Getting It Wrong: Debunking the Greatest Myths in American Journalism

Many of American journalism’s best—known and most cherished stories are exaggerated, dubious, or apocryphal. They are media—driven myths, and they attribute to the news media and their practitioners far more power and influence than they truly exert. In Getting It Wrong, writer and scholar W. Joseph Campbell confronts and dismantles prominent media—driven myths, describing how they can feed stereotypes, distort understanding about the news media, and deflect blame from policymakers. Campbel...