Other titles by Michael Parenti include 'Democracy for the Few', 'Power and the Powerless', 'The Sword and the Dollar: Imperialism, Revolution and the Arms Race' and 'Make-Believe Media: The Politics of Entertainment'. This edition has been updated throughout, and there is coverage of the media's treatment of the US invasion of Panama, the war against Iraq and the collapse of communism. A great book that goes beyond a structural analysis of the news medias faults but gets directly into their political and societal function as both a public. This manufactured reality deprives the public of necessary information for effective participation in government.

From a critical perpective, Parenti looks at the economics and politics of 'presenting' the news and argues that the media systematically distort the news. by Michael Parenti 5.00 3 Ratings 20 Want to read 1 Currently reading 1 Have read Overview View 5 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date 1993 Publisher St. My capacity for denial was nearly exhausted, and my thirst to make sense of my own experience was nearly insatiable. An edition of Inventing Reality (1985) Inventing reality the politics of news media 2nd ed. I was working as a Special Operations Medical Sergeant with 7th Special Forces.

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This study looks at the role of the print and electronic media in defining 'respectable' political discourse in the United States. I had just returned from Peru, my fifth conflict area, after Vietnam, Guatemala, Grenada, and El Salvador.

Inventing reality by michael parenti