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News : the politics of illusion
- Title
- News : the politics of illusion / W. Lance Bennett.
- Author
- Bennett, W. Lance
- Publication
- New York : Longman, ©1988.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PN4888.P6 B46 1988 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xix, 216 pages : tables; 23 cm
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographies and index.
- Contents
- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: the news puzzle -- A note to the reader -- 1. Mass Media news, mass mediated politics -- Form triumphs over substance: news styles and life-styles -- The point -- Thinking differently about the news -- The great media debate: perpetuating the myth of information differences -- Maintaining the status quo: The mass media as gatekeeper -- Notes -- 2. News content: messages for the masses -- Four information biases in the news: an overview -- Four information biases in the news: an in-depth look -- Summary -- Notes -- 3. How politicians make the news -- The goals of image making -- the techniques of image making -- The effects of news control -- Why images prevail -- What comes first: apathy of disinformation? -- Notes -- 4. Journalists and political reporting -- How reporting practices contribute to new bias -- Professional journalism standards and new bias: why objective reporting is not objective -- Objectivity reconsidered -- Notes -- 5. The public: prisoners of the news -- Escaping the news prison: how people see beyond the walls -- The case of killer satellites -- Beyond political information: other reasons why people follow the news -- What price mass mediated reality? -- 6. Freedom from the press: solutions for concerned citizens -- Propaganda, American style -- News and power in America: the ideal versus the reality -- And so, the myth of the free press persists -- Is there a solution? Critical guidelines for citizens and journalists -- Conclusion: information, citizenship, and democracy -- Notes -- Index.
- ISBN
- 0582286646
- 9780582286641
- LCCN
- 86032203
- OCLC
- ocm15055126
- 15055126
- SCSB-1736539
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library