Media mythmakers : how journalists, activists, and advertisers mislead us / Benjamin Radford.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- part 1. Advertising and the illusion of meaning -- 1. Advertising and the illusion of meaning -- 2. Advertising, news, and entertainment -- part 2. The media perspective -- 3. The news bias : distorting reality and feeding fears -- 4. Illusions of participation and influence -- 5. Tears in the camera eye -- 6. Tragedy as license to abandon responsible journalism -- 7. The changing face of news -- part 3. Profiting from fear and myth -- 8. Cashing in on crises and manufacturing martyrs -- 9. Emotional legislation : solutions without problems -- part 4. The wages of fear : consequences of a public blinded by myths -- 10. Losing trust and resources -- 11. Threats to life and health -- 12. Threats to freedom and justice -- Conclusion : toward solutions -- Index.