Skewed: a critical thinker's guide to the media
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Skewed: a critical thinker's guide to the media

LARRY ATKINS


Skewed: a critical thinker's guide to the media

LARRY ATKINS

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Résumé
In a media landscape dominated by advocacy news networks pushing competing points of view, how can the average person uncover the truth about any particular issue? This book will show you how to separate the facts from the agenda-driven spin and selective presentation often used by such news sources as Fox and MSNBC. The author describes the goals of advocacy journalism—i.e., journalism that transparently advocates a biased worldview—and shows that it has been a part of our history since the 1700s. He assesses the role of talk radio, cable news networks, and the more recent phenomena of special-interest blogs, websites, and citizen journalists in creating the current media climate. While conceding that advocacy journalism is undoubtedly popular and has some positive aspects, the author also points out its many negative features. Perhaps the most important of these is its polarizing effect on society. Skewed will give readers the tools to critique the media, to see both sides of any issue, and to become better informed citizens and voters.
Détails
Titre
Skewed: a critical thinker's guide to the media
Auteur
Éditeur
Prix
25,50 $
Format Poche
Non
Langue
Anglais/English
Nombre de pages
280
Date de publication
2016-08-16
Dimensions
24 x 16 cm
ISBN
9781633881655
Code Interne
2073822
Numéro de produit
11333072

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