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Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Media consumers rely on objectivity from their news sources, but that's not always a realistic expectation. Uncovering Bias in the News looks at the ways in which multiple media outlets can cover the same story in vastly different ways, the reasons for these differences, and how to recognize bias in a news report. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents,...
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Pub. Date
2009.
Description
Crime stories fascinate the public. But between factual news stories, overblown "human interest" reports, and salacious murder mystery exposes, it's difficult to tell where news ends and entertainment begins. Mark Fuhrman, best-selling author of Murder in Brentwood, explores this fine line, revealing new and shocking details on such high-profile cases as Jon Benet Ramsey, Martha Moxley and Chandra Levy.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Members of the media can provide vastly different views of the same event. Biased viewpoints have become a routine part of how the media reports the news in America. Readers of daily newspapers as well. As consumers who receive their news through radio or TV broadcasts and those who rely on the internet for their news can certainly find straight reporting in those sources. But biased coverage of the news is ever-present as well, providing consumers...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
The world is first introduced to Richard Jewell as the security guard who reports finding the device at the 1996 Atlanta bombing, his report making him a hero whose swift actions save countless lives. But within days, the law enforcement wannabe becomes the FBI's number one suspect, vilified by press and public alike, and his life ripped apart. Reaching out to independent, anti-establishment attorney Watson Bryant, Jewell staunchly professes his innocence....
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Pub. Date
2004.
Description
"A Public Betrayed exposes deceptions, lies, and abuses of power in Japan that have led to such profound degrees of misunderstanding, confusion, and suffering that they have inspired the phrase "media atrocities."" "This book lays bare the mechanisms and motivations behind these sobering abuses. And as the examples show, the very factors, that have contributed to such injustices in Japan have become increasingly predominant in the news-media sectors...
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Pub. Date
2022
Description
As conspiracy theories and online hoaxes increasingly become a part of our national discourse and "truth" itself is being questioned, it has never been more vital to build the discernment necessary to tell fact from fiction, and media literacy has never been more vital. This guide shows how
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"This is the story of a media that set out to destroy a president and his administration, but destroyed themselves instead.” – From the Preface
Brent Bozell is one of the most outspoken leaders in the conservative movement today. As Founder and President of the Media Research Center, he runs the largest media watchdog organization in America. In this fascinating examination of the media’s war on Donald Trump, Bozell and his coauthor Tim Graham...
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