Skewed: A Critical Thinker's Guide to Media Bias (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781633881655)

In a media landscape dominated by advocacy news networks pushing competing points of view, how can the average person uncover the truth about any particular issue? This book will show you how to separate the facts from the agenda-driven spin and selective presentation often used by such news sources as Fox and MSNBC. The author describes the goals of advocacy journalism-i.e., journalism that transparently advocates a biased worldview-and shows that it has been a part of our history since the 1700s. He assesses the role of talk radio, cable news networks, and the more recent phenomena of special-interest blogs, websites, and citizen journalists in creating the current media climate. While conceding that advocacy journalism is undoubtedly popular and has some positive aspects, the author also points out its many negative features. Perhaps the most important of these is its polarizing effect on society. Skewed will give readers the tools to critique the media, to see both sides of any issue, and to become better informed citizens and voters.

Author: Larry Atkins
ISBN-10: 1633881652
ISBN-13: 9781633881655
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Language: English
Published: 08/16/2016
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.30d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2017