Coloring the News - Couverture souple

Mcgowan, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1893554600 ISBN 13 : 9781893554603

Editeur : Encounter Books,USA, 2003

Synopsis

William McGowan opens the door to the newsrooms at "USA Today," the "New York Times," the "Washington Post" and other pillars of the "mainstream press" in this carefully researched investigation of how the quest for "diversity" has affected American journalism. Focusing on coverage of the "diversity issues" of immigration, race, gay rights, feminism and affirmative action, McGowan gives a fascinating analysis of what stories get reported and how. Along the way, he dissects the way the press "mis-told" key stories involving figures like Kara Hultgren (the Navy fighter pilot who died after missing a carrier landing), Kelly Flinn (the Air Force officer cashiered for an affair with a married man) and Patrick Chavis (the black physician who was once a poster boy for affirmative action and then had his license taken away because of medical incompetence). "Coloring the News" is an impressively documented and provocative book about how a journalism slanted by good intentions has allowed a narrow multicultural orthodoxy to restrict debate just at the point when information about America's changing national identity needs to be robust, knowledgeable and honest.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

William McGowan has won the National Press Club's 2002 Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and other publications. Mr McGowan is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and lives in New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Encounter Books,USA
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1893554600
• ISBN 13: 9781893554603
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 262
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible