Hate, Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another
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Summary
In this characteristically turbocharged new book， celebrated Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi provides an insider's guide to the variety of ways today's mainstream media tells us lies。 Part tirade， part confessional， it reveals that what most people think of as "the news" is， in fact， a twisted wing of the entertainment business。
In the Internet age， the press have mastered the art of monetizing anger， paranoia， and distrust。 Taibbi， who has spent much of his career covering elections in which this kind of manipulative activity is most egregious， provides a rich taxonomic survey of American political journalism's dirty tricks。
Heading into a 2020 election season that promises to be a Great Giza Pyramid Complex of invective and digital ugliness， Hate Inc。 will be an invaluable antidote to the hidden poisons dished up by those we rely on to tell us what is happening in the world。
In the Internet age， the press have mastered the art of monetizing anger， paranoia， and distrust。 Taibbi， who has spent much of his career covering elections in which this kind of manipulative activity is most egregious， provides a rich taxonomic survey of American political journalism's dirty tricks。
Heading into a 2020 election season that promises to be a Great Giza Pyramid Complex of invective and digital ugliness， Hate Inc。 will be an invaluable antidote to the hidden poisons dished up by those we rely on to tell us what is happening in the world。
Reviews
Brian Katz
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Taibbi did a nice job with this book。 Though I don’t agree with him on political issues， I do agree with him on how perverse the main stream media has become。 He exposed all of their lies， especially the Russia hoax directed at Trump。 The really sad part， is that too many people are still brainwashed by the main stream media and have no common sense to seek out alternative sources of news。 In the end， the market place will correct his imbalance。 It cannot happen soon enough and people like Matt Taibbi did a nice job with this book。 Though I don’t agree with him on political issues， I do agree with him on how perverse the main stream media has become。 He exposed all of their lies， especially the Russia hoax directed at Trump。 The really sad part， is that too many people are still brainwashed by the main stream media and have no common sense to seek out alternative sources of news。 In the end， the market place will correct his imbalance。 It cannot happen soon enough and people like Matt Taibbi calling it out will help。 。。。more
Chuy Ruiz
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I came into this thinking this was going to be about how we are not as different as the blue/red media dichotomy makes us think we are， at least on actual policy positions （as opposed to the culture war）。 But it was more of an analysis of the way the media manipulates public opinion （think Manufacturing Consent by Herman/Chomsky） through false narratives。 In fact it references Manufacturing Consent quite a bit， and even has an interview with Chomsky in the appendices。 Solid analysis。
Tomasz
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Najcenniejszym fragmentem tej książki okazał się być dla mnie ten na temat progu wejścia do zawodu dziennikarza i jego bezpośredni związek z przynależnością klasową。 Dużo jest tu takich drobnych elementów， które wydają się być całkowicie logiczne， a jednak wcześniej się nad nimi nie zastanawiałem。 Poza tym autor opiera się tu wyłącznie na mediach amerykańskich i szczegółach chociażby kampanii prezydenckiej。 Nie znałem wielu nazwisk i nazw własnych dotyczących mniejszych lub większych afer， ale i Najcenniejszym fragmentem tej książki okazał się być dla mnie ten na temat progu wejścia do zawodu dziennikarza i jego bezpośredni związek z przynależnością klasową。 Dużo jest tu takich drobnych elementów， które wydają się być całkowicie logiczne， a jednak wcześniej się nad nimi nie zastanawiałem。 Poza tym autor opiera się tu wyłącznie na mediach amerykańskich i szczegółach chociażby kampanii prezydenckiej。 Nie znałem wielu nazwisk i nazw własnych dotyczących mniejszych lub większych afer， ale i tak czytało się dobrze i w pewnym stopniu można odnieść ją do naszych realiów （khym khym TVP khym）。 。。。more
Adam
