News, Truth, and Crime: The Westray Disaster and Its Aftermath

by John L. McMullan

Evaluating the Westray mine disaster--a 1992 explosion in a Nova Scotia mine that killed 26 men--this case study explores how news can be distorted and misrepresented in mainstream media. Through a thorough recounting of the tragedy and its media coverage, the author dissects the relationship between power, perspective, and the Production of truth. References to the media s favoritism towards the Canadian government and the mine company, bring questions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1552661733
• ISBN13: 9781552661734
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"