Bibliograph

Politics and journalism in a post-truth world, Martin Gitlin, book editor

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Label

Politics and journalism in a post-truth world, Martin Gitlin, book editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Politics and journalism in a post-truth world

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1043303949

Responsibility statement

Martin Gitlin, book editor

Series statement

Opposing viewpoints series

Summary

Fake news. Alternative facts. Even before those terms were coined, we had already moved to a "post-truth" reality. Due to a number of driving forces, we have evolved into a society that values emotion and personal belief more than it does objective facts. More Americans are willing to believe false stories as long as they match up with their own personal and political beliefs. How will this affect our elections, journalistic standards, and news habits? Can we ever go back? The diverse viewpoints in this volume attempt to explain and predict the state of our union

Table Of Contents

Is the post-truth world a permanent reality? Politicians lie to us every day / Allan H. Meltzer -- The 24-hour news cycle can be detrimental / Iman Amrani -- Presidents have too much power / Patricio Navia -- The search for the truth can never stop / Harold Pinter -- People no longer trust the media / Andrew Harrison -- How secure is the politician-media marriage? American journalism is failing democracy / Robert Jensen -- Bias is natural for journalists / Thor Benson -- Politics and media are changing / Sunder Katwala, Ben Whitford and Carlos Ottery -- The media needs a watchdog / Geert Linnebank -- Is there a place for morals in politics today? Backing an alleged criminal in favor of his political party is no longer inexcusable / Martin Pengelly -- Politicians have a reasonable right to privacy / Dennis F. Thompson -- Place the blame on a scandal-mongering press / Ross Benes -- Political adversity might be strengthening journalism / Ryan J. Thomas -- Are special interests corrupting politics? In the United States money controls politics / Jon Schwarz -- Candidates are increasingly beholden to special interest groups / Jonathan Backer -- Political parties might be corrupting politics / Ezra Klein -- Bernie Sanders did not cost Hillary Clinton the election / Robert Wheel

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