3 options
United States of distraction : media manipulation in post-truth America