The pseudo-events paradox : how pseudo-events flood the Philippine press and why journalists don't recognize it

Daniel Boorstin introduced in 1961 the concept of "pseudo-events" of false realities which he said had been flooding the American Press (Boorstin, 1961). Four decades later, testing his concept on the Philippines Press, this study finds that his observation still holds true. This explorat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Edson C. Tandoc Jr
Other Authors: Marko M Skoric
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/41524