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From Follett
Includes bibliographical references and index.;Ignored factchecks and the media's crisis of conscience / 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 -- News media must do a better job of informing the public of vital global developments / Juan Cole --tNews media should celebrate traditional values / Dan Gainor -- Dumbest anchormen / Jonah Goldberg -- There is a conservative media bias / John Merline -- There is no significant media bias / Paul Farhi -- Biased media is trying to influence political elections / L. Brent Bozell III -- Charges of media bias are an attempt to influence media coverage / Eric Alterman -- Partisan media may inspire participation and interest in political issues / Paul Starr -- Partisan media adds to government dysfunction / James L. Baughman -- Movie violence chic / Michael Massing -- There will not be blood / Charles Kenny -- Media consolidation threatens democracy and free speech / Ziad El-Hady -- Big government, not big media, threatens free speech / Don Watkins -- Social and digital media are the new mass media / Economist -- Mobile technology is the future of media / Richard Ting -- Live blogging is transforming journalism / Matt Wells -- Twitter is transforming journalism / Jeff Jarvis. A collection of twenty-one essays that offers varying perspectives on issues relating to mass media.
From the Publisher
Each title in the highly acclaimed Opposing Viewpoints series explores a specific issue by placing expert opinions in a unique pro/con format; the viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find publications.; Opposing Viewpoints: Mass Media addresses the role of the news media, examines the issue of media bias, explores the impact of media on society, and speculates on the future of mass media.; "Each volume in the Opposing Viewpoints Series could serve as a model not only providing access to a wide diversity of opinions, but also stimulating readers to do further research for group discussion and individual interest. Both shrill and moderate, th"