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Ciekawa książka choć jak dla mnie - trochę zbyt "amerykańska"。 Dla kogoś （takiego jak ja）， kto nie zna zbyt dobrze tych wszystkich FOXów， MSNBCów itp。， a zwłaszcza czołowych twarzy tamtejszych mediów， rozlicznie wymienianych tu z imienia i nazwiska， może być trudna do "przebrnięcia"。 Co nie zmienia faktów， że wiele opisanych w książce wynaturzeń tej branży można bez problemu odnaleźć na własnym podwórku。 Podobały mi się liczne odwołania do "Manufacturing Consent" panów Hermana i Chomskiego， a os Ciekawa książka choć jak dla mnie - trochę zbyt "amerykańska"。 Dla kogoś （takiego jak ja）， kto nie zna zbyt dobrze tych wszystkich FOXów， MSNBCów itp。， a zwłaszcza czołowych twarzy tamtejszych mediów， rozlicznie wymienianych tu z imienia i nazwiska， może być trudna do "przebrnięcia"。 Co nie zmienia faktów， że wiele opisanych w książce wynaturzeń tej branży można bez problemu odnaleźć na własnym podwórku。 Podobały mi się liczne odwołania do "Manufacturing Consent" panów Hermana i Chomskiego， a ostatni rozdział （a właściwie Aneks nr 2） - wywiad z Naomem Chomskim był świetnym zwieńczeniem "Nienawiści"。 Szkoda， że taki krótki。 。。。more
Josef
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On the second reading of this book I didn’t get as much out as the first。 It might be because of the relevancy of the info has changed。 Either way， the book remains thought-provoking on political issues and challenges both sides two question the quality of their news sources。
Christian Hartman
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An excoriating phillipic from an industry insider who absolutely nails the systemic problems and incentives the media on both sides face as they strive to inform and convince the public。 The takeaway: never forget the news is a consumer product。
Zak
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If you've always wondered why most mainstream media outlets seem to pick a side （liberal vs conservative） and just keep hammering the other side， while completely ignoring any shortcomings of their chosen team no matter how glaring， then this book will provide some illuminating insights。 Tabibi slams his fellow "journalists" for wilfully fostering division and hate purely in pursuit of higher ratings and an improved bottom line。 If you've always wondered why most mainstream media outlets seem to pick a side （liberal vs conservative） and just keep hammering the other side， while completely ignoring any shortcomings of their chosen team no matter how glaring， then this book will provide some illuminating insights。 Tabibi slams his fellow "journalists" for wilfully fostering division and hate purely in pursuit of higher ratings and an improved bottom line。 。。。more
Sam Moorin
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Honestly， after all the hype， I expected more。 Basically， he just takes a bunch of ideas from Manufacturing Consent and then does an analysis of divisive politics from the 20th and 21st century。 Not too mindblowing if you've read all or part of Manufacturing Consent， and/or paid any attention to the news over the past decade。 Honestly， after all the hype， I expected more。 Basically， he just takes a bunch of ideas from Manufacturing Consent and then does an analysis of divisive politics from the 20th and 21st century。 Not too mindblowing if you've read all or part of Manufacturing Consent， and/or paid any attention to the news over the past decade。 。。。more
Travis
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If I were a parent I would read this to my kids。 If I were a principal I would assign this to my students。 However; I am only just a citizen and can hope that this review will persuade those who come across it will be convinced to read it。 Matt Taibbi has written a very important book， one that - not to be hyperbolic - is a must read。 This book will inform the way I consumer media， it will filter my politics， and provide a rubric to decipher the societal talking points we are dealing with and wi If I were a parent I would read this to my kids。 If I were a principal I would assign this to my students。 However; I am only just a citizen and can hope that this review will persuade those who come across it will be convinced to read it。 Matt Taibbi has written a very important book， one that - not to be hyperbolic - is a must read。 This book will inform the way I consumer media， it will filter my politics， and provide a rubric to decipher the societal talking points we are dealing with and will going forward。 Very important， instantly helpful， and all to easy to read。 Taibbi is a funny， blunt， and smart writer which makes reading his books or his substacks endlessly captivating。 。。。more
Kristen
