Broken news Why the media rage machine divides America and how to fight back
Book - 2022
"Rage revenue-addicted news companies are plagued by shoddy reporting, sensationalism, groupthink, and brain-dead partisan tribalism. Newsrooms rely on emotion-driven blabber to entrance conflict-addled super users. In 'Broken News,' Chris Stirewalt, celebrated as one of America's sharpest political analysts in print and on television, employs his trademark wit and insight to give readers an inside look at these problems. He explains that these companies don't reward bad journalism because they like it, but because it is easy and profitable. 'Broken News' is a fascinating, deeply researched, conversation-provoking study of how the news is made and how it must be repaired, with surprising takeaways about wh...o's to blame."--
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- Published
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Nashville :
Center Street
2022.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- 247 pages ; 24 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781546002635
- Introduction
- An Argle-bargle Business Model
- 1. Out of Ideas
- How News Lost a Race to the Bottom with Itself
- 2. Turning the Telescope Around
- How Media Disruption Disordered News Judgment
- 3. Bubble Trouble
- How the News Business Lost Contact with the Real World
- 4. Weak Parties, Strong Partisanship
- How the Siloed Media Hurts Democrats and Republicans
- 5. Outsourcing Our Morality
- How Personality-Driven Coverage Leads to Nihilism
- 6. Post-Journalism or Aspirational Fairness?
- How to Build a Better News Business
- 7. An Inside Job
- How to Live a Better Life and Make a Better Country through News Judgment
- Acknowledgments
- Notes