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Broken news : why the media rage machine divides America and how to fight back / Chris Stirewalt.

Van Pelt Library PN4888.T4 S75 2022
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Stirewalt, Chris, author.
Contributor:
Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Television broadcasting of news--Social aspects--United States.
Television broadcasting of news.
Television broadcasting of news--Corrupt practices--United States.
Television broadcasting of news--Objectivity--United States.
Television and politics--United States.
Television and politics.
Sensationalism on television.
Physical Description:
247 pages ; 24 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Nashville : Center Street, 2022.
Summary:
"Rage revenue-addicted news companies are plagued by shoddy reporting, sensationalism, groupthink, and brain-dead partisan tribalism. Newsrooms rely on emotion-driven blabber to entrance conflict-addled super users. In 'Broken News,' Chris Stirewalt, celebrated as one of America's sharpest political analysts in print and on television, employs his trademark wit and insight to give readers an inside look at these problems. He explains that these companies don't reward bad journalism because they like it, but because it is easy and profitable. 'Broken News' is a fascinating, deeply researched, conversation-provoking study of how the news is made and how it must be repaired, with surprising takeaways about who's to blame."--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1. Out Of Ideas
How News Lost a Race to the Bottom with Itself
2. Turning The Telescope Around
How Media Disruption Disordered News Judgment
3. Bubble Trouble
How the News Business Lost Contact with the Real World
4. Weak Parties, Strong Partisanship
How the Siloed Media Hurts Democrats and Republicans
5. Outsourcing Our Morality
How Personality-Driven Coverage Leads to Nihilism
6. Post-Journalism Or Aspirational Fairness?
How to Build a Better News Business
7. An Inside Job
How to Live a Better Life and Make a Better Country through News Judgment.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
ISBN:
9781546002635
1546002634
OCLC:
1288137215
Publisher Number:
99991411582

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