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4⭐️。This book is one I would suggest if you are someone who enjoys politics， or interested in the current media climate。 I think this gives a fresh perspective on how the news only looks to divide us as a country。 Rather than just tell us what is really going on。 I am sure people smarter than myself have figured this out by now， but I am looking to be educated on this topic。 This book focuses a lot on the Trump administration and what that did to the media。 Taibbi talks about the way MSNBC and F 4⭐️。This book is one I would suggest if you are someone who enjoys politics， or interested in the current media climate。 I think this gives a fresh perspective on how the news only looks to divide us as a country。 Rather than just tell us what is really going on。 I am sure people smarter than myself have figured this out by now， but I am looking to be educated on this topic。 This book focuses a lot on the Trump administration and what that did to the media。 Taibbi talks about the way MSNBC and Fox News are mirrors of each other， but targeting a different audience。 He continues to call out their biases and how they are not looking to inform， but to instead， make you angry。 This all sounds depressing， but if you're looking to be educated on the topic - this is a great place to start。 。。。more
Rebecca
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I found this book extremely compelling and thought provoking。 I appreciated the author's willingness to eschew pat narratives and try to hold everyone to account。 I do feel like this book probably would infuriate a lot of people， but I think if one reads it and is mad it would be worth asking what about it makes it so threatening。 I found this book extremely compelling and thought provoking。 I appreciated the author's willingness to eschew pat narratives and try to hold everyone to account。 I do feel like this book probably would infuriate a lot of people， but I think if one reads it and is mad it would be worth asking what about it makes it so threatening。 。。。more
Halkimbroughgmail。Com
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Author is a smart ass but once I got passed that， I found the book thought provoking。 It is a believable explanation of some of the “world gone mad” things I have observed the past decade。
Rab Nichols
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Easy enough read but seemed fairly obvious， and didn’t add much beyond the title。 Gave up about halfway through。
read by dawn - dead by dawn
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Bardzo dobrze napisana kolekcja esejów （plus wywiad z Noamem Chomsky'm） rozprawiających się z obecnym stanem mediów w USA。 Ale gdyby temat był wyłącznie ograniczony do specyfiki tamtejszego rynku， nie byłoby potrzeby zrobienia przekładu （notabene， bardzo dobrego） i wydania tego tytułu w Polsce。 Bowiem pomimo wielu odniesień do postaci medialnych i programów， które dla przeciętnego Polaka i Polki będą całkowicie obce， jednak ktokolwiek， kto choć w minimalnym stopniu obserwuje co dzieje się na ryn Bardzo dobrze napisana kolekcja esejów （plus wywiad z Noamem Chomsky'm） rozprawiających się z obecnym stanem mediów w USA。 Ale gdyby temat był wyłącznie ograniczony do specyfiki tamtejszego rynku， nie byłoby potrzeby zrobienia przekładu （notabene， bardzo dobrego） i wydania tego tytułu w Polsce。 Bowiem pomimo wielu odniesień do postaci medialnych i programów， które dla przeciętnego Polaka i Polki będą całkowicie obce， jednak ktokolwiek， kto choć w minimalnym stopniu obserwuje co dzieje się na rynku mediów w naszym kraju， znajdzie bardzo dużo podobieństw。 Niestety。I choć w Stanach， jak to w Stanach， wszystko odbywa się z dużo większym rozmachem， to jednak możemy zauważyć przaśne odbicie tego w Polskich mediach。 Mamy dwa obozy， które nie potrafią bez siebie żyć， które nie pozwalają nam odetchnąć od ciągłej wojny słów？ Mamy。 Stały konflikt my vs。 oni？ Jest。 Kanały informacyjne， w których goście z przeciwnej opcji są tylko po to， by serwować publice naparzankę w nich， tworząc z informacji program rozrywkowy？ Jasne。 Relacje dziennikarskie， które przypominają transmisje z wydarzeń sportowych？ Oczywiście。To wszystko uzależnia， a "Nienawiść sp。 z o。o。 Jak dzisiejsze media każą nam gardzić sobą nawzajem" drobiazgowo tę relację między przekazem a odbiorcami analizuje。 Na szczęście przytaczane historie dziennikarzy i rozłożone na czynniki pierwsze przypadki， w których media wykazywały się dużą niefrasobliwością w raportowaniu （delikatnie ujmując） są przedstawione w przystępny dla czytelnika sposób。 Książka stawia diagnozy， opisuje rzeczywistość rynku współczesnych mediów。 Czy daje nam odpowiedź co my， jako odbiorcy i konsumenci newsów możemy zrobić， będąc atakowanymi taką ilością często stronniczych treści？ Tak， ta odpowiedź to: wyłącz telewizor。 I przeczytaj "Nienawiść sp。 z o。o。 Jak dzisiejsze media każą nam gardzić sobą nawzajem"。 。。。more
