... is accurately defining their world need to read this excellent, well researched account of how biased the media ...
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A lot of folks who have been imagining that network news is accurately defining their world need to read this excellent, well researched account of how biased the media in the USA have become.
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This book is an eye opening assessment of the shady connections and dirty money feeding the media's favorite candidate. It is written with a very well developed diction and so I reccomend having a dictionary near by when you read it. Take the time to read it slow and understand it because expository books like this need to be read and understood in order to be informed in these times of hidden agenda and media cover-ups.
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First five star review I have ever given a book... well researched and written... post-secularism is a concept sorely needed in a world where elite liberal eastern archaeologists and anthropologists have perhaps missed the fundamentals of Ingenious America.  Mr. Fowles  presents a brilliant case that Secularists interpreted a world through an inaccurate lens and therefore  missed the reality of the culture they were observing and categorizing.  In my mind he is correct.  The world these disciplines described is just not as simple as was commonly conceived.  The appearance is that the secularists missed a beautifully enchanted forest because of their obsession with the trees.
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well researched, excellently written. Mr. Jimenez is a true journalist in every sense of the word who refused to believe the myths proportioned by the mainstream media.  Despite personal peril,  the author relentlessly searched for the truth to shine the light on a so called gay martyr.  RIP Matthew shepard.
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Most of the people who posted negative reviews I've read here all seem to have one thing in common:  apparently none of them bothered to read the book.
I found the book exceedingly well-researched--though there were a number of editing errors (such as misspelled names).  Alterman devotes different chapters to various facets of the media.  What I found particularly interesting was his detailed espose of the right-wing "punditocracy" and the network of right-wing "think tanks" ("propaganda mill" is a more accurate term, in my opinion) who generate policy talking points.
A must-read for anyone interested in how a small cabal of wealthy individuals (in particular, Richard Mellon Scaife the heir to the Mellon banking fortune, the Coors brewing company, and self-proclaimed "messiah" Rev. Sun Myung Moon) control much of the political discourse in this country.
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I've never written a review for anyone's book but this one I must. If you are looking for something to put the "Witch Hunt", as President Trump has called the Mueller Investigation into perspective, this book is a must read. It is well written and even the least educated among us will understand and hopefully be awakened to what is going on in this country, as well as with our news media. I became disgusted with the reporting from CNN and MSNBC many months ago and began to search other news outlets for the truth. If I want to constantly read or hear about the Stormy Daniels saga I will pick up a tabloid magazine at my local grocery store. But when I tune in to the news networks I expect to hear real investigative reporting of the truth with facts, and not just twisted facts loaded with biased opinions. The Russian Hoax by Gregg Jarrett has provided just that...Truth with Facts. It is well researched and documented....and guess what...his sources are not Anonymous. If they were I would not be giving it 5 Stars and if I could, I would give it 10. Thank you Gregg Jarrett for writing this book. All of America needs to read and hear it.
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"I think bias is very largely in the eye of the beholder."  Peter Jennings made this statement when he was asked about liberal bias in an interview.  From reading this book, in the eyes of Bernard Goldberg, he clearly sees a liberal bias in today's news and takes it upon himself to alert everyone else of this "problem."

 Bernard Goldberg takes a very bold approach in sacrificing his career, friends, and reputation to give his expert opinion about the liberal news bias.  He's speaking from an up close and personal, firsthand experience, from his twenty-eight years on the inside of CBS News working as a news correspondent.  This alone makes his argument stronger and all his ideas valid because this proves he's not someone who just decided to rant and rave about the media and all its problems and corruption.  This is someone who knows what they are talking about and should be taken in consideration.

 This book would appeal not only to those who have also thought or had an opinion about this topic but those who like daring writers.  And by daring I mean those who aren't afraid to name names and say what they really feel or use language that isn't normally used.  Goldberg wasn't afraid to make comparisons and use certain analogies that would make others gasp or make others want to turn and look the other way.  There was no holding back in his writing and this is what I believe was needed for a work like this.  His approach I believe will make others want to read this book if not for the topic then to view his style.  And this will open some people's eyes that probably wouldn't have thought twice about a "liberal news bias."  This will formulate more thoughts in other's minds that wouldn't normally bat and eye.  But as Americans we pride ourselves on our individuality and I believe Bernard Goldberg truly stands out in other's minds due to his brutally honest piece.
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To anyone who is disgusted with local news, can't watch CNN, and would rather read the Economist instead of US News, Time, and Newsweek, this might be the perfect book.  The name is sort of a misnomer though.  It should be called "Media of Fear".  Nonetheless, it reinforces what I've felt all along, that the media and news are not out to report what's informative and worthy, but what is sexy - and that is fear.  Even though this was written before 9/11, this is even more poignant now.
Glassner explains how the media ignores statistics and common sense in order to fill the airwaves and the printed word with scare tactics.  He explains how the media, influenced by political groups and human interest stories, ignore the big picture and focus on anecdotal evidence in order to sell their fear.  He provides many examples of this, from airplane crashes to vaccines, and explains how these unfounded fears come about.  He carefully uses both concrete evidence and statistics to prove the media wrong, and explains why and how the media choose to report the way they do.
Unfortunately, for people like me who already agree with him, it doesn't provide much new information.  Also, when he talks of the media, he talks of the supply side.  He rarely mentions the demand side.  Why is such media is actually being watched, and why are consumers falling for this, hook, line, and sinker?
Finally, the writing style is not altogether fluid.  It's hard to describe, but it's not a real page turner.
All in all, it's a good book.  It'll either confirm what you already know, or be an eye opener.
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In his latest offering James Bovard does an excellent job of proving that Murrow's warning has come to pass in no uncertain terms.

