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Gourley, Catherine

Media Wizards: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Media Manipulations

128 pp. | Lerner/Twenty-first Century | October, 1999 | Library ISBN 0-7613-0967-5 $$24.90
(3) YA A fascinating look at how journalists, advertisers, and television producers frequently use fabrications, metaphors, and emotional appeals to manipulate public response. The text, which is illustrated with black-and-white photos, draws cogent examples from history and the contemporary media. The busy graphics, which include enlarged typefaces, are unnecessary, but do not detract from the content of the book. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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