the following topics, and more:
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Written by David Sklar, coauthor of the PHP Cookbook and an instructor in PHP, this book offers the ideal classroom learning experience whether you're in a classroom or on your own. From learning how to install PHP to designing database-backed web applications, Learning PHP 5 will guide you through every aspect of the language you'll need to master to achieve professional web programming results.
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Great resource.......2007-05-10
Easy read. There are also so many examples, that I just want to test each one out. I highly recommend for anyone who doesn't know anything about PHP.
Happy to meet the challenge..........2007-03-24
I cheated. I looked in the back of the book for the answers so I could understand the programmer's mind behind the solution. I'm getting so much out of this book! Now, I'll think of a problem I need to solve, and because I took the time to learn some fundementals, I can piece together solutions in my head, which test positive when coded and loaded. A very satisfying experience all around. Reverse engineer is the way to learn!
May the parse be with you!
A note for Perl jocks.......2007-02-04
If you can't install all the Perl modules you want (say on a $12.99/month commercial host), give PHP a try. It has weaknesses and strengths vis-à-vis Perl, but you can use both! They work well together, and with XHTML, CSS, and MySQL. Who says you have to choose one over the other?
After scouring the web for tutorials and sample code, I think this book is the quickest way to get up to speed. It is concise with excellent code samples, warnings of pitfalls, and techniques for thwarting adversaries (hackers). It is straightforward without annoying cuteness or humor.
PHP code lives entirely within a web page. Some advantages:
1. You don't have to make print statements for all the HTML on the page; the PHP code can be inserts in the HTML.
2. Flow control. A page can include its own associated programming logic for easier maintenance and an uncluttered webroot directory. A form page can recursively call itself, instead of a separate script, for processing, and can call other pages.
3. It's embarrassingly *EASY* to learn with this book!
Some instructions just changed names (split is "explode," next is "continue") but other instructions are new and super-handy for the web! Sessions and cookie-handling are built in to the language (chapter 8). Scope rules and data structures are different; you can't shift, pop, or test for undef, but you get two-dimensional arrays.
If you go this route I guarantee you will have read this entire book, plus some of the online PHP manual, by the time your site is done. This book is not comprehensive but selects an excellent breadth of features.
One typo is unforgivable, and for that I unapologetically deduct a star: the very first database example in Chapter 1 shows $db->numrows() without the parentheses, which does not work. I spent two days trying to figure out what was wrong. Very confusing since the old way of doing it (before PHP's PEAR extensions) was mysql_num_rows
<--without parentheses.
TIP: Do NOT assume that your host is on PHP 5! Though mine advertises 5, they put you on 4 unless you ask for 5. This one-line program will tell you which version you're on:
TIP #2: Blank web page got you down? You can see the syntax error by running it from a command line, like this: php5 mypage.php
some good tricks.......2006-12-06
If you're in a Windows shop, save yourself a lot of pain: download EasyPHP (mentioned on p. 261). Then substitute a version 5.2 php for C:\EasyPHP\php (which is version 4.3) . HINT: EasyPHP uses the php.ini in the conf-files dir, not the one in the php.
Buggy Examples.......2006-11-30
Why do I have to give this even 1 star? The early examples in the book didn't work, so I put it down and never went back to it.
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If you're a PHP programmer eager to create extensions for Joomla!, this book is for you. Written for Joomla! 1.5, it gets you coding your first extensions as quickly as possible, and adds features that will make your work look professional! The world's hottest open-source content management system, Joomla! won the 2006 Open Source CMS Prize. Already feature packed, it is also extremely extensible, allowing multiple complex applications to be cleanly integrated, inheriting the look and feel of one Joomla! site, with only one database, template, and core to maintain. This practical tutorial is based around the development of example extensions to create, find, promote, and cross-link restaurant reviews. Each chapter is a step-by-step walkthrough, covering modules, components, and plugins as well as configuration and packaging for distribution. Readers need basic PHP skills and familiarity with the general operation of Joomla! but do not need experience of developing Joomla! extensions.
Customer Reviews:
Great Tutorial!.......2007-09-10
I imagine an expert wouldn't need this tutorial, but if you're familiar with PHP and mySQL, and you want to build some Joomla! components, this is by far the most comprehensive resource that I've found.
Oustanding.......2007-07-19
I would recommend this book for ANYONE beginner to expert if you are interested in learning or developing extensions for the best CMS out there.
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