If it bleeds, it leads
Subtitle: an anatomy of television news
By: Matthew R. Kerbel.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
Subjects: Television broadcasting of news
Description: "In a real-time look at television talk and news shows, If It Bleeds, It Leads takes you minute-by-minute through two and a half riveting hours of syndicated, local, and network information programming to uncover the truth behind what passes as news.".

"It's all here: the personal revelations of talk show guests; the dangers lurking in your neighborhood; sports; sex; celebrity; power; and weather updates every ten minutes - all real material taken from real broadcasts combined into 150 minutes of the most electrifying newscast you've ever seen."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes index.