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Mass media / Margaret Haerens and Lynn M. Zott, Book Editors.

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Farmington Hills, Mich : Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, c2014.

Mass media -- Juvenile literature.

9780737766608 (hardcover)

0737766603 (hardcover)

9780737766615 (pbk.)

0737766611 (pbk.)

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)

208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.

The news media has a duty to identify lies and misinformation / Brendan Nyhan -- News media fact-checking can be selective and biased / James Taranto -- News media fact-checking is futile / Jack Shafer -- News media fact-checking is a tool to control public discourse / Mark Hemingway -- The news media must do a better job of informing the public of vital global developments / Juan Cole -- The news media should celebrate traditional values / Dan Gainor -- Is the news media biased? There is a liberal media bias / Jonah Goldberg -- There is a conservative media bias / John Merline -- There is no significant media bias / Paul Farhi -- The biased media is trying to influence political elections / Brent Bozell III -- Charges of media bias are an attempt to influence media coverage / Eric Alterman -- A partisan media may inspire participation and interest in political issues / Paul Starr -- A partisan media adds to government dysfunction / James l. Baughman -- How does the media affect society? Movie violence reflects and contributes to societal violence / Michael Massing -- Movie violence may lessen societal violence / Charles Kenny -- The media is trying to push the US to attack Iran / Tony Karon -- The media is trying to stop the US from effectively dealing with the Iran nuclear threat / Seth Mandel -- Media consolidation threatens democracy and free speech / Ziad El-Hady -- Media consolidation is not a threat to free speech / Don Watkins -- What is the future of mass media? Social and digital media are the new mass media / The economist -- Mobile technology is the future of media / Richard Ting -- Live blogging has transformed journalism / Matt Wells -- Twitter has transformed journalism / Jeff Jarvis -- Twitter and live blogging can never replace journalism / Ric Filloux -- The future of television is online and on-demand / Carmi Levy -- The internet will adversely affect the quality of television / Rob Levine.

This volume examines the role of the news media, examines the issue of media bias, explores the impact of media on society, and speculates on the future of mass media.

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