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Flat Earth News: An Award-Winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media
Nick Davies
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Description for Flat Earth News: An Award-Winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media
Paperback. Exposes the national stories which turn out to be pseudo events manufactured by the PR industry, and the global news stories which prove to be fiction generated by a machinery of international propaganda. This book shows the impact of this on a world where consumers believe a mass of stories which are as false as the idea that the Earth is flat. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JFD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 304.
Does ‘fake news’ really exist? Find out from the ultimate insider.
After years of working as a respected journalist, Nick Davies, in this shocking exposé, reveals what really goes on behind the scenes of this contentious industry.
From a prestigious newspaper that allowed intelligence agencies to plant fiction in its columns, to the newsroom that routinely rejected stories due to racial bias, to the number of papers that accepted cash bribes. Gripping, thought-provoking and revelatory, this is an insider’s look at one of the most tainted professions.
‘Meticulous, fair-minded and utterly gripping’ Telegraph
‘Powerful and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099512684
SKU
V9780099512684
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-49
About Nick Davies
Nick Davies writes investigative stories for the Guardian, and has been named Journalist of the Year, Reporter of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year in British press awards. Between July 2009 and July 2011, he wrote more than a hundred stories about crime in Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World. He has written six books including White ... Read more
Reviews for Flat Earth News: An Award-Winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media
Important, vital, urgent
Financial Times
Meticulous, fair-minded and utterly gripping
Sam Leith
Daily Telegraph
If you read newspapers, you MUST read this book
John Humphrys A must-read for anyone worried about journalism - which, on this analysis, should be everyone
Ian Hislop Powerful and timely...his analysis is fair, meticulously researched and fascinating
... Read more
Financial Times
Meticulous, fair-minded and utterly gripping
Sam Leith
Daily Telegraph
If you read newspapers, you MUST read this book
John Humphrys A must-read for anyone worried about journalism - which, on this analysis, should be everyone
Ian Hislop Powerful and timely...his analysis is fair, meticulously researched and fascinating
... Read more