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Tables of Contents for The Wizards of Media Oz
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
1
3
Studs Terkel
Part I Behind the Curtain
4
12
Tryst on a Love Boat: Politicians and Media Magnates
4
3
The Distant Stars of the Pundit Elite
7
4
Public Loses in Radio "Gold Rush"
11
5
Part II It Takes Class
16
20
When "Big" Is Bad--And When It Isn't
16
3
When a Network TV Reporter Moonlights as a Lobbyist
19
3
Kathie Lee, Disney and Their Sweatshops
22
4
The Great Disappearing Issue of 1996
26
4
Unfair Taxes: Not Really as Inevitable as Death
30
6
Part III The Myth of the Liberal Media
36
22
TV Rightist Off and Running, Leftists Off the Screen
36
5
On Television, Political Talk Flies With One Wing
41
4
The Rightward Slant of America's Op-Ed Pages
45
4
Guns, Ammo, Hate and Talk Radio
49
4
Don't Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way Rush Blows
53
5
Part IV Conservatives Spin "Liberal" Media
58
12
The Power and Glory of the Heritage Foundation
58
4
Mass Media Help Boost Promise Keepers
62
3
Bill Bennett's Hypocrisy Is No Virtue
65
5
Part V "Public Broadcasting" Tunes Out the Public
70
12
Save Public Television: Pull the Plug on PBS Bureaucrats
70
4
MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour at 20: Hold the Cheers
74
3
Bob Dole and Public Television: Killing It Softly
77
5
Part VI Health in the Marketplace
82
10
In Disneyland, Journalism Means Saying You're Sorry
82
3
Shrugging Off an Attack on the Clean Air Act
85
3
Health Coverage: The Emerging Scandal
88
4
Part VII Affirmative Re-Action
92
12
The Backlash Against Affirmative Action
92
5
Clarence Thomas: Affirmative Action Success Story
97
3
USA Today Turns Away From Diversity
100
4
Part VIII Media Haves and Have-Nots
104
22
Knee-Jerk Coverage of Oklahoma Bombing Should Not Be Forgotten
104
3
Hidden Costs of America's Celebrity Obsession
107
3
USA: The Union-busting States of America?
110
5
Silencing Prisoners Is a Crime Against Journalism
115
4
A Media Tale of Two Bombs
119
2
Prejudice That Kills: The Toll in AIDS
121
5
Part IX Media Idols and Pariahs
126
24
"Powellmania": Don't Believe the Hype
126
5
Ted Koppel--Myth vs. Reality
131
3
The Brave New World of Bill Gates
134
3
Press Critic Leaves a Legacy of Courage
137
5
Investigative Journalism vs. Conventional Wisdom
142
3
Jim Hightower: Radio Populist to be Muzzled?
145
5
Part X The Reign of the "Dixiecan" Congress
150
12
Press Corps Out to Lunch in First 100 Days
150
4
Gingrich and the Susan Smith Case: Forgive and Forget?
154
3
The South Rises Again...On Capitol Hill
157
5
Part XI Campaign '96: Status vs. Quo
162
20
Liberal Pundits Spread Myths About Dole
162
3
What's Out of the Question for Debates
165
3
Dole Reveals Much by Crying "Liberal Media"
168
3
Clinton Triumph: A Big Win for "Ultra-Centrists"
171
3
News That Went Unreported: "Dollars Per Vote"
174
3
Today's Rhetoric Echoes Past Blather
177
5
Part XII Mediated History
182
28
Goodbye, Columbus Day: Time to End the Myth
182
3
Media Stampede Led Smithsonian to Set History Aside
185
4
Blinded by the Light: 50 Years of Nuclear Boosterism
189
5
Former Defense Secretary McNamara and the Missing Man
194
3
25 Years Since Pentagon Papers: A Dismal Record
197
3
Nothing Vague About FBI Abuse: Here Are the Dossiers
200
5
Newest Myth: "Filegate" Equals Watergate
205
5
Part XIII When News Media Serve the CIA
210
16
Snow Job: Establishment Newspapers Do Damage Control for the CIA
210
16
Part XIV Human Rights, Media Wrongs
226
26
Human Rights: The Incomplete Story
226
3
School of the Terrorists... Near CNN Headquarters in Atlanta
229
4
Beyond Oklahoma City: A Nation Where Terrorism Rules
233
4
U.S. -Mexico Military Ties: Unexamined and Growing
237
3
Egypt's Media Image Conceals Grim Realities
240
3
As Lebanon Suffers, Israel Can Count on U.S. Media Tilt
243
4
News Coverage of Russian Election: Too Simple
247
5
Part XV Media-Speak
252
10
The Adventures of "Reform" in Medialand
252
3
TV News Diet: From Sound Bites to "Sound Nibbles"
255
3
Cyberspace Hype Feeds Big Illusions
258
4
Part XVI Fun and Games and Prizes
262
16
And Now It's Time for..."Media Jeopardy!"
262
4
Announcing the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 1995
266
4
And Now, the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 1996
270
5
Time Capsule for News Media
275
3
Index
278
14
Corporate Wizards of Media Oz
292
1
Credits
293
1
About the Authors
294