{"product_id":"skewed-a-critical-thinkers-guide-to-media-bias-hardcover","title":"Skewed: A Critical Thinker's Guide to Media Bias - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a media landscape dominated by advocacy news networks pushing competing points of view, how can the average person uncover the truth about any particular issue? This book will show you how to separate the facts from the agenda-driven spin and selective presentation often used by such news sources as Fox and MSNBC. The author describes the goals of advocacy journalism-i.e., journalism that transparently advocates a biased worldview-and shows that it has been a part of our history since the 1700s. He assesses the role of talk radio, cable news networks, and the more recent phenomena of special-interest blogs, websites, and citizen journalists in creating the current media climate. While conceding that advocacy journalism is undoubtedly popular and has some positive aspects, the author also points out its many negative features. Perhaps the most important of these is its polarizing effect on society. Skewed will give readers the tools to critique the media, to see both sides of any issue, and to become better informed citizens and voters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Atkins\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist, a lawyer, and a university journalism professor. He is an adjunct professor of journalism at Temple University, Arcadia University, and Montgomery County Community College. He has written more than four hundred articles, op-eds, and essays for many publications, including the \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003ePlain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e (Cleveland), the \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffingtonpost.com\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others. He has been interviewed by many media outlets, including National Public Radio. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eLarry the Liberal Lawyer Lashes Out\u003c\/i\u003e and contributed a chapter to \u003ci\u003eThe ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763390185760,"sku":"9781633881655","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ac2c29a8ebc78865c5fc5f4e46c63f40.webp?v=1780234312","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/skewed-a-critical-thinkers-guide-to-media-bias-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}