Posts Tagged ‘Media’

Tragedy & Farce: How the American Media Sell Wars, Spin Elections, and Destroy Democracy

Posted 27 Mar 2010
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  • ISBN13: 9781595581297
  • Condition: NEW
  • Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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How American media are failing our democracy, by the authors Bill Moyers calls “the Paul Revere and Tom Paine of our time.”

“As this book makes clear, the problem is deeper than the administration or the right-wing echo chamber…the very structure of our conglomerated media system conspires against real journalism and, hence, against truth.”—Tim Robbins, from the Foreword

Thomas Frank called Tragedy & Farce “an appeal to reason in a dark time. ” Including the sharpest analysis of 2004 election coverage yet and the first detailed look at the burgeoning media reform movement, this book is both an exposé and a call to action. In it John Nichols and Robert McChesney—two of the country’s l… More >> Tragedy & Farce: How the American Media Sell Wars, Spin Elections, and Destroy Democracy

The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election

Posted 15 Mar 2010
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Barack Obama’s stunning victory in the 2008 presidential election will go down as one of the more pivotal in American history. Given America’s legacy of racism, how could a relatively untested first-term senator with an African father defeat some of the giants of American politics?

In The Obama Victory, Kate Kenski, Bruce Hardy, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson draw upon the best voter data available, The National Annenberg Election Survey, as well as interviews with key advisors to each campaign, to illuminate how media, money, and messages shaped the 2008 election. In a crisp, incisive narrative, the authors identify the candidates’ major themes–Maverick versus Mc-Same; Change versus Tax and Spend Liberal,… More >> The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election