What Liberal Media?
The Truth about Bias and the News
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | Eric Alterman | ISBN: | 9780786740932 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books | Publication: | December 17, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Eric Alterman |
| ISBN: | 9780786740932 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books |
| Publication: | December 17, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Basic Books |
| Language: | English |
Widely acclaimed and hotly contested, veteran journalist Eric Alterman's ambitious investigation into the true nature of the U.S. news media touched a nerve and sparked debate across the country. As the question of whose interests the media protects-and how-continues to raise hackles, Alterman's sharp, utterly convincing assessment cuts through the cloud of inflammatory rhetoric, settling the question of liberal bias in the news once and for all. Eye-opening, witty, and thoroughly and solidly researched, What Liberal Media? is required reading for media watchers, and anyone concerned about the potentially dangerous consequences for the future of democracy in America.
Widely acclaimed and hotly contested, veteran journalist Eric Alterman's ambitious investigation into the true nature of the U.S. news media touched a nerve and sparked debate across the country. As the question of whose interests the media protects-and how-continues to raise hackles, Alterman's sharp, utterly convincing assessment cuts through the cloud of inflammatory rhetoric, settling the question of liberal bias in the news once and for all. Eye-opening, witty, and thoroughly and solidly researched, What Liberal Media? is required reading for media watchers, and anyone concerned about the potentially dangerous consequences for the future of democracy in America.
