In The Citizen Audience, Richard Butsch explores the cultural and political history of audiences in the United States from the nineteenth century to the present

"Americans spend a remarkable amount of time as audiences: adults spent over nine hours per day using media in 2004, more than half of all waking hours; and thi

* Finalist for the National Book Award in Poetry * * Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry * Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle

Looks at the emerging phenomenon of online journalism, including Weblogs, Internet chat groups, and email, and how anyone can produce news.

While growing up within a loving African American family, a little boy develops a deep understanding of right and wrong and the responsibility that accompanies