Sara Chrisman-Lytle
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Media Manipulation for Money。。。 your Money！！ In light of the recent CNN exposure， it's all such a joke。 This book was a real eye opener， you know it's happening but to hear an insider talk about it is interesting。 Media Manipulation for Money。。。 your Money！！ In light of the recent CNN exposure， it's all such a joke。 This book was a real eye opener， you know it's happening but to hear an insider talk about it is interesting。 。。。more
Conor
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Hate Inc is a solid look under the hood。 I wish the advice was more than switch off because it's all garbage。 I did that some time ago， but a disingenuous media is something we should rally against and Taibbi does little to unpack possible futures that don't capitalise on the binary and getting eye balls at any cost。 Hate Inc is a solid look under the hood。 I wish the advice was more than switch off because it's all garbage。 I did that some time ago， but a disingenuous media is something we should rally against and Taibbi does little to unpack possible futures that don't capitalise on the binary and getting eye balls at any cost。 。。。more
Kayla
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LOVE IncA deep dive into the history and increasingly sinister side of for-profit news。 Like other Taibbi books， written with a sharp tongue with some quick humor。 A great book to read especially with the social media hell hole we all occupy currently。
CharliO
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Quitando el capitulo 2 que es brillante， el resto solo he podido coger pinceladas de reflexion y sabiduría。。。
David Sowers
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If you’re not familiar with the name， Taibbi is a younger version of Hunter Thompson。 For several decades he was senior political correspondent for Rolling Stone Magazine and in the early 2000s he wrote numerous pieces on the looming economic collapse of 2008。 He famously described Goldman Sachs as “a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity， relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money。” Taibbi savages the press in this one， collectively and individ If you’re not familiar with the name， Taibbi is a younger version of Hunter Thompson。 For several decades he was senior political correspondent for Rolling Stone Magazine and in the early 2000s he wrote numerous pieces on the looming economic collapse of 2008。 He famously described Goldman Sachs as “a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity， relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money。” Taibbi savages the press in this one， collectively and individually （“Nobody needs to feel intellectually inferior to Wolf Blitzer”） and deservedly so。 He’s not remotely conservative - Chomsky is sort of a buddy of his， for ideological geolocation， but he flogs the left media as hard as the right。 His thesis is the public is being cynically manipulated by the media （including newspapers） because they’re in the business of making money through ad sales， subscriptions， and market shares。 In order to do that they’ve adopted the business model of professional sportscasters， whipping the consumers into a frenzy of rage and addicting us to their product。 He analogizes cigarettes， sportscasters， and professional wrestlers。 He discusses the manipulation of elections going back to the Kennedy years。 He explains how the press corps is able to mold the perception of candidates during the primary season。 He dedicates a chapter to the WMD fiasco， a complete lie fabricated by Bush Neocons and the British because the real motivation， regime change， would never have public support。 He details the Judy Miller NYT articles （not just her， but the entire MSM establishment， even the liberal press） that were subsequently determined to be utter crap， then holds forth that if WMD severely damaged the media， Russiagate may well have killed it。 He points out that government officials have been planting lies in the press “since before electricity” and the reason it’s so successful now is the modern press corps and these same officials are members of the same social set， attended the same schools， and belong to the same clubs。 