{"product_id":"hidden-agendas-9780774810197","title":"Hidden Agendas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA controversial study showing how the political beliefs of journalists significantly affect the ideological slant of the news, skewing it further to the left than the political stance of the average Canadian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHidden Agendas\u003c\/em\u003e lays out the pervasive liberal-left bias in most big-city newsrooms. It should be a wake-up call for reporters and editors who believe themselves to be objective, but aren’t. -- Lorne Gunter * National Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHidden Agendas\u003c\/em\u003e breaks new ground and expands our understanding of Canada’s media. But be forewarned: Whatever your preconceptions about who’s right, who’s left and who’s wrong, this little book is full of surprises. -- Terence Corcoran, editor-in-chief * Financial Post *\u003cbr\u003eWith care and skill, Miljan and Cooper subject the poisonous debate over media bias to a healthy dose of scientific analysis. All future debate over the media will have to take their research into account. This book shows that bias isn’t just in the eye of the beholder. It’s also in the eyes of journalists, to whom we’re all beholden for our image of reality. -- Bob Lichter, president, Center for Media and Public Affairs, Washington, DC, and author of \u003cem\u003eThe Media Elite: America’s New Powerbrokers\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart 1: Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Why Journalists?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Why the News?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Are Journalists Agents of Control or of Change?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Data\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Who Staffs Canada’s Media?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5. Climate Change and Content Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Issues\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Economic Issues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Partition of Quebec\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 The Courts and Social Issues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404909683031,"sku":"9780774810197","price":73.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774810197.jpg?v=1730488021","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hidden-agendas-9780774810197","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}