Hidden Agendas: How Journalists Influence the News

Lydia Miljan,Barry Cooper

Hidden Agendas: How Journalists Influence the News
Format
Hardback
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Country
Canada
Published
29 September 2003
Pages
188
ISBN
9780774810197

Hidden Agendas: How Journalists Influence the News

Lydia Miljan,Barry Cooper

Focusing primarily on the political orientation of journalists, Miljan and Cooper investigate the link between what journalists believe about politics and how they report political issues. Using data gathered from interviews with over 800 Canadians and some 270 journalists, the authors compare how the attitudes of journalists differ from those of the general population, and how the journalists’ opinions influence the daily news. By examining the way they respond to questions on the economy, social issues and national unity, and comparing these responses with how the stories were reported in Canadian news outlets, the book arrives at the controversial conclusion that journalists, moreso than the owners of the media, are the architects of the news, engineering not only its drama, but also its ideological thrust.

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