Getting it wrong
ten of the greatest misreported stories in American journalism
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2010 - University of California Press, Berkeley, California
Language
English
Word Count
67,250 words, Guess
Page Count
269 pages
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- Internet Archivegettingitwrongte0000camp
- Internet Archivegettingitwrongte0000camp_h5y4
- ISBN-139780520255661
- ISBN-139780520262096
- ISBN-100520255666
and 6 more
- ISBN-100520262093
- Library of Congress Control Number2009047705
- OCLC Control Number449860525
- Better World Books9780520255661
- Better World Books9780520262096
- Open LibraryOL23954197M
Classifications
- DDC071/.30904
- LCCPN4756 .C36 2010
- LCCPN4756.C36 2010
Description
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 "finish the war" in the 1898 conflict with Spain? In Getting It Wrong, W. Joseph Campbell addresses and dismantles such 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 policymakers, and overstate the power and influence of the news media. --Publisher's description.
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