'Reality violence' on TV news: It began with Vietnam

Social Science Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 593-598

  Sean McCleneghan, J ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0036421275     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0362-3319(02)00232-X     Document Type: Article

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4. Glassner, B. (1999). The culture of fear. New York, NY: Perseus Book. (Named "Best Book of 1999" by the Los Angeles Times book review unit. Sociologist Barry Glassner of the University of Southern California offers a different perspective regarding violence in America. He reports most of it is unfounded. Statistics are presented to counter sensational media headlines and TV stories. Glassner reveals why Americans are burdened with overblown fears in this work and exposes the people and organizations that manipulate our perceptions and profit from our anxieties.)
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