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American carnival : journalism under siege in an age of new media / Neil Henry.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007.Description: x, 326 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780520243422 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0520243420 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 174.90704 22
LOC classification:
  • PN 888  H523a 2007
Other classification:
  • 05.33
Online resources:
Contents:
American carnival -- Freak show -- Fun house -- World of illusions -- Defending the news.
Summary: In this vividly written, compelling narrative, award-winning journalist Neil Henry confronts the crisis facing professional journalism in this era of rapid technological transformation. American Carnival combines elements of memoir with extensive media research to explore critical contemporary issues ranging from reporting on the Iraq War, to American race relations, to the exploitation of the image of journalism by advertisers and politicians. Drawing on significant currents in U.S. media and social history, Henry argues that, given the amount of fraud in many institutions in American life to.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 888 H523a 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000071442

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-305) and index.

American carnival -- Freak show -- Fun house -- World of illusions -- Defending the news.

In this vividly written, compelling narrative, award-winning journalist Neil Henry confronts the crisis facing professional journalism in this era of rapid technological transformation. American Carnival combines elements of memoir with extensive media research to explore critical contemporary issues ranging from reporting on the Iraq War, to American race relations, to the exploitation of the image of journalism by advertisers and politicians. Drawing on significant currents in U.S. media and social history, Henry argues that, given the amount of fraud in many institutions in American life to.

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