Assessing Evidence in a Postmodern World (Diederich Studies in Media and Communication)

Synopsis

History, Journalism, And The Problem Of Truth / John Nerone -- Why Journalism Has Always Pushed Perception Alongside Reality / Barbie Zelizer -- The Indecisive Moment: Snapshot Aesthetics As Journalistic Truth / Andrew L. Mendelson -- It's Just A Joke: Humor And Social Identity In Forwarded E-mail Images Of Obama / Margaret Duffy, Janis Page And Rachel Young -- Mis/reading Obama: Evidence, The Internet And The Battle Over Citizenship / Tom Nakayama -- Less Falseness As Antidote To The Anxieties Of Postmodernism / Linda Steiner -- Networked News Work / Jane Singer -- Does The Modern Trial Lack Credibility In A Postmodern World / Daniel Blinka -- Promises And Challenges Of Teaching Statistical Reasoning To Journalism Undergraduates: Twin Surveys Of Department Heads, 1997 And 2008 / Robert J. Griffin And Sharon Dunwoody -- Media In Surgents In The Network Society, Breitbart, O'keefe And Mass Self-communication / Frank Durham -- Roundtable: Assessing Evidence In A Postmodern World. Edited By Bonnie Brennen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.