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From CNN's live coverage of the Gulf War to televised images of the Soviet Union's collapse, the news has a profound effect on how we perceive & respond to world events. Acclaimed investigative journalist Martin Mayer helps us understand the evolution of today's major news organizations, how they operate & their pervasive influence on our lives. Now available in an updated, paperback edition, Making News is a vivid, comprehensive exploration of the news industry. A veteran reporter, Mayer tells an insider's story of the history, goals, & current operations of the print & broadcast media. He cites disturbing trends in the way mainstream broadcast news organizations cover events, from the irresponsible use of spin-controllers to the blurred boundaries between entertainment & news. He offers fresh analyses of such controversial subjects as the reporting on the Gulf War, the coverage of the Clarence Thomas hearings, & the coverage of recent banking debacles-the S&L disaster, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, & BCCI.