Psychology and the media : a second look / edited by Lita Linzer Schwartz.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Shaping media portrayals through interaction : print, radio, and TV. What the media need from news sources / Rhea K. Farberman -- So you want to work in the media? : 21 things I wish I had known when I first asked myself that question / Michael S. Broder -- Working with the media : the person and the persona / Dan Gottlieb with Lita Linzer Schwartz -- Using the media to promote positive images of couples : a multilevel approach / Peter L. Sheras and Phyllis R. Koch-Sheras. 2. Media portrayals of different groups over time. Take me out to a movie! / Rosalie Greenfield Matzkin -- Family myths and TV media : history, impact, and new directions / Patricia Pitta -- From stigmatization to patronization : the media's distorted portrayal of physical disability / Rochelle Balter -- Tuning in to the media : youth, violence, and incivility / Lita Linzer Schwartz and Rosalie Greenfield Matzkin.