| Description |
xvi, 293 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. How it works -- 2. Eco-zealots, greenwashers and parasites -- 3. Big pharma -- 4. Canada joins the imperialists -- 5. Global village, or global pillage? -- 6. Conclusions |
| Summary |
"Understanding how media shape our thinking about social issues, and believing that our limited direct experiences leave us vulnerable to the duplicity and disinformation of the corporate media, James Winter records example after example - from corporate owners, managers, advertisers, and journalists themselves - of the use, misuse, and abuse of information. Detailed case studies include: CanWest Global firing writers and even a publisher; the bias against workers and labour unions; environmentalists portrayed as cult members, or ecozealots (partly because eight of the ten largest corporations in the world are involved in either gas and oil production and sales, or automobile production); Big Pharma and the role of MDs, medical professors, and the media as drug pushers; the news media's role as cheerleaders for Canada's war in Afghanistan and the U.S. war in Iraq; and how corporate globalization combines military and economic invasions, with a devastating account of what really happened in Haiti."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Mass media and propaganda.
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Mass media criticism.
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Mass media and public opinion.
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Mass media -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Mass media -- Political aspects.
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Mass media -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
1551642522 (paperback) |
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1551642530 (bound) |
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9781551642529 (paperback) |
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9781551642536 (bound) |
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