Adventures in Medialand: Behind the News, Beyond the Pundits

by Jeff Cohen, Norman Solomon

Published by Common Courage Press, Box 702, Corner 139 & Jackson Rd., Monroe, ME 04951. Among other activities, Cohen and Solomon write a syndicated weekly column on media and politics. The focus of their lively writing is the corporate bias rife throughout news reporting, including commercial TV, the press, and the Public Broadcasting System. 5x7.5" Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1993

About the author

Jeff B. Cohen is a journalist, media critic, professor, and the founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), a media watchdog group in the US.
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Reviews

[Jj · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adventures in Medialand argues that complacency in the media can often be a suitable replacement for propaganda. Cohen addresses the biases on the news that result from government officials and corporate money being tied too closely to the media. Modern day problems such as starvation in Africa, the AIDS epidemic and issues casting Washington in a bad light are often ignored. Cohen offers original incite on the present-day problems on the media.