Parenti, Michael.

Inventing reality: the politics of news media. / Michael Parenti. - 2nd ed. - Belmont: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning, 1993. - x, 274 p. ; 21 cm.

Subtitle of earlier ed. (c1986) varies: The politics of the mass media.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-254) and index.

Contents: From Cronkite's complaint to Orwell's oversight -- Freedom of the press belongs to the man who owns one -- Who controls the news? -- Objectivity and government manipulation -- The big sell -- Giving labor the business -- "Liberal" media, conservative bias -- The Media fight the red menace -- Doing the third world -- For the new world order -- Propaganda themes -- Methods of misrepresentation -- Culture, control and resistance --

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Journalism--Political aspects--United States.
Journalism--United States--Objectivity.

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