Studies the ways the media put their own spin on the news of our sound-bite generation. This book shows how the media follow their biased agenda, unaware of the deep wells of history, prejudice, and primal fear that inform their version of reality, making the reader think twice about "the news".
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Caryl Rivers is Professor of Journalism at Boston University.
This book presents a raucous wealth of examples showing how the interests, values, and viewpoints of this close-knit group inform the stories that appear again and again in the American media.
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