TY - BOOK AU - Edwards,David AU - Cromwell,David TI - Guardians of power: the myth of the liberal media SN - 0745324827 (pbk.) U1 - 072 PY - 2006/// CY - London PB - Pluto Press KW - Press and politics KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - 21st century KW - Journalism KW - Objectivity KW - Journalistic ethics N1 - 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 ER -