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[somedaybitch]

Communication Professor Examines Media Bias in President's Speeches.

BLACKSBURG, VA., November 30, 2006 -- Jim A. Kuypers, assistant professor of communication in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech, reveals a disturbing world of media bias in his new book Bush's War: Media Bias and Justifications for War in a Terrorist Age (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2006).

Convincingly and without resorting to partisan politics, Kuypers strongly illustrates in eight chapters “how the press failed America in its coverage on the War on Terror.” In each comparison, Kuypers “detected massive bias on the part of the press.” In fact, Kuypers calls the mainstream news media an “anti-democratic institution” in the conclusion.

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[kazbaby]

I'm usually not one to read political books, but this one sounds like something I'd be interested in reading.

[somedaybitch.livejournal.com]

i'd hope everyone would be, honestly. i mean, you know from being a fan of Farscape that the slightest nuance completely changes the tone and meaning of something, and that's just tv. how much of people's perceptions about the President and the war are distorted because of what the press has chosen to leave out or emphasize or under emphasize? their mantra is the public has a right to know, which is all well and good when they're bothering to report the whole story and not just what suits their beliefs, perceptions or agendas.

[thevaliumsofalj.livejournal.com]

I've bought the book and am waiting for amazon to ship it.... i'm really curious :)

[somedaybitch.livejournal.com]

totally borrowing it when you're done, yo.

[thevaliumsofalj.livejournal.com]

my book is your book ;)

[somedaybitch.livejournal.com]

have you read Bloom's "The Lucifer Principle"?