Books
From the language used to sell nuclear technology, to the economics of outrage in American talk radio, to the tectonic shifts social media has wrought on politics and the press
Editions and formats of all three titles are available on Rory's Amazon author page.
How social media is changing politics, threatening big brands, and killing traditional media. A reporter's look at the first decade of the platform era — the rise of Facebook and Twitter, their impact on campaigns and newsrooms, and the questions they raised about privacy, polarization, and power.
America's ten worst hate talkers — and the progressive alternatives. A blistering tour of the talk-radio industry and the economics that turned cruelty and bigotry into a profitable broadcast format, paired with profiles of the journalists and hosts trying to offer another way.
The selling of nuclear technology from the Manhattan Project to Fukushima. First published in 1982 and updated after Fukushima, Nukespeak is a study of the specialized language — "nukespeak" — that the nuclear industry, the military, and their allies have used for eighty years to describe, defend, and obscure the technology.
Publisher
Bio, excerpts, and purchase options for Friends, Followers and the Future on the City Lights author page.