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Author Radford, Benjamin, 1970-

Title Media mythmakers : how journalists, activists, and advertisers mislead us / Benjamin Radford.

Imprint Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, c2003.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  302.23 R118m 2003    ---  Available
Description 324 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents Advertising and the Illusion of Meaning -- Advertising and the Illusion of Meaning -- Advertising, News, and Entertainment -- The Media Perspective -- The News Bias : Distorting Reality and Feeding Fears -- Illusions of Participation and Influence -- Tears in the Camera Eye -- Tragedy as License to Abandon Responsible Journalism -- The Changing Face of News -- Profiting from fear and myth -- Cashing in on Crises and Manufacturing Martyrs -- Emotional Legislation : Solutions without Problems -- The Wages of Fear : Consequences of a Public Blinded by Myths -- Losing Trust and Resources -- Threats to Life and Health -- Threats to Freedom and Justice -- Toward Solutions.
Subject Mass media -- Objectivity.
Mass media -- Psychological aspects.
ISBN 1591020727 (cloth : acid-free paper)

 
    
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