アメリカ・ジャーナリズムにおける１０の神話 Getting It Wrong : Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism

Campbell, W. Joseph

Univ of California Pr（2010/07発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 269 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780520255661
• DDC分類 071.30904

基本説明

Campbell addresses and dismantles media-driven myths. Stories about or by the news media that are widely believed but which, on close examination, prove apocryphal.

Full 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 '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 policymakers, and overstate the power and influence of the news media.

Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One. "I'll Furnish the War": The Making of a Media Myth Chapter Two. Fright beyond Measure? The Myth of The War of the Worlds Chapter Three. Murrow vs. McCarthy: Timing Makes the Myth Chapter Four. The Bay of Pigs--New York Times Suppression Myth Chapter Five. Debunking the "Cronkite Moment" Chapter Six. The Nuanced Myth: Bra Burning at Atlantic City Chapter Seven. It's All about the Media: Watergate's Heroic-Journalist Myth Chapter Eight. The "Fantasy Panic": The News Media and the Crack-Baby Myth Chapter Nine. "She Was Fighting to the Death": Mythmaking in Iraq Chapter Ten. Hurricane Katrina and the Myth of Superlative Reporting Conclusion Notes Select Bibliography Index