02285cam a2200373 a 4500 117203 20230410130727.0 041007s2005 nyu b 000 0 eng 13743514 acquire 2 shelf copies policy default lcc bk 2004114768 1932857060 (alk. paper) DLC DLC DLC pcc n-us--- PN 4888 K62d 2005 302.23 Kitty, Alexandra. Don't believe it! : how lies become news / Alexandra Kitty. Do not believe it! New York : Disinformation ; St. Paul, MN : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, c2005. 415 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-415). P. 1. Introduction to evaluating the news -- Introduction -- Definitions -- How news is created -- Media realities -- Breakdowns -- p. 2. Rumors and misinformation -- Rumors and common knowledge -- The competitor's myth -- The winner -- Fear, stereotypes and myths -- . War propaganda -- The mistake -- p. 3. Hoaxes -- Reporter as victim -- Reporter as hero -- Reporter as villain -- Academic and scientific hoaxes in the news -- p. 4. How to spot rumors and hoaxes -- Sources and investigation -- Logic versus emotion -- Deconstructing news stories -- Misdirection -- Eyewitness testimony and testimonials -- Forensic and other evidence -- Getting all sides -- Being a savvy news consumer -- p. 5. Manual of rumors and hoaxes. "In Don't Believe it!, accomplished journalist and academic Alexandra Kitty takes you on a guided tour of one hundred years of media hoaxes, propaganda and misinformation and shows you how to take apart a news story from the inside out to find the falsehoods lurking within." Journalism Objectivity United States. Impostors and imposture. Objetividad periodística. Periodismo Objetividad. Medios de comunicación de masas. Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0620/2004114768-d.html DGG. 79316 79316 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 1 0 PN 4888 K62d 2005 00000110565 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 bk