This book presents a revealing look at our 100-year fascination with the Titanic disaster and the various media that have been involved in reporting, preserving, and immortalizing the event.
Preface Introduction: From Triumph to Tragedy Part One Wireless World Chapter 1 Enter Marconi Chapter 2 Wireless at Work Chapter 3 Sarnoff's Luck Chapter 4 The Call for Change Part Two Story of the Century Chapter 5 The Battle for New York Chapter 6 Carr Van Anda and the New York Times Chapter 7 Canadian Journalists in New York (by Michael Dupuis) Chapter 8 The Search for Answers Part Three Imagining Disaster Chapter 9 Responses and Renderings in Literature Chapter 10 The Sinking in Cinema Chapter 11 Resurrection and Preservation Chapter 12 Conclusion: The Titanic as Myth Appendix Bibliography Index
Paul Heyer is professor of communication studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. His published works include Communications and History; The Medium and the Magician: Orson Welles—the Radio Years; and a coedited textbook, Communication in History: Technology, Culture, Society.
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