Weapons Of Mass Distortion

Author : L. Brent Bozell
Publisher : Forum Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2004-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400081219

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Weapons of Mass Distortion by L. Brent Bozell Pdf

Could Al Franken and his left-wing cronies possibly be right? Is liberal media bias just a myth propagated by conservatives, and have the mainstream media actually swung to the right? Absolutely not. In the new book Weapons of Mass Distortion, L. Brent Bozell III—founder and president of the Media Research Center, America’s largest and most respected media watchdog organization—presents the definitive account of how liberal bias in the news industry is alive and well. But here’s the thing: The liberal media are headed for a downfall. Bozell demonstrates how their monopoly on information is at last coming to an end, in large part because journalists continue to deny the bias that infects their news coverage. His unrivaled expertise allows him to show readers exactly how the media landscape is changing—and to expose the even bigger changes that are coming. Marshaling an astonishing amount of evidence, Bozell documents exactly how the news media deliberately attempt to set the national agenda through their slanted coverage. In the process he destroys the arguments that Franken and many other left-wing commentators have put forward regarding media bias. Weapons of Mass Distortion also reveals: • How the liberal media’s slanted coverage of President George W. Bush will play a huge role in the 2004 elections • Why liberals’ claims about the influence of Fox News and the “conservative media” are wrong—and deliberately misleading • How the mainstream press has waged war on the war on terrorism • Never-before-told stories of how leading journalists, behind the scenes, betray the liberal bias they so forcefully deny in public—incidents that Bozell has witnessed firsthand • How the same journalists who condemn the Right for “hate speech” regularly launch (and get away with) vicious personal attacks on conservatives • Clear evidence that the major news outlets are hemorrhaging viewers, readers, and listeners precisely because of their liberal bias By dominating the news media for so long, liberals have been able to control what we see and hear. But as Bozell makes clear, the Left will lose that control soon enough.

Author : L. Brent Bozell
Publisher : Three Rivers Press (CA)
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Current Events
ISBN : 1400054117

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Weapons of Mass Distortion by L. Brent Bozell Pdf

A founder and president of the Media Research Center, a top media watchdog organization, analyzes the prevalence of today's liberal media bias, identifying the ways in which major news outlets distort the news and manipulate the national agenda, and predicting a downfall in liberal media power. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

Author : Judith Munat
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027215677

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Lexical Creativity, Texts and Contexts by Judith Munat Pdf

The coining of novel lexical items and the creative manipulation of existing words and expressions is heavily dependent on contextual factors, including the semantic, stylistic, textual and social environments in which they occur. The twelve specialists contributing to this collection aim to illuminate creativity in word formation with respect to functional discourse roles, but also examine 'critical creativity' determined by language policy, as well as diachronic phonetic variation in creatively-coined words. The data, based either on large corpora or smaller hand-collected samples, is drawn from advertising, the daily press, electronic communication, literature, spoken interaction, cartoons, lexical ontologies and style guides. The coining of novel lexical items and the creative manipulation of existing words and expressions is heavily dependent on contextual factors, including the semantic, stylistic, textual and social environments in which they occur. The twelve specialists contributing to this collection aim to illuminate creativity in word formation with respect to functional discourse roles, but also examine 'critical creativity' determined by language policy, as well as diachronic phonetic variation in creatively-coined words. The data, based either on large corpora or smaller hand-collected samples, is drawn from advertising, the daily press, electronic communication, literature, spoken interaction, cartoons, lexical ontologies and style guides. Each study analyses novel formations in relation to their contexts of use and inevitably leads to the crucial question of creativity vs. productivity. By focussing on creative lexical formations at the level of parole, these studies provide insights into morphological theory at the level of langue, and ultimately seek to explain lexical creativity as a function of language use.

Author : Sheldon Rampton,John Stauber
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101215883

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Weapons of Mass Deception by Sheldon Rampton,John Stauber Pdf

Weapons of Mass Deception reveals: How the Iraq war was sold to the American public through professional P.R. strategies. "The First Casualty": Lies that were told related to the Iraq war. Euphemisms and jargon related to the Iraq war, e.g. "shock and awe," "Operation Iraqi Freedom," "axis of evil," "coalition of the willing," etc. "War as Opportunity": How the war on terrorism and the war on Iraq have been used as marketing hooks to sell products and policies that have nothing to do with fighting terrorism. "Brand America": The efforts of Charlotte Beers and other U.S. propaganda campaigns designed to win hearts overseas. "The Mass Media as Propaganda Vehicle": How news coverage followed Washington's lead and language. The book includes a glossary — "Propaganda: A User's Guide" — and resources to help Americans sort through the deceptions to see the strings behind Washington's campaign to sell the Iraq war to the public.

