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Media hype : when news coverage goes too far /

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Examines factors that contribute to the exaggeration of risks and danger in the news media, using stories involving murder, shark attack, road rage, and carjacking as examples of skewed reporting.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ABC News Productions
Other Authors: Paul, George, Stoessel, John
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2002]
Subjects:
Television broadcasting of news > Objectivity.
Mass media > Objectivity.
Mass media > Moral and ethical aspects.
Television feature stories.
Description
Summary:Examines factors that contribute to the exaggeration of risks and danger in the news media, using stories involving murder, shark attack, road rage, and carjacking as examples of skewed reporting.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (41 min) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.