Thinking Critically About Media and Politics

by Donald Lazere

Book Overview

This book offers a critical introduction to the media as well as a "self defense" against the "spin" of politicians, advertising, and assorted propagandists. Its interdisciplinary application of principles of critical thinking and argumentative rhetoric can be incorporated into a diverse range of college courses, including communication, journalism, rhetoric, and media criticism.

Lazere offers a basic guide to and critique of the semantic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1612052746
• ISBN13: 9781612052748
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"