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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Radford, Benjamin, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Objectivity.

Mass media.

Mass media--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2003.

Summary:

This hard-hitting critique of media culture examines not only the ways in which the public is deceived, but the media's role in propagating those deceptions. Illustrations.

Contents:

Part 1 Advertising and the Illusion of Meaning

2. Advertising, News, and Entertainment 39

Part 2 The Media Perspective

3. The News Bias: Distorting Reality and Feeding Fears 65

4. Illusions of Participation and Influence 103

5. Tears in the Camera Eye 127

6. Tragedy as License to Abandon Responsible Journalism 147

7. The Changing Face of News 179

Part 3 Profiting from Fear and Myth

8. Cashing in on Crises and Manufacturing Martyrs 197

9. Emotional Legislation: Solutions without Problems 221

Part 4 The Wages of Fear: The Consequences of a Public Blinded by Myths

10. Losing Trust and Resources 263

11. Threats to Life and Health 277

12. Threats to Freedom and Justice 287.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1591020727

OCLC:

51854673