News from Nowhere: Television and the News by Edward J. Epstein Fodor's Travel Publications (12 March 1974) Amazon I am a big fan of Edward J. Epstein's work, News from Nowhere being chief among them. No media-literacy reading list could be complete without at least a couple of his books. Those who have read Trust … Continue reading News from Nowhere
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Bennett’s New York Herald and the Rise of the Popular Press
Bennett's New York Herald and the Rise of the Popular Press by James L. Crouthamel Syracuse University Press (30 September 2018) Amazon James Gorden Bennett's New York Herald was NY's first cheap, popular, mass-circulation paper, and in this text, James L. Crouthamel examines the ways in which it covered the news. It's not a comprehensive … Continue reading Bennett’s New York Herald and the Rise of the Popular Press
Manufacturing Consent
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky Pantheon Books Inc. (1 January 2002) Amazon First published in 1988, Manufacturing Consent is about the propaganda model of communication, a model advanced by economist Edward S. Herman and the "father of modern linguistics" Noam Chomsky. Media organisations function … Continue reading Manufacturing Consent
Getting It Wrong
Getting It Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism by W. Joseph Campbell University of California Press (15 July 2010) Amazon Getting It Wrong is a deep dive into some of the most exaggerated and outright fake stories in the history of American journalism. In my last piece, I mentioned William Randolph … Continue reading Getting It Wrong
The Brass Check
The Brass Check: A Study of American Journalism by Upton Sinclair Lulu.com (1 January 2019) Amazon The Brass Check is Upton Sinclair's account of journalism as an industry, published in 1919. The term "brass check" refers to money given secretly to journalists for their service, as a sort of pay-for-play racket of the media ecosystem … Continue reading The Brass Check
The Uncrowned King
The Uncrowned King: The Sensational Rise of William Randolph Hearst by Kenneth Whyte Counterpoint (8 December 2009) Amazon What's it about?: Kenneth Whyte's biography of William Randolph Hearst, focusing on the years of his takeover of New York magazine. It attempts to challenge the popular image of Hearst as a ruthless mogul and media tycoon, … Continue reading The Uncrowned King
Morning in the Burned House
Morning in the Burned House: Poems by Margaret Atwood Ecco Press (5 September 2023) Amazon What's it about?: A collection of poems by legendary novelist, poet, and literary critic Margaret Atwood. The subject matter and themes have to do with grief, growth, and the loss of innocence, themes that are often found in her works. … Continue reading Morning in the Burned House
