| The More You Watch the Less You Know: News Wars/(Sub)Merged Hopes/Media Adventures Rev and Updated Edition Contributor(s): Schechter, Danny (Author), Browne, Jackson (Foreword by), McChesney, Robert W. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1888363800 ISBN-13: 9781888363807 Publisher: Seven Stories Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1997 Annotation: "Publishers Weekly" calls this book "a sophisticated, irreverent look at television that will make readers wince--and cry". "A blow-by-blow account of the steady 'dumbing down' of programs and news over the years".--"San Francisco Chronicle". 35 photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Political Science | Censorship - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism |
| Dewey: 302.23 |
| LCCN: 2001280071 |
| Physical Information: 1.43" H x 6.09" W x 9.1" (1.52 lbs) 528 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A candid insider's tale of how the media really works and why it doesn't work the way it should, The More You Watch, The Less You Know has emerged as a key catalyst in the debate on media reform. The More You Watch, The Less You Know recounts Schechter's media adventures, from when he was Danny Schechter the News Dissector on Boston's WBCN radio, to his stints as a producer at ABC's 20/20 and CNN, to his personal odyssey chronicling the anti-Apartheid revolution in South Africa, to his development of innovative programming like South Africa Now and Rights & Wrongs as an independent producer. In this age of telecommunications bills and media mergers, The More You Watch, The Less You Know is an insider's passionate plea for freedom of the (electronic) press. |