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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 Authors: ABC News Productions, ABC News, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Other Authors: Paul, George, Stossel, John
Format: Video DVD
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.
Educational films.
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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:DVD release of the original television program: ABC News 20/20, broadcast on July 12, 2002.
"Package copyright c2004"--Container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (41 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.