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100	1		_aCrawford, Craig, _d1956- _9105420
245	1	0	_aAttack the messenger : _bhow politicians turn you against the media / _cCraig Crawford.
260			_aLanham, MD : _bRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., _c2006.
300			_aix, 181 p. ; _c24 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
440		0	_aAmerican political challenges _9105422
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p.163-172) and index.
505	0		_aTurning the tables -- Blame the messenger -- A president lies -- Spinning lies -- A war story -- Who will tell the truth? -- The end of an era -- Winners and losers -- Media culpa -- How to get the real story -- What now?
520			_aPoliticians and the media are natural enemies, but in recent times, the relationship has exploded into all-out war. Craig Crawford has seen it all up close and personal, and he is disturbed by what he sees. When politicians turn the public against the media, everyone loses-especially unbiased and courageous news reporting. When veteran White House correspondent Helen Thomas is banished from her front-row post-as she has been in the current administration-the American public is denied the chance to consider her pointed questions, even if they go unanswered. Worse, when traditional reporters and media are displaced, the pundits and alternative media take over. Rush Limbaugh, The O'Reilly Factor, Comedy Central's Jon Stewart, and the bloggers have their place in American politics, and the 2004 elections showed the incredible power of the Internet. These media, however, are a different breed, as Crawford points out-they serve a purpose, but at a cost. They become "opinion merchants," bartering outrageous assertions for audience appeal with little attention to the truth. These days, the truth is hard to find. If the press is not believed-or believable-because politicians have turned the public against it, then the press is not free, but under the thumbs of politicians. Without a free press, there is no democracy. That, says Crawford, is where we find ourselves today. If you don't like the news, attack the messenger, and it will go away. Going, going, gone. Book jacket. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
650		0	_aMass media _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States. _9105424
852			_9p21.80 _y09-26-2007
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