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Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Hindi
Description
A fearless group of journalists maintain India's only women-led news outlet. All from the Dalit caste, the women of Khabar Lahariya prepare to transition the newspaper from print to digital while fighting for marginalized voices in the world's largest democracy. The film chronicles the astonishing determination of these reporters as they redefine what it means to be powerful.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2019].
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
There has been a lot of talk about "fake news" in the news lately. Being able to spot the difference between credible and non-credible sources is a vital 21st century skill to have. Learn the tricks and traps of deception and the skills required to achieve information literacy--and always get to the truth of the matter! Packed with fun facts and detailed sidebars, this informational text explores contemporary issues and high-interest, relevant subjects....
3) Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies: how to find trustworthy information in the digital age
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xv, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Are you overwhelmed at the amount, contradictions, and craziness of all the information coming at you in this age of social media and twenty-four-hour news cycles?
Fake News, Propaganda, and Plain Old Lies will show you how to identify deceptive information as well as how to seek out the most trustworthy information in order to inform decision making in your personal, academic, professional, and civic lives.
• Learn how to identify the alarm bells...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Will Rhodes has made a terrible mistake. Harmless flirtations are part of his job. But these flirtations have never showed up at his hotel room with a gun, threatening his life. Will is a travel writer, a wine aficionado and international food expert for Travelers magazine. Though he's wondered why he sometimes has to deliver bulky sealed packages to consulates all over the world, or why he occasionally has to use a fake name. Now those shadowy errands...
5) Dark Money
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This acclaimed documentary examines one of the greatest present threats to American democracy: the influence of untraceable corporate money on our elections and elected officials. The film takes viewers to Montana -a frontline in the fight to preserve fair elections nationwide - to follow a local journalist working to expose the real-life impacts of the US Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. Short-Listed for Best Documentary Feature at the...
6) Life Itself
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed director Steve James (Hoop Dreams) and executive producer Martin Scorsese (The Departed) present LIFE ITSELF, a documentary film that recounts the inspiring and entertaining life of world-renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert – a story that is by turns personal, funny, painful, and transcendent.. Based on his bestselling memoir of the same name, LIFE ITSELF explores the legacy of Roger Ebert’s life, from his Pulitzer...
7) Obit
Publisher
Kino Lorber, Inc
Pub. Date
©2017.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny bunch. Ten hours before newspapers hit neighborhood doorsteps—and these days, ten minutes before news hits the web—an obit writer is racing against deadline to sum up a long and newsworthy life in under 1000 words. The details of these lives are then deposited into the cultural memory amid the daily beat of war, politics, and football scores....
Author
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
264 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"This ... work of nonfiction explores the philosophy of a new mass movement of truth-tellers; its ethics, impacts on privacy, guidelines about deception, the discovery process of litigation, and the tension between secrecy and transparency--compiled from over a decade of investigative reporting coupled with a vast reference of philosophical research that pertains to the trials and tribulations of an American Muckraker in the information age"--Flap...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Elements Of News Writing is a complete introduction to the fundamentals of journalistic writing, presented in a clear, concise format. This Second Edition provides you with the essential guidelines for practicing journalism while emphasizing the importance of grammar and offering easy-to-follow tips on writing. Includes a section on grammar and usage so you have a quick refresher on the rules.
Author
Language
English
Description
"The Associated Press Guide to News Writing, is the standard professional resource for both novice and experienced news writers. This practical handbook is the ideal writing style guide for all reporters, writers, editors, and English and journalism students. It covers all the essentials of good news writing, according to the styles and guidelines set forth by the Associated Press - with lively examples from today's newspapers. This authoritative...
Author
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xiv, 217 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In this much-needed examination of the principles of multimedia journalism, experienced journalists Richard Koci Hernandez and Jeremy Rue systemize and categorize the characteristics of the new, often experimental story forms that appear on today's digital news platforms. By identifying a classification of digital news packages, and introducing a new vocabulary for how content is packaged and presented, the authors give students and professionals...
13) Dirty Wars
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Today drone strikes, night raids, and U.S. government-condoned torture occur in corners across the globe, generating unprecedented civilian casualties. Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill traces the rise of the Joint Special Operations Command, the most secret fighting force in U.S. history. No target is off-limits for the JSOC 'kill list,' not even a U.S. citizen. The director takes viewers on a chilling ride with whistle-blower Jeremy Scahill....
Author
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xvii, 594 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Heinz had it all," says David Maraniss of The Washington Post, "a deep understanding of human nature, a wonderful sense of humor, and a writing style so clean and clear that he makes the difficult seem easy, just the way a great athlete does." Here--in thirty-eight timeless pieces, chosen and introduced by NPR's Bill Littlefield--is an American master at the top of his game. The volume also contains, as an appendix, postscripts Heinz published in...
Publisher
ISI Books
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
144 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"For two decades, the journals of the Collegiate Network have kept political and cultural debate and dissent alive on our campuses. Start the Presses! is both a testament to that intellectual independence and a superb how-to manual for student journalists who wish to communicate thoughtfully and effectively with their peers." - Alan Charles Kors, Co-author of the The Shadow University
Author
Publisher
All Points Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
314 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The one real difference between the American press and the Soviet state newspaper Pravda was that the Russian people knew they were being lied to. To expose the lies our media tell us today, controversial journalist James O'Keefe created Project Veritas, an independent news organization whose reporters go where traditional journalists dare not. In American Pravda, the reader is invited to go undercover with these intrepid journalists as they infiltrate...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
xiv, 322 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Is media bias keeping us from getting the whole story? If so, who is at fault? Is it the Liberals who are purported to be running the newsrooms, television and radio stations of this country, duping an unsuspecting public into mistaking their party line for news? Or is it the conservatives who have identified media bias as a rallying cry around which to consolidate their political base? The media has become so large and pervasive in our lives that...
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