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In: | Canadian Journal of Communication, 5, 1979, 3, p. 36-39 |
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
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Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
Physical Description: | 36-39 |
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ISSN: |
0705-3657
1499-6642 |
DOI: | 10.22230/cjc.1979v5n3a208 |
published in: | Canadian Journal of Communication |
Language: | English |
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Collection: | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (CrossRef) |
<jats:p> Creating Reality is one of a group of recent books motivated by the perception that the increasing power of television news in defining the reality for the American public is a crucial social issue. The well-documented dependency of the public on TV news for information about events in the world, and the credibility with which the audience regard this coverage, have drawn a number of authors' attention to that group of people who act in their various journalistic capacities as the information gatekeepers of the nation and to the process of news production. </jats:p> |