No more Mike Roykos。 The Times and WaPo are clones of each other。 Taibbi’s dad was a tv reporter in New England and Taibbi was a private school kid， himself， but he’s upset with the modern state of journalism。 For example， pre-internet， the majority of newspaper income was from classified ads。 Gone。 And hardly anyone reads the daily newspaper cover to cover any longer， either。 In the Cold War the press was able to sell product terrorizing the public about the Soviets， and following that came terrorism， the homeless problem （remember that one？） and global freezing and global warning and immigration and guns， but they discovered the mother lode when they realized that the best polarizing enemy of all is the other half of the citizenry。 If that’s not bad enough， the press corps blathers on about irrelevancies instead of covering much more important issues。 How many children have been killed in drone strikes？ Ans。: hundreds。 How many non-combatant civilians？ Ans。: thousands。 How do we select a person to kill by drone？ When Dodd-Frank was written， there was not one single legislator on the Committee who had heard of derivative trading and only two staffers were familiar with the term but had no understanding of the process。 Two college professors were hired to draft the bill and explain what they had written。 Was any of this reported at the time？ Derivative trading was a major factor in the 2008 market collapse。 I already knew a lot of this， and suspected even more of it， but there was plenty of new stuff， too。 I decided I'm following his advice to completely ignore the news - most of it is false and written by people who， while not stupid， are certainly not experts， and anything of significance they cover is probably incorrect。 I personally haven’t watched more than maybe 15 minutes of news （local， national， or world） and political blather in about two years so I guess I wasn’t guilty of THAT， but I was a sucker for hitting my cell phone hours on end。 I’m done with it。 Instead， I’ll stick to movies and books。 。。。more
Karolina Nocoń
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Ksiazka chaotyczna ale warto przeczytac。 Tłumacz powinien mieć zakaz wykonywania zawodu oto przykłady jego tłumaczeń: ang。 Raitings - raitingi - serio， niech ktoś temu chłopu kupi słownik， i „dickface” - fiutomordy。 FIUTOMORDY。 To tyle。 Czarne schodzi na psy publikując takie gowno tłumaczenie。
Patrick
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A creative critique of the political news media in America by a writer with an unmistakable， and funny， voice。 People interested in why we’re so polarized should read this book。
Allie Redner
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This is a book I would like everyone to read but I think few would actually enjoy。
Maduck831
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Those were Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72 by Hunter S。 Thompson， Scoop by Evelyn Waugh， and Manufacturing Consent。personal religion is neither right nor left but absurdist。 I think the world is basically ridiculous and terrible， but also beautiful。 We try our best， or sometimes we don’t， but either way， we typically fail in the end。vote， and am involved in small ways with a few activist causes， but I try not to take the circus so seriously that it distracts from the more important Those were Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72 by Hunter S。 Thompson， Scoop by Evelyn Waugh， and Manufacturing Consent。personal religion is neither right nor left but absurdist。 I think the world is basically ridiculous and terrible， but also beautiful。 We try our best， or sometimes we don’t， but either way， we typically fail in the end。vote， and am involved in small ways with a few activist causes， but I try not to take the circus so seriously that it distracts from the more important business of being a dad， a husband， etcBut from where I sat， the press was now working in collaboration with Trump， acting in his simplistic mirror image， creating a caricatured oppositional demographic and feeding it content。 As Trump rode to the White House， we rode to massive profits。 The only losers were the American people， who were now more steeped in hate than ever。But it’s not a hot take。 The subject here is the phasing out of independent journalism， replacing it with deeply politicized programming on both “sides。” Which “side” is better is immaterial: neither approach is journalism。People need to feel like you’re interested in their lives for their own sake， not just when you need something from them。 