The Media We Deserve
Underachievement in the Fourth Estate
$46.99
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2007
Summary
“The Media We Deserve” examines the major Australian media entities, their influence on our lives, and the journalistic practices that shape their content.
Australia possesses media that is often competent and sometimes excellent. However, the daily consumption of print and broadcast material can also reveal shallowness, illogic, opportunism, crass commercialism, pretentiousness, and a lack of wit. Journalists, in particular, are often viewed with contempt, perceived as dealing in man…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522854206 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522854206 |
| Author: | David Salter |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2007 |
| Weight: | 435g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 162mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
David Salter
David Salter is one of Australia’s most respected independent journalists and television producers. He was Executive Producer of ABC TV’s Media Watch program, and writes regularly on media affairs.
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