Mass media

Haerens, Margaret, (editor.). Zott, Lynn M. (Lynn Marie), 1969- (editor.).

Record details

ISBN: 9780737766608 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0737766603 (hardcover)
ISBN: 9780737766615 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Farmington Hills, MI : Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes webliography.

Formatted Contents Note:

The news media has a duty to identify lies and misinformation / Brendan Nyhan -- News media fact-checking can be selective and biased / James Taranto -- News media fact-checking is futile / Jack Shafer -- News media fact-checking is a tool to control public discourse / Mark Hemingway -- The news media must do a better job of informing the public of vital global developments / Juan Cole -- The news media should celebrate traditional values / Dan Gainor -- Is the news media biased? There is a liberal media bias / Jonah Goldberg -- There is a conservative media bias / John Merline -- There is no significant media bias / Paul Farhi -- The biased media is trying to influence political elections / Brent Bozell III -- Charges of media bias are an attempt to influence media coverage / Eric Alterman -- A partisan media may inspire participation and interest in political issues / Paul Starr -- A partisan media adds to government dysfunction / James l. Baughman -- How does the media affect society? Movie violence reflects and contributes to societal violence / Michael Massing -- Movie violence may lessen societal violence / Charles Kenny -- The media is trying to push the US to attack Iran / Tony Karon -- The media is trying to stop the US from effectively dealing with the Iran nuclear threat / Seth Mandel -- Media consolidation threatens democracy and free speech / Ziad El-Hady -- Media consolidation is not a threat to free speech / Don Watkins -- What is the future of mass media? Social and digital media are the new mass media / The economist -- Mobile technology is the future of media / Richard Ting -- Live blogging has transformed journalism / Matt Wells -- Twitter has transformed journalism / Jeff Jarvis -- Twitter and live blogging can never replace journalism / Ric Filloux -- The future of television is online and on-demand / Carmi Levy -- The internet will adversely affect the quality of television / Rob Levine.