Also: ask people about whatever they want to talk about， not about one thing in particular。This is not reporting。 It’s a marketing process designed to create rhetorical addictions and shut any non-consumerist doors in your mindThe Washington Post， for fuck’s sake， actually ran a Behind the Music–type feature about how it settled on its new “Democracy Dies in Darkness” slogan。What politics passes for now is somebody goes on Meet the Press and they do well: “Oh， this guy is brilliant， wonderful。” No one cares about Meet the Press。In reality everyone knew the outcome， and the people bleating the loudest about “dangerous complacency” would have shrugged at seeing a banker-supported private equity titan replace Barack Obama， who by then was in his fourth year of letting Wall Street toadies like Tim Geithner and Citigroup execs like Jack Lew lead his post-crash economic policy。The news today is a reality show where you’re part of the cast: America vs。 America， on every channel。In his book， Cohen referenced an old joke: What do pro wrestling and the U。S。 Senate have in common？ Both are dominated by overweight white guys pretending to hurt each other。 He said， “The intellectual level of cable news is one step above pro wrestling。”In a headline years later， the New Yorker described the story as the “Chiquita Phone-Hacking Scandal，” as opposed to， say， the “Chiquita buys AK-47s for death squads” scandal。The bloated military budget？ Mass surveillance？ American support for dictatorial regimes like the cannibalistic Mbasogo family in Equatorial Guinea， the United Arab Emirates， or Saudi Arabia？ Our culpability in proxy-nation atrocities in places like Yemen or Palestine？ The drone assassination program？ Rendition？ Torture？ The drug war？ Absence of access to generic or reimported drugs？It would be hard to do a story saying conservative higher-education profiteers like the DeVos family are gorging themselves on non-dischargeable， over-available federal student debt of the type congressional Democrats pushed for decades。 This might be the truth， but it cannot be marketed， because it doesn’t compute， not for modern news audiences。 It upsets the format:I met one voter in Wisconsin who said the following: “I usually don’t vote， but I’m going Trump because fuck everything。”Was it possible that his rhetoric about ending “our current policy of regime change” resonated with recently returned vets？ The data said yes。 It may not have been decisive， but it likely was one of many factors。 It was also common sense， because this was one of his main themes on the campaign trail—Trump clearly smelled those veteran votes。Hunter Pauli is a young writer based in Montana。 He started as an intern at the Montana Standard， which at the time was doing hardcore local investigative work， often on environmental issues。 Pauli got into this line of work because “punching up seems like the only worthwhile thing to do in journalism。”It’s why we love terrible people like Casey Anthony or O。J。 as news subjects a lot more than we’d like someone who spends his or her days working in a pediatric oncology ward。 Showing genuinely heroic or selfless people on TV would make most audiences feel inferior。 Therefore， we don’t。Leo Tolstoy， in a novella called The Kreutzer Sonata， described a character who visited a PT Barnum circus in Paris。 The character went into a tent promising a rare “water-dog，” and paid a franc to see an ordinary canine wrapped in sealskin。Their saving grace is that the wrong things they express are the same wrong things everyone else is expressing。What he leaves out is that all these college-educated Democrats work for giant bloodless corporations who dictate coverage on a much broader level that actually drifts to the extreme in a different direction。By three points， 40–37 percent， Americans narrowly decided they’d rather have a beer with a recovering alcoholic than Al Gore。 That’s right: this madness began as a publicity stunt by a beer company， looking to latch on to debate coverage as a way to score free PR。When you watch wrestling， what you see looks fairly simple。 It looks like a staged， choreographed fight between two people who supposedly have an issue， something that they’re fighting over… What you really don’t see is the skill and the art that’s required to engage the third person in that ring。 The third person in the ring is the audience。In late December of 2015， Trump seized control of the race thanks to a hurricane of invented drama。 In a speech in Grand Rapids， Michigan， Trump teed off during the bathroom break Hillary Clinton had taken while in a debate with Bernie Sanders。 