With his top notch research, an excellent blending of historical as well as up to the moment events; this writer has once again shown that to allow Washington to conduct unsupervised activities is to pass to our children a disgraceful legacy, along with a mortgage that they will never pay off.

Bovard shows THE BIG PICTURE is distracting the people from all of the components of its making. As well as how all of those components effect the lives of all Americans not only today, but for generations to come.

It is a very sobering read.
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It's amazing how someone could recount the events as accurately as the author does, long after they have happened. Obviously he spoke to a lot of people he talks about in the book to get their frame of mind and perspective on the reasons why they said and did the things he writes about.  Definately has an unbiased and fair look at the dizzying-fast-paced world around him and I give him great credit for that. This book I found to be educational on a business level and a psychological level.
Defaintely a good read and highly recommended.
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Well documented and researched, Deliso significantly adds to the literature on Balkan radical Islam.  Having seen first hand these so-called "mujahadeen" and radicals while stationed in Bosnia in 1996, he highlights issues that current Western Administrations wish to forget or simply ignore - the "blowback" of having supported sides with questionable backing. An outstanding and thought provoking book that needs to be analyzed and embraced by Western security and intelligence communities.  Well done indeed.
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If you frequently watch cable news and read the daily newspapers looking for insight concerning world events, you're missing something important - a comprehensive perspective.  Thomas Barnett has given us just such an overview.  At last I feel like I truly understand what is going on in this world and how it will affect our future.  This is a must read, a very important work.
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If one only reads the editorial page of the WSJ, one would never expect it to be or call this one of the world's great newspapers. Trofimov is one of the Journal's star reporters and has written an outstanding travelogue of one of the truly exotic regions of the world, countries no longer open to or safe for Americans.  He expertly demonstrates why George W. Bush has made a major portion of the worlds people, not only Muslims, hate the American Government and the American military.  Once the United States was viewed by a major percentage of the people as "the last best hope of mankind."  George Bush and the Bushies have seen to it that we have become one of the most hated and feared nations in the world.  In his conversations with both ordinary people as well as governmental higherups, with men and women devestated and infuriated by Bush's war, he allows us access to what is really going on and being indoctrinated in the minds and hearts of the people in the countries he describes in his book. Trofimov's chapters on Saudi Arabia and the Iraq war as well as his visits to Afganistan, Yemen and other Muslim countries since 9/11 and the start of the ill fated "War on Terrorism" - which should have been named the "Bush's amazingly successful effort to create new terrorists" - is alarming and informative to any nonright wing ideologue who reads this book.  I am amazed that so few people have read and commented on the book so far.  It is an absolute must read for anyone concerned with the future of our nation and of mankind in general.  Highly recommended!  wfh
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I found this book to be very smart, very well researched and surprisingly objective. As it went through the events of the 1980`s it remained close to the facts without giving an opinion until all of the facts were in place.
It also took me back to that era with well written descriptions and perfect references.
I highly recommend this book to anyone trying to put our modern political situation into historical perspective.
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Although I have not yet read BIAS, Bernie Goldberg is a great journalist that tends to tell things how they actually are. I will not go into great detail since some have already done it for me, but I will highly suggest this read. This book is mostly written from a moderate conservative side, and will definately not appease to those who are liberal.  Indeed, most of those listed in the book are liberal, who clearly backs up all his findings with evidence, and well sometimes doesnt (i.e. Michael Jackson, you can figure this one out for yourself).  Its a great read, and I highly recommend it.
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Yuval Noah Harari gives an excellent objective perspective, integrating facts, theories, and limited amounts of bias. He introduces the invisible beliefs that we consider as truths but objectively are "inter-subjective". Overall does an incredible job in summarizing millions of years of our species into a book.
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Even as someone who has lived in Cambodia for a number of years, follows the media and thinks he knows a little about the country, I learnt so much from reading this book. Strangio has done an excellent job with this extremely well researched recent history of Cambodia, which links together well the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge (a fairly well known story) with the recent atrocities under Hun Sen's reign (a lesser known story). He does it by breaking down the book into logical sections, and providing linkages between events.

You'll find yourself thinking "oh, so that's why it's the way it is." This surely is a sign of a well written book.

Strangio's style is easy to read and clear. He has obviously been heavily influenced by John Pilger, though is not as heavy handed as Pilger is. He bravely tells the story as it is, as any good journalist should. I'm looking forward to seeing if he follows in Pilger's steps as the world certainly needs more writers like this.