Getting It Wrong Debunking the Greatest Myths in American Journalism

Name: Getting It Wrong Debunking the Greatest Myths in American Journalism
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ISBN: 9780520291294

ISBN-10: 0520291298

ISBN-13: 9780520291294

Edition: 2nd 2016

Authors: W. Joseph Campbell

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Did the Washington Post bring down Richard Nixon by reporting on the Watergate scandal? Did a cryptic remark by Walter Cronkite effectively end the Vietnam War? Did William Randolph Hearst vow to "furnish the war" in the 1898 conflict with Spain? In Getting It Wrong, W. Joseph Campbell addresses and dismantles these and other prominent media-driven myths--stories about or by the news media that are widely believed but which, on close examination, prove apocryphal. In a fascinating exploration of these and other cases--including the supposedly outstanding coverage of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina--Campbell describes how myths like these can feed stereotypes, deflect blame from…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2016
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/18/2016
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English