The exception to the rulers : exposing oily politicians, war profiteers, and the media that love them / Amy Goodman with David Goodman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodman, Amy L.

Contributor:

Goodman, David, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Politics and government--2001-2009.

United States.

Politics and government.

Political corruption--United States.

Political corruption.

Mass media--Political aspects--United States.

Mass media.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Journalism--Political aspects--United States.

Journalism.

Journalism--Political aspects.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Economic aspects.

Profiteering--United States.

Profiteering.

Iraq War, 2003-2011.

Goodman, Amy L.

Journalists--United States--Biography.

Journalists.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

x, 342 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Hyperion, 2004.

Summary:

In The Exception to the Rulers, award-winning journalist Amy Goodman, with the aid of her brother David, exposes the lies, corruption, and crimes of the power elite -- an elite that is bolstered by large media conglomerates. Her goal is "to go where the silence is, to give voice to the silenced majority." As Goodman travels around the country, she is fond of quoting Margaret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." This book informs and empowers people to act on that principle. For years, Amy Goodman has confronted the Washington establishment and its corporate cronies while giving voice to the voiceless. She hosts the national radio and TV show Democracy Now!, which began in 1996 as the only daily election show in public broadcasting. It is now the largest public media collaboration in North America. Democracy Now! is not just a show. It is a movement.

Contents:

Introduction: The Silenced Majority 1

1. Blowback 13

2. OILYgarchy 41

3. Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship 70

4. Crackdown 82

5. Smackdown 103

6. Lockdown 126

7. Lies of Our Times 137

8. State Media, American Style 150

9. In Bed with the Military 169

10. Killing the Messenger 181

11. Sanitized 197

12. Going to Where the Silence Is 216

13. Not on Bended Knee 237

14. Psyops Comes Home 251

15. Things Get Messy with Sally Jessy 278

16. Hiroshima Cover-up: How the War Department's Timesman Won a Pulitzer 293

17. The People's Airwaves 302

18. Conclusion: Free the Media 310.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-336) and index.

ISBN:

1401301312

OCLC:

54066579