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Fishman provides readers with a powerful and informed dissection of the presentation of both death and the corpse in contemporary American media. Weaving a rich tapestry... [in] carefully crafted, meticulously copy-edited and beautifully type-set prose, accompanied by a cacophony of images, she presents a holistic account of the role and treatment of the corpse... and has created a powerful and engaging manuscript. -- Canadian Journal of Sociology Death Makes the News is a breakout study and milestone contribution to the literature. As such, it is likely to remain a highly cited standard source. -- International Journal of Communication Death Makes the News is a breakout study and milestone contribution to the literature . . . By taking us behind the curtain of newsrooms, inside the editorial decision-making process through interviews and observation, [Fishman] reveals how and why journalists make the choices they do in terms of what to show us about the dead. * International Journal of Communication * Fishman's study is clearly written, liberally illustrated, and compelling... a significant study of value-laden dimensions of gatekeeping decisions, one that should stimulate discussions in classes on media sociology and media ethics. -- Newspaper Research Journal The book pinpoints political pressures affecting news choices, particularly when it comes to wartime censorship. * Times Higher Education *

The book pinpoints political pressures affecting news choices, particularly when it comes to wartime censorship. -Times Higher Education A superb, well-written study of a fascinating phenomenon: our love-hate relationship with graphic depictions of dead bodies. Jessica Fishman's meticulous research shows just how rigidly American media exercise a taboo against depicting American bodies even as they choose otherwise with the bodies of foreigners. Fishman is unafraid of the weird anomalies and paradoxes that prevail among photo editors, and wisely inspires reflection on what we really believe about pictures and words. -Todd Gitlin,Author of Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives Stellar findings. This book is sure to be important for years to come. -Howard S. Becker,Author of Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance

Stellar findings. This book is sure to be important for years to come. -Howard S. Becker,Author of Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance A superb, well-written study of a fascinating phenomenon: our love-hate relationship with graphic depictions of dead bodies. Jessica Fishman's meticulous research shows just how rigidly American media exercise a taboo against depicting American bodies even as they choose otherwise with the bodies of foreigners. Fishman is unafraid of the weird anomalies and paradoxes that prevail among photo editors, and wisely inspires reflection on what we really believe about pictures and words. -Todd Gitlin,Author of Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives

Stellar findings. This book is sure to be important for years to come. -Howard S. Becker,Author of Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance A superb, well-written study of a fascinating phenomenon: our love-hate relationship with graphic depictions of dead bodies. Jessica Fishman's meticulous research shows just how rigidly American media exercise a taboo against depicting American bodies even as they choose otherwise with the bodies of foreigners. Fishman is unafraid of the weird anomalies and paradoxes that prevail among photo editors, and wisely inspires reflection on what we really believe about pictures and words. -Todd Gitlin,Author of Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives

The book pinpoints political pressures affecting news choices, particularly when it comes to wartime censorship. -Times Higher Education A superb, well-written study of a fascinating phenomenon: our love-hate relationship with graphic depictions of dead bodies. Jessica Fishman's meticulous research shows just how rigidly American media exercise a taboo against depicting American bodies even as they choose otherwise with the bodies of foreigners. Fishman is unafraid of the weird anomalies and paradoxes that prevail among photo editors, and wisely inspires reflection on what we really believe about pictures and words. -Todd Gitlin,Author of Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives Stellar findings. This book is sure to be important for years to come. -Howard S. Becker,Author of Outsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance

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Jessica M. Fishman, Ph.D., holds a joint appointment at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine and Annenberg School for Communication, where she studies behavioral and social science, including mass media effects.

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