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Guardians of power : the myth of the liberal media / David Edwards and David Cromwell.

By: Edwards, David, 1962-.
Contributor(s): Cromwell, David, 1962-.
Publisher: London : Pluto Press, 2006Description: xii, 241 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0745324827 (pbk.).Other title: Myth of the liberal media.Subject(s): Press and politics -- Great Britain -- History -- 21st century | Journalism -- Objectivity -- Great Britain | Journalistic ethics -- Great BritainDDC classification: 072
Contents:
The mass media : neutral, honest, psychopathic -- Iraq : the sanctions of mass destruction -- Iraq disarmed : burying the 1991-98 weapons inspections -- Iraq : gunning for war and burying the dead -- Afghanistan : let them eat grass -- Kosovo : real bombs, fictional genocide -- East Timor : the practical limits of crusading humanitarianism -- Haiti : the hidden logic of exploitation -- Idolatory link : Reagan, the 'cheerful conservative' and 'Chubby Bubba' Clinton -- Climate change : the ultimate media betrayal -- Disciplined media : professional conformity to power -- Towards a compassionate media -- Full human dissent.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-228) and index.

The mass media : neutral, honest, psychopathic -- Iraq : the sanctions of mass destruction -- Iraq disarmed : burying the 1991-98 weapons inspections -- Iraq : gunning for war and burying the dead -- Afghanistan : let them eat grass -- Kosovo : real bombs, fictional genocide -- East Timor : the practical limits of crusading humanitarianism -- Haiti : the hidden logic of exploitation -- Idolatory link : Reagan, the 'cheerful conservative' and 'Chubby Bubba' Clinton -- Climate change : the ultimate media betrayal -- Disciplined media : professional conformity to power -- Towards a compassionate media -- Full human dissent.