Pandemic: A Test of the News, 9781803410081
Paperback
Mainstream media mostly got Covid right, but missed the big picture.

Pandemic: A Test of the News

  • Paperback

    104 pages

  • Release Date

    28 October 2022

Summary

This book argues against the rapidly expanding literature about misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic, asserting that the real issues are much broader. Mainstream news media, with the exception of Fox News, has generally done a good job in educating people about the basic facts and precautions to be taken.

Pandemic: A Test of the News identifies the mainframes used to tell the media story. With some exceptions such as long reads in The New Yorker and The Gu…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781803410081
ISBN-10:1803410086
Author:Alan O'Connor
Publisher:Collective Ink
Imprint:John Hunt Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:104
Release Date:28 October 2022
Weight:122g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm
About The Author

Alan O'Connor

Alan O’Connor is Professor of Media Studies at Trent University in Canada. He lives in Toronto.

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