He said of Clinton’s debate disappearance: “I know where she went。 It’s disgusting， I don’t want to talk about it。 Too disgusting， don’t say it， it’s disgusting。” He then went off on a tangent， saying Hillary got “schlonged” in her 2008 run against Barack Obama。 Schlonged！ Did he say that？ The whole press corps scrambled to red alert。After all， if you think the guy shouldn’t be making America think about Hillary Clinton getting “schlonged” by Barack Obama， don’t repeat it fifty thousand times。 Would you put it in a headline if it were about your daughter？ No， but you would if you wanted to sell newspapers or， in the case of David Brock， score political points on Trump’s negatives （we later found out the Clinton campaign was praying for Trump as an opponent for this reason）。THE NEWS IS A CONSUMER PRODUCT If you take away nothing else from this book， please try to remember this。“The chowder thing drives me crazy，” says Toettcher。 “Why do you hate soup？ What’s wrong with you？”On the contrary， the between-the-lines message of most news isn’t just WORRY WORRY WORRY but STAY STAY STAY！ Anchors often cast scolding， imploring glares at the screen， all but telling viewers they’ll be betraying humanity if they switch off。Their basic idea: news media is a synthesis of elite concerns。 It has to serve the ends of media owners by making a profit， or enhancing the prestige of a larger profit-making network。 It also has to coincide with values of advertisers， strengthen the relationships between top news agencies and high-level government sources， and serve the propaganda aims of those sources， often by organizing the population against a common enemy。They don’t investigate， you know， they just collect information and hand it over to kids to look at in ten minutes so you don’t believe the newspapers。Take Bernie Sanders。 Take a look at his policies。 I mean， Eisenhower wouldn’t have been surprised by them。 No， literally！ 。。。more
Rebecca McIntosh
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What a fascinating take on the current media landscape and it's effect on the people who consume it。 A lot of content that simply is not talked about。 What a fascinating take on the current media landscape and it's effect on the people who consume it。 A lot of content that simply is not talked about。 。。。more
Mark
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Erin
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A hard pill to swallow at times。 It's easy to hear about the dirt and deceit from the "other side" but we've already been conditioned to dislike them。 Unfortunately our "side" is just slightly less insane about their lies。 Only slightly。 In summary， let's all think critically about every headline we click on and every news channel we tune in to。 Whatever your "side。" I enjoyed the interview with Noam Chomsky at the end。 A hard pill to swallow at times。 It's easy to hear about the dirt and deceit from the "other side" but we've already been conditioned to dislike them。 Unfortunately our "side" is just slightly less insane about their lies。 Only slightly。 In summary， let's all think critically about every headline we click on and every news channel we tune in to。 Whatever your "side。" I enjoyed the interview with Noam Chomsky at the end。 。。。more
Greg
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"If you don't read the news you're uninformed。 If you do read the news you're misinformed。" Mark TwainIf you're a news consumer you should definitely read this book。 "If you don't read the news you're uninformed。 If you do read the news you're misinformed。" Mark TwainIf you're a news consumer you should definitely read this book。 。。。more
Manuel Araoz
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Had to skip through some US-centric and boring stuff but it's a great explanation of how the press works today。 Had to skip through some US-centric and boring stuff but it's a great explanation of how the press works today。 。。。more
David Dayen
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I think the book would have been better served had it not been written in serial format and sketched out as more of a coherent argument。 The same examples get used in numerous chapters， the same themes repeated。 I think it would have benefited from a step back in the manner of， well， the good journalism Taibbi rightly wants。Presentation aside， the argument has a lot more merit than partisans will want to admit。
Rachel Swisher Ray
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