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Skewed : a critical thinker's guide to media bias
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- ISBN: 9781633881655
- ISBN: 1633881652
- ISBN: 9781633881662
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360 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Going inside the echo chamber -- What's the goal and purpose of advocacy journalism? -- The early history of advocacy journalism : the late 1700s and the 1800s -- The rise of corporate, objective journalism, and the inverted pyramid -- The op-ed page, editorial page, columnists, editorial cartoons, yellow journalism, muckraking journalism, and investigative reporting -- The start of the big change : the rise of talk radio in the late 1980s -- The rise of fake entertainment news and celebrity journalism -- The rise of sponsored content -- The rise of Fox News -- The response of MSNBC -- The rise of blogging, biased websites, YouTube, social media, and citizen journalism and their relevance today -- Is the mainstream media liberally biased? Does the media try to be objective and balanced? -- What's news? What are the factors used by the media in deciding what to report? How is bias displayed in the selection process? -- The process of reporting and how it can affect bias -- The polarizing effect of advocacy journalism on politics and society -- The popularity of advocacy journalism and its influence -- What's good about advocacy journalism? -- What's bad about advocacy journalism? -- The future of advocacy journalism and balanced journalism -- The importance of being a savvy media consumer. |
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| Subject: | Journalism Objectivity United States Mass media Objectivity United States Journalism Political aspects United States |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | PN 4888 .O25 A85 2016 | 30775305533367 | General Collection | Available | - |
Electronic resources
CHOICE_Magazine Review
Skewed : A Critical Thinker's Guide to Media Bias
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Copyright American Library Association, used with permission.
An op-ed writer who has also worked the "objective" side of the pavement, Larry Atkins certainly has the right résumé to offer a "critical thinker's guide to media bias," as the subtitle of Skewed promises. In addition to a survey of the history of advocacy journalism from the late 1700s to the present and a thorough dissection of the demarcations between news and commentary--with stops along the way for discussions of the inverted pyramid, the rise of talk radio, and even celebrity journalism--Atkins (who is a lawyer) covers the bases and demonstrates he has done his homework. The process of news gathering as well as the business context are covered, including a chapter on Fox News. Atkins cites a number of academic sources as well as many famous (sometimes too well-known) examples, such as Rather-gate. However, when it comes to revelation, deeper analysis, or decisive opinion, Skewed is a little shallow, because it confines itself to what is generally known and seems reluctant to wade into the deeper end of the media pool, where issues of institutional bias and pay-to-play corruption are lurking. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers. --Charles Allen Riley, Clarkson University
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