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Lydia Miljan - Hidden Agendas: How Journalists Influence the News - 9780774810197 - V9780774810197
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Hidden Agendas: How Journalists Influence the News

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Description for Hidden Agendas: How Journalists Influence the News Hardback. A controversial study showing how the political beliefs of journalists significantly affect the ideological slant of the news, skewing it further to the left than the political stance of the average Canadian. Num Pages: 188 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.

Few books in Canada empirically and systematically examine the role journalists play in the news-making process. While there are several books that look at how journalists do their jobs, and others that examine the political process, none - until now - have analyzed the opinions of journalists and how the news is reported.

Focusing primarily on the political orientation of journalists, Miljan and Cooper investigate the link between what journalists believe about politics and how they report political issues. Using data gathered from interviews with over 800 Canadians and some 270 journalists, the authors compare how the attitudes of journalists differ ... Read more

A must-read for anyone interested in politics and the media, this book should be read by journalists, politicians, academics, and all Canadians who are concerned about the hidden agendas of journalists.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
188
Condition
New
Number of Pages
188
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774810197
SKU
V9780774810197
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Lydia Miljan
Lydia Miljan and Barry Cooper are both professors of Political Science. They teach at the University of Windsor and the University of Calgary, respectively.

Reviews for Hidden Agendas: How Journalists Influence the News
Hidden Agendas lays out the pervasive liberal-left bias in most big-city newsrooms. It should be a wake-up call for reporters and editors who believe themselves to be objective, but aren’t.
Lorne Gunter
National Post
Hidden Agendas breaks new ground and expands our understanding of Canada’s media. But be forewarned: Whatever your preconceptions about who’s right, who’s left ... Read more

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