Media mythmakers : how journalists, activists, and advertisers mislead us

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

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Radford, Benjamin, 1970-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2003.
Subjects:	Mass media > Objectivity. Mass media > Psychological aspects.
Online Access:	Table of contents

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction
pt. 1. Advertising and the illusion of meaning
1. Advertising and the illusion of meaning
2. Advertising, news, and entertainment
pt. 2. The media perspective
3. The news bias : distorting reality and feeding fears
4. Illusions of participation and influence
5. Tears in the camera eye
6. Tragedy as license to abandon responsible journalism
7. The changing face of news
pt. 3. Profiting from fear and myth
8. Cashing in on crises and manufacturing martyrs
9. Emotional legislation : solutions without problems
pt. 4. The wages of fear : consequences of a public blinded by myths
10. Losing trust and resources
11. Threats to life and health
12. Threats to freedom and justice
Conclusion : toward solutions
Index.