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9780976062165

Cable News Confidential

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  • ISBN13:

    9780976062165

  • ISBN10:

    097606216X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-09-28
  • Publisher: Polipoint Pr
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Summary

Veteran producer, pundit, and media critic Jeff Cohen offers a fast-paced romp through the three major cable news channels Fox, CNN, and MSNBC and delivers a serious message about their failure to cover the most urgent issues of the day. Propelled by amusing anecdotes featuring famous pundits and media personalities,Cable News Confidentialhighlights the foibles, hypocrisies, and absurdities Cohen witnessed at news organizations run by entertainment conglomerates.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Jim Hightower ix
INTRODUCTION: EMBEDDED 1(10)
PART ONE: CNN
CHAPTER ONE: IN THE CROSSFIRE
11(22)
CHAPTER TWO: STAR SEARCH
33(20)
PART TWO: FOX NEWS
CHAPTER THREE: MURDOCH'S MEDIA CRITIC
53(22)
CHAPTER FOUR: FAIR AND BALANCED
75(24)
PART THREE: MSNBC
CHAPTER FIVE: BELLY OF THE BEAST
99(20)
CHAPTER SIX: INSIDE THE SAUSAGE FACTORY
119(16)
CHAPTER SEVEN: DRUMS OF WAR
135(18)
CHAPTER EIGHT: DONAHUE LAUNCHES
153(22)
CHAPTER NINE: DONAHUE CRASHES
175(20)
EPILOGUE: UNEMBEDDED 195(10)
Acknowledgments 205(2)
Credits 207(2)
Index 209(12)
About the Author 221

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