This book is for people who work in the tech industry-computer and data scientists, software developers and engineers, designers, and people in business, marketing or management roles. It is also for people who are involved in the procurement and deployment of advanced applications, algorithms, and AI systems, and in policy making. Together, they create the digital products, services, and systems that shape our societies and daily lives.

The book's aim is to empower people to take responsibil...

Learn copyright essentials in order to succeed in today’s music industry.

With the free-form exchange of music files and musical ideas online, understanding copyright laws has become essential to career success in the new music marketplace. This cutting-edge, plain-language guide shows you how copyright law drives the contemporary music industry.

By looking at the law and its recent history, you will understand the new issues introduced by the digital age, as well as continuing issues of tr...

Geography Through Enquiry has been written for teachers of geography in secondary schools and is relevant for any school where enquiry approaches are advocated. In this book, Margaret Roberts develops her ideas and explores many new issues, including:

How can students develop their understanding of geographical concepts and learn to argue geographically?

How can stereotyping be avoided?

What is the role of teachers in planning and implementing enquiry-based units of work?

What needs to be con...

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Mag je als journalist ongevraagd beeld- en geluidsopnamen maken? Hoe ver kun je gaan in het publiceren van bewerkte foto’s en filmpjes? Wat betekent de vrijheid van meningsuiting in praktijk voor de vraag wat je wel en niet publiceert? Welke grenzen kent het recht op bronbescherming en wat betekent dat voor jou als journalist? Dit zijn voorbeelden van de journalistiek ethische kwesties die in ‘Inleiding jo...

Wat betekent het voor het nieuws als alle nieuwsmakers op elkaar lijken? Welke verhalen missen we daardoor als publiek? En hoe betrouwbaar en zorgvuldig kunnen journalisten de samenleving verslaan wanneer zij een blinde vlek hebben voor een deel van die samenleving?

In'Heb je een boze moslim voor mij?' onderzoeken onderzoeksjournalist Zoë Papaikonomou en onderzoeker Annebregt Dijkman waarom het (actualiteiten)media nog steeds niet lukt om diverser te worden, zowel in de afspiegeling van reda...

Sociolinguistics is the study of the interaction between language and society. In this classic introductory work, Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson examine the role of language in a variety of social contexts, considering both how language works and how it can be used to signal and interpret various aspects of social identity. Divided into three parts, this book explains basic sociolinguistic concepts in the light of classic approaches, as well as introducing more recent research.

This sixth editi...

Fully updated fourth edition of Trotter's well-established text on working with involuntary clients. The new edition includes a new chapter on Collaborative Family Work and additional emphasis on trauma informed practice. Includes plentiful case examples and links to practice, from a range of settings including work with people with addictions, young people who refuse to go to school and mental health patients who refuse treatment, as well as examples from criminal justice and child protection.

Presents a practical model for evidence-based practice and discusses a range of intervention models and relationships skills. Takes into account up-to-date research evidence throughou...

Anyone managing an artists career needs to be well versed and have a savvy understanding of the moving parts of the music business. Learn how and why those moving parts "move," as well as how to manage and navigate a music-based career. Artist Management for the Music Business gives a comprehensive view of how to generate income through music and how to strategically plan for future growth.

The book is full of valuable practical insights. It includes interviews and case studies with examples ...

Consistently examines the business of media through the paradigm of production-distribution-exhibition in a way that no other book does, giving students a more thorough understanding of how media industries work and the vocabulary they need to talk about them. Engagingly written with examples that are familiar to students, helping them better connect to the content and understand their role as media consumers and producers.

Coverage of convergence and its impact is incorporated into every cha...

As its name implies, the aim of Systems Design and Engineering: Facilitating Multidisciplinary Development Projects is to help systems engineers develop the skills and thought processes needed to successfully develop and implement engineered systems. Such expertise typically does not come through study but from action, hard work, and cooperation. To that end, the authors have chosen a "hands-on" approach for presenting material rather than concentrating on theory, as so often is the case in a...