Getting It Wrong by W Joseph Campbell
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.
"Persuasive and entertaining" -- Edward Kosner Wall Street Journal "Toting big guns and an itchy trigger-finger, Campbell flattens established myths that you were brought up to believe were true." Slate Magazine "It may be the best book about journalism in recent memory; it is certainly the most subversive." -- Andrew Ferguson Commentary Magazine "Campbell's Getting It Wrong: Ten of the Greatest Misreported Stories in American Journalism is essential reading not just for journalists but all consumers of the news." -- Nick Gillespie Reason "Exquisitely researched and lively." Denver Post "The value of these studies is ... in the detailed and illuminating research Campbell has applied to each." -- James Roylan Columbia Journalism Review "Written by a scholar who makes intricate facts clear, employing English, not Scholarspeak, Getting it Wrong is an eye-opener." -- Marie Shear Freelancer "This well-written and well-researched book will be of interest to historians, journalism scholars, and sociologists." -- Judy Solberg, Seattle Univ. Lib. Library Journal "A useful book ... which among other things answers the question about the importance of debunking media-driven myths." The Morning News/Identity Theory "A solid resource for those interested in journalism." -- R. A. Logan Choice
W. Joseph Campbell is Professor in the School of Communication at American University. He is the author of four other books, including Yellow Journalism: Puncturing the Myths, Defining the Legacies and The Year That Defined American Journalism: 1897 and the Clash of Paradigms.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520262096 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520262093 |
| Title | Getting It Wrong |
| Author | W Joseph Campbell |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2010-07-12 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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