Author : Jack Nargundkar
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07
Category : United States
ISBN : 9780595358984

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The Bush Diaries by Jack Nargundkar Pdf

[A]fter seeing their Iraq strategy unravel, North Korea get ignored, and the state of Palestine remain a wishful dream-I would dare say that the Bush Administration's foreign policy also needs substantive tuning. In the ultimate, if U.S. foreign policy is made more consistent with our core values, and the Bush Administration uses traditional diplomacy to further policy goals, its Second Term might turn out to be a memorable "American Intifada"! The Bush Diaries captures the true meaning of "freedom and democracy" by allowing an average American citizen to be heard. Author Jack Nargundkar comments, in real time, on the performance of not only President Bush, but also the pundits in the media who evaluate the presidency. The Wall Street Journal editorialized that the Bush economy had performed in a stellar fashion in 2002. The facts indicated something quite to the contrary-thus began Nargundkar's next couple of years of furious letter writing. Largely based on those letters as well as articles submitted to The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times, The Bush Diaries is a chronicle of Nargundkar's views of the George W. Bush era from 2001 to 2005.

Author : SJ Beard,Martin Rees,Catherine Richards,Clarissa Rios Rojas
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781800647893

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The Era of Global Risk by SJ Beard,Martin Rees,Catherine Richards,Clarissa Rios Rojas Pdf

This innovative and comprehensive collection of essays explores the biggest threats facing humanity in the 21st century; threats that cannot be contained or controlled and that have the potential to bring about human extinction and civilization collapse. Bringing together experts from many disciplines, it provides an accessible survey of what we know about these threats, how we can understand them better, and most importantly what can be done to manage them effectively. These essays pair insights from decades of research and activism around global risk with the latest academic findings from the emerging field of Existential Risk Studies. Voicing the work of world leading experts and tackling a variety of vital issues, they weigh up the demands of natural systems with political pressures and technological advances to build an empowering vision of how we can safeguard humanity’s long-term future. The book covers both a comprehensive survey of how to study and manage global risks with in-depth discussion of core risk drivers: including environmental breakdown, novel technologies, global scale natural disasters, and nuclear threats. The Era of Global Risk offers a thorough analysis of the most serious dangers to humanity. Inspiring, accessible, and essential reading for both students of global risk and those committed to its mitigation, this book poses one critical question: how can we make sense of this era of global risk and move beyond it to an era of global safety?

Author : Ivan Greenberg
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780739172476

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Surveillance in America by Ivan Greenberg Pdf

Surveillance in America provides a historical exploration of FBI surveillance practices and policies since 1920 based on recently declassified FBI files. Using the new information available through these documents, Ivan Greenberg sheds light on the activities and beliefs of top FBI officials as they develop and implement surveillance practices. Paying particular attention to the uses of the media, Greenberg provides a thorough reconsideration of the Watergate scandal and the role of W. Mark Felt as "Deep Throat." He exposes new evidence which suggests that Felt led a faction at the FBI that worked together to bring down President Nixon. The book concludes with an in-depth treatment of surveillance practices since the year 2000. He considers the question of "surveillance as harassment" and looks at the further erosion of privacy. stemming from Obama's counter-terror policies which extend those of the Bush Administration's second term. The startling increase in surveillance since the events of September 11th, reveal the extent to which America is losing the battle for civil liberties.

Author : Wayne J Guglielmo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2023-04-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781538174821

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Shame the Devil by Wayne J Guglielmo Pdf

This is the first far-reaching historical analysis of how press critics have kept American journalism honest and working on behalf of a free and democratic society. Merging history, biography, and forthright critique, Shame the Devil chronicles press commentary from the bitter aftermath of World War I to the paradoxes of the post-truth era.

Author : Adérito Vicente,Polina Sinovets,Julien Theron
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783031322211

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Russia’s War on Ukraine by Adérito Vicente,Polina Sinovets,Julien Theron Pdf

This book explores how Russia’s War on Ukraine has changed the global nuclear order. The Russian aggression against Ukraine questioned the values of the liberal regimes and systems upon which the global nuclear order is built. At the heart of this nuclear order lies the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which remains until today the cornerstone of the global nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation regime. In this context, the book examines new challenges and threats to the global nuclear order. It discusses the deterioration of nuclear norms, as well as the increasing number of the states further challenging the NPT regime by attempts to develop nuclear weapons. The book further sheds light on a growing number of states trying to resolve their territorial claims using the nuclear coercion and the umbrella function of their nuclear arsenals. The authors present the loopholes in the existing arms control system and the arms trade, which became obvious in the course of the war, and analyze the further split between the supporters of the NPT and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW). Srutinizing the deepening polarization of the supporters and the opponents of nuclear weapons, the book includes a new debate about the competing narratives on nuclear deterrence and disarmament. Finally, the volume discusses the development and the increase of new missiles and disruptive technologies such as hypersonic missiles, drones, and artificial intelligence. This book will appeal to students and scholars of international relations and political science in general, and security studies, military and defense studies, peace and conflict studies, and foreign policy in particular, as well as policy-makers interested in a better understanding of nuclear deterrence, the global nuclear order, and the impact of Russia's war on Ukraine.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780595312238

