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The Fair Reader: An Extra! Review Of Press And Politics In The '90s (Critical Studies in Communication and in the Cultural Industries) 1st Edition

by Jim Naureckas (Author), Janine Jackson (Author)
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Why did major news outlets virtually ignore the only cost-effective plan for universal health care coverage - even though polls showed the plan had majority support? Why did leading journalists go out of their way to attack Bill Clinton's rivals in the 1992 Democratic primary - while focusing unprecedented attention on Clinton's personal life? Why do establishment media consider falling unemployment to be bad news?
In the tradition of I. F. Stone and George Seldes, the contributors to The FAIR Reader probe the often mysterious connections between press and politics in the 1990s. The essays are filled with startling information about the critical issues of our time - from the Gulf War and the Clarence Thomas hearings to the debates over health care reform and NAFTA - documenting the deceptive, one-sided mainstream reporting that leaves the public in the dark.

From Publishers Weekly

In just about every major news story of the '90s from the U.S. invasion of Panama to the 1994 midterm elections, the major media has misled, misinformed and manipulated its audience. That's the overriding message in this exhaustive and occasionally overwhelming collection of articles culled from EXTRA!, the official publication of the New York-based Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR). Whether the deception occurs because of laziness (reporters condemning the philosophies of assistant attorney general nominee Lani Guinier without bothering to read them) or government manipulation (during the Gulf War, the Pentagon curried favor by flying in U.S. reporters to cover "hometown troops"), it's chilling to be presented with evidence that the news outlets on whom most Americans rely are doing such a shoddy job. A few earn praise, but overall the tone is one of pedantic disapproval. That makes sense?FAIR is a media watchdog. But in addition to the relentless scolding, the editors might have answered some of the questions that they raise. Specifically: Why haven't more people attacked this trend? How can journalistic accountability be fostered? Equally troublesome is that many of the FAIR writers rely as much on statistics as the journalists they criticize. How is the reader to know whose numbers are valid? That said, this is a valuable collection, if for no other reason than it reminds readers to question everything.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Why did major news outlets virtually ignore the only cost-effective plan for universal health care coverage -- even though polls showed the plan had majority support? Why did leading journalists go out of their way to attack Bill Clinton's rivals in the 1992 Democratic primary -- while focusing unprecedented attention on Clinton's personal life? Why do establishment media consider falling unemployment to be bad news? The contributors to The FAIR Reader: Review Of Press And Politics in the '90s probe the often mysterious connections between press and politics in the 1990s. The essays are filled with startling information about the critical issues of our time (from the Gulf War and the Clarence Thomas hearings to the debates over health care reform and NAFTA) documenting the deceptive, one-sided mainstream reporting that leaves the public in the dark. The FAIR Reader is itself an exercise of expose journalism and will inform and engage the reader on one of the continuing big issues in our national political debates -- the relationships between journalists and politicians. -- Midwest Book Review
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  1. ISBN-10
    0813328039
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0813328034
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Westview Press
  5. Publication date
    March 1, 1996
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.25 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches
  8. Print length
    272 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Westview Press; 1st edition (March 1, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0813328039
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0813328034
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1590L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches

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