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The one real difference between the American press and the Soviet state newspaper Pravda was that the Russian people knew they were being lied to. To expose the lies our media tell us today, controversial journalist James O'Keefe created Project Veritas, an independent news organization whose reporters go where traditional journalists dare not. Their investigative work–equal parts James Bond, Mike Wallace, and Saul Alinsky-has had a consistent and...
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American Muckraker: Rethinking Journalism for the 21st Century offers a compelling examination of the evolving landscape of journalism in the digital age. This insightful book delves into the dynamic role of investigative journalism and its critical importance in holding power to account and uncovering hidden truths. It explores the challenges and opportunities faced by contemporary journalists and the innovative methods they employ to adapt to the...
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This memoir by Dan Rather is told in a straightforward and conversational voice, and covers all the important moments of his journalistic career, including a frank accounting of his dismissal from CBS, the Abu Ghraib story, the George W. Bush Air National Guard controversy, new insights on the JFK assassination, the origin of "Hurricane Dan" as well as inside stories about all the U.S. Presidents he covered and all the top personalities Dan has either...
4) Suppression, deception, snobbery, and bias: why the press gets so much wrong-- and just doesn't care
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Broadside Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"An examination of why American journalists are out-of-touch with the rest of society"--
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Cambridge University Press
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2017.
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English
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Young People and the Future of News traces the practices that are evolving as young people come to see news increasingly as something shared via social networks and social media rather than produced and circulated solely by professional news organizations. The book introduces the concept of connective journalism, clarifying the role of creating and sharing stories online as a key precursor to collective and connective political action. At the center...
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Hole in the Media Producttions
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Explores the kind of media censorship that is occurring as the corporate-controlled media ignore or under report important news while featuring a steady stream of sensational and irrelevant stories. Highlights the work of Project Censored to draw attention to the methods and motivations of corporate news media and to its failure to adequately report on stories of national and global importance. Suggests how citizens can organize and take action to...
7) The gang that wouldn't write straight: Wolfe, Thompson, Didion, and the New Journalism revolution
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Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
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English
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Library of America volume 104-105
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Distributed to the trade in the USA by Penguin Putnam
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c1998
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English
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Magnolia Home Entertainment
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[2019]
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English
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Legendary newsman Mike Wallace unflinchingly interrogated the twentieth century's biggest figures in over 50 years on the air, and his aggressive reporting style and showmanship redefined what America came to expect from broadcasters. Unearthing decades of never-before-seen footage from the 60 Minutes vault, this documentary portrait explores what drove and plagued this restless reporter, whose storied career was entwined with the evolution of journalism...
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