Echo chamber of horrors.
Television carries an especially weighty psychological impact in its coverage of the presidential race, and this was especially apparent in its pronouncement of Republican George W. Bush as victor in the 2000 elections. The networks' declaration was a reality for viewers and created the erroneous i...
| Publicado en: | American Prospect Vol. 11; no. 26; pp. 18 - 22 |
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December 18 2000
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