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Moeller, Susan D.,

Compassion fatigue : how the media sell disease, famine, war, and death / Susan D. Moeller. - viii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-372) and index.

Introduction: Riding with the Four Horsemen -- Compassion Fatigue -- Covering Pestilence: Sensationalizing Epidemic Disease -- Covering Famine: The Famine Formula -- Covering Death: The Americanization of Assassinations -- Covering War: Getting Graphic About Genocide -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

ISBN: 0415920973 9780415920971

LCCN: 98014075

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Disasters--Press coverage--United States
War--Press coverage--United States
Television broadcasting of news--United States
Sensationalism in journalism--United States

LC Class. No.: PN4888.D57 / M64 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 070.4496334