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

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Main Author: Radford, Benjamin, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2003.
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505 0 0 |t Acknowledgments --  |t Introduction --  |g pt. 1.  |t Advertising and the illusion of meaning --  |g 1.  |t Advertising and the illusion of meaning --  |g 2.  |t Advertising, news, and entertainment --  |g pt. 2.  |t The media perspective --  |g 3.  |t The news bias : distorting reality and feeding fears --  |g 4.  |t Illusions of participation and influence --  |g 5.  |t Tears in the camera eye --  |g 6.  |t Tragedy as license to abandon responsible journalism --  |g 7.  |t The changing face of news --  |g pt. 3.  |t Profiting from fear and myth --  |g 8.  |t Cashing in on crises and manufacturing martyrs --  |g 9.  |t Emotional legislation : solutions without problems --  |g pt. 4.  |t The wages of fear : consequences of a public blinded by myths --  |g 10.  |t Losing trust and resources --  |g 11.  |t Threats to life and health --  |g 12.  |t Threats to freedom and justice --  |t Conclusion : toward solutions --  |t Index. 
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