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Search - News Is a Verb (Library of Contemporary Thought)
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News Is a Verb - Library of Contemporary Thought Author: LIBRARY OF CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT — "When screaming headlines turn out to be based on stories that don't support them, the tale of the boy who cried wolf gets new life. When the newspaper is filled with stupid features about celebrities at the expense of hard news, the reader feels patronized. In the process, the critical relationship of reader to ... more »
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Mira C. (withshoes) reviewed News Is a Verb (Library of Contemporary Thought) on + 8 more book reviews
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Talks about the development of the newspaper through the 20th century and into the future. I learned the real definition of a so-called "tabloid newspaper"--the layout form (like one big section, such as the Chicago Sun-Times), and not the content (ie NOT the National Inquirer).
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- Education & Reference >> Words & Language >> Linguistics
- Education & Reference >> Writing >> Journalism
- Nonfiction >> Politics >> General
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Sociology >> General
- Nonfiction >> Social Sciences >> Media Studies