W. Joseph Campbell is een Amerikaanse schrijver en historicus wiens werk zich richt op het ontleden van populaire mythen en het kritisch onderzoeken van de media. Met zijn scherpe inzichten ontrafelt hij diepgewortelde misvattingen en biedt hij lezers een nieuw perspectief op bekende onderwerpen. Zijn analyses zijn doordringend en zetten aan tot nadenken over hoe informatie wordt gepresenteerd en ontvangen. Campbells werk is een waardevolle bron voor iedereen die geïnteresseerd is in mediakritiek en een dieper begrip van maatschappelijke verhalen.
The book provides a comprehensive reassessment of the yellow press era in American journalism, debunking myths surrounding its role in the Spanish-American War of 1898. It argues that the infamous exchange between Frederic Remington and William Randolph Hearst likely never occurred. Through systematic content analysis of seven major U.S. newspapers over the 20th century, the study reveals that certain characteristics of yellow journalism persist in contemporary media, challenging long-held perceptions about this controversial period.
Many of American journalism's best-known and most cherished stories are
exaggerated, dubious, or apocryphal. They are media-driven myths. The author
confronts and dismantles prominent media-driven myths, describing how they can
feed stereotypes, distort understanding about the news media, and deflect
blame from policymakers.
"Lost in a Gallup tells the story of polling flops and failures in presidential elections since 1936. Polls do go bad, as outcomes in 2020, 2016, 2012, 2004, and 2000 all remind us. This updated edition includes a new chapter and conclusion that address the 2020 polling surprise and considers whether polls will get it right in 2024."--Page 4 of cover.
A hinge moment in recent American history, 1995 was an exceptional year. Drawing on interviews, oral histories, memoirs, archival collections, and news reports, W. Joseph Campbell presents a vivid, detail-rich portrait of those memorable twelve months. This book offers fresh interpretations of the decisive moments of 1995, including the emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web in mainstream American life; the bombing at Oklahoma City, the deadliest attack of domestic terrorism in U.S. history; the sensational ÒTrial of the Century,Ó at which O.J. Simpson faced charges of double murder; the U.S.-brokered negotiations at Dayton, Ohio, which ended the Bosnian War, EuropeÕs most vicious conflict since the Nazi era; and the first encounters at the White House between Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, a liaison that culminated in a stunning scandal and the spectacle of the presidentÕs impeachment and trial. As Campbell demonstrates in this absorbing chronicle, 1995 was a year of extraordinary events, a watershed at the turn of the millennium. The effects of that pivotal year reverberate still, marking the close of one century and the dawning of another.
