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The Habits of Highly Deceptive Media: Decoding Spin and Lies in Mainstream News

by Norman Solomon

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Awards

Winner of the 1999 George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language presented by the National Council of Teachers of English.

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Media critic Norman Solomon has done it again. In this latest collection of columns, he details the most recent excesses and failures of America's self-censoring mainstream media, and brings you the real story on issues like:

* The irony of the Zippergate President preaching abstinence to poor women and putting millions of dollars into "chastity education" programs.
* The V-chip's unexplored potential to zap out commercials.
* The Orwellian logic behind calling bombings by Third World countries "terrorism," while similar bombings by the U.S. are righteous "strikes against terror."
* "Media Scenes We'd Like to See" — fantasies as appealing as they are unlikely, which include a vision of Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Peter Jennings donating their fortunes to a trust fund for independent journalism and vowing to tell the truth even if it gets them fired.

From the relentless pro-corporate spin of daily news to the media's persistent lack of diversity, Solomon covers it all.

Review:

"[Solomon] fights the good fight without fear of consequence....The best critics of the press — the great dissenters — always did this....Solomon's work is in that passionate tradition, which may not be good for high blood pressure but is absolutely crucial if we ever hope to have a truly free press in this democratic nation." Jonathan Kozol, from the Introduction

Review:

"Fortunately, Solomon has a sense of humor that leavens the dreariest news and helps put the daily crap into perspective....I can't think of a better tool to organize alternative media critiques than this latest welcome work of Norman Solomon's." Z Magazine

Review:

"Populist excoriation of the US media that amuses but never quite enlightens....These are all important topics, worthy of perusal and consideration, yet here they are mostly reduced to slogans and one-liners. The trouble may lie in the format; a collection of columns is perhaps bound to be superficial. Each piece is no longer than two or three pages, so Solomon can tell us what is wrong but not why....It's not that Solomon doesn't provide us at times with useful information, and he certainly writes with flair and humor — his pundit bashing of such media figures as George Will is telling and hilarious." Kirkus Reviews

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About the Author

NORMAN SOLOMON writes the nationally syndicated "Media Beat" column. With Jeff Cohen, he is co-author of three highly successful earlier collections: Adventures in Medialand, Through the Media Looking Glass, and Wizards of Media Oz. His latest book, The Trouble with Dilbert, made headlines and sparked controversy from coast to coast.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781567511543

Subtitle:

Decoding Spin and Lies in Mainstream News

Introduction:

Tomorrow, Tom

Illustrator:

Tomorrow, Tom

Author:

Solomon, Norman

Author:

Kozol, Jonathan

Author:

Kozol, Jonathan

Publisher:

Common Courage Press

Location:

Monroe, Me. :

Subject:

Mass media

Subject:

Journalism

Subject:

Newspapers

Subject:

Journalistic ethics

Subject:

Sectacns, cclumns, etc.

Subject:

Mass media -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Subject:

Mass Media - General

Subject:

General Political Science

Subject:

Media Studies

Copyright:

1999

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Publication Date:

20020701

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

280

Dimensions:

7.00 x 5.00 in

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Product details 280 pages Common Courage Press - 2005-08-23 English 9781567511543 Reviews:

"Review" by Jonathan Kozol, from the Introduction, "[Solomon] fights the good fight without fear of consequence....The best critics of the press — the great dissenters — always did this....Solomon's work is in that passionate tradition, which may not be good for high blood pressure but is absolutely crucial if we ever hope to have a truly free press in this democratic nation."

"Review" by Z Magazine, "Fortunately, Solomon has a sense of humor that leavens the dreariest news and helps put the daily crap into perspective....I can't think of a better tool to organize alternative media critiques than this latest welcome work of Norman Solomon's."

"Review" by Kirkus Reviews, "Populist excoriation of the US media that amuses but never quite enlightens....These are all important topics, worthy of perusal and consideration, yet here they are mostly reduced to slogans and one-liners. The trouble may lie in the format; a collection of columns is perhaps bound to be superficial. Each piece is no longer than two or three pages, so Solomon can tell us what is wrong but not why....It's not that Solomon doesn't provide us at times with useful information, and he certainly writes with flair and humor — his pundit bashing of such media figures as George Will is telling and hilarious."