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3 Pianists, 2 Friends, 1 Name, 497 Charities by Anonim Pdf

Author : Robert E. Denton, Jr.,Jim A. Kuypers
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-11-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781478608523

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Politics and Communication in America by Robert E. Denton, Jr.,Jim A. Kuypers Pdf

Communication provides the basis of social cohesion, issue discussion, and legislative enactmentcore features of political activity and governing in the United States. Denton and Kuypers, experts in the field of political communication, synthesize materials and sources from political science, communication, history, journalism, and sociology to demonstrate how communication intersects with these fields to formulate political beliefs, attitudes, and values. Conventional categories of political activitycampaigns, activity in Congress, the courts, the mass media, and the presidencystructure the discussions. Theoretical and applied concepts drawn from firsthand sources and classic historical works, plus extensive use of contemporary examples, enrich understanding. Written in an engaging, accessible style that is geared to an undergraduate audience, the text ignites readers awareness that the essence of politics is talk or human interaction. Such interaction is formal and informal, verbal and nonverbal, public and privatebut always persuasive in nature, causing audiences to interpret, to evaluate, and to act.

Author : James L. Hirsen
Publisher : Crown Forum
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400081936

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Hollywood Nation by James L. Hirsen Pdf

In an updated study, a conservative spokesperson and author of Tales from the Left Coast offers an insightful look at how the line between news and entertainment has become blurred, as well as how the situation has allowed the liberal media to present their political views within entertainment product. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

Author : Randy Bobbitt
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780739126394

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Us Against Them by Randy Bobbitt Pdf

Us against Them examines the phenomenon of talk radio and the role that it plays in the American political process as well as popular culture. Utilizing historical accounts of the industry's growth, biographies of well-known hosts, and interviews with individuals working in the industry, Randy Bobbitt explores why people choose to listen to political talk instead of music when they turn on their radio.

Author : Jim Bouton
Publisher : RosettaBooks
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-01-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780795323218

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Foul Ball by Jim Bouton Pdf

A rollicking and “compelling” true story of baseball, big money, and small-town politics by the author of the classic Ball Four (Publishers Weekly). Host to organized baseball since 1892, Pittsfield, Massachusetts’s Wahconah Park was soon to be abandoned by the owner of the Pittsfield Mets, who would move his team to a new stadium in another town—an all too familiar story. Enter former Yankee pitcher Jim Bouton and his partner with the best deal ever offered to a community: a locally owned professional baseball team and a privately restored city-owned ballpark at no cost to the taxpayers. The only people who didn’t like Bouton's plan were the mayor, the mayor's hand-picked Parks Commissioners, a majority of the City Council, the only daily newspaper, the city’s largest bank, its most powerful law firm, and a guy from General Electric. Everyone else—or approximately 98% of the citizens of Pittsfield—loved it. But the “good old boys” hated Bouton’s plan because it would put a stake in the heart of a proposed $18.5 million baseball stadium—a new stadium that the citizens of Pittsfield had voted against three different times. In this riveting account, Bouton unmasks a mayor who brags that “the fix is in,” a newspaper that lies to its readers, and a government that operates out of a bar. But maybe the most incredible story is what happened after Foul Ball was published—a story in itself. Invited back by a new mayor, Bouton and his partner raise $1.2 million, help discover a document dating Pittsfield’s baseball origins to 1791, and stage a vintage game that’s broadcast live by ESPN-TV. Who could have guessed what would happen next? And that this time it would involve the Massachusetts Attorney General? “An irresistible story whose outcome remains in doubt until the very end. Not just a funny book, but a patriotic one.”—San Francisco Chronicle “Bouton proves that a badly run city government can be just as dangerous—and just as hilarious—as a badly run baseball team.”—Keith Olbermann

Author : Thea Riebe
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783658416676

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Technology Assessment of Dual-Use ICTs by Thea Riebe Pdf

Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are important to human, national, and even international security. IT research, artifacts, and knowledge that can be applied in military and civilian contexts, used as part of weapon systems, or cause significant harm are referred to as dual-use. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, cybersecurity, and open source intelligence (OSINT) raise questions about their dual-use risks. But how can dual-use of such disparate technologies be assessed? Case studies are still lacking on how to assess dual-use ICT and how to enable sensitive and responsible dual-use design. To address the research gap, this cumulative dissertation uses Technology Assessment (TA) as an epistemological framework to bring together approaches of Critical Security Studies (CSS) as well as Value Sensitive Design (VSD) from the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). As a result, the dissertation systematizes the dual-use risks and scenarios of the selected ICTs and derives organizational and design implications.