| It Ain't Necessarily So: How Media Make and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality Contributor(s): Murray, David (Author), Schwartz, Joel (Author), Lichter, Robert S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742510956 ISBN-13: 9780742510951 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: Three experts on research, science, and the media provide an antidote to the statistical overload that has had our heads spinning for years. This revealing book sets the record straight, separating fact from fiction, on such topics as cell phones, missing children, breast implants, AIDS, cancer, radiation, violent crime rates, illegitimate birthrates, and day care crises. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Consumer Guides - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 640.73 |
| LCCN: 00066464 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.37" W x 9.26" (1.14 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We all know the old adage. You can't believe everything you read. So why do we panic the minute The American Something or the Blah Blah Institute releases a new study proving that millions of Americans will die next year from inhalation of a gas none of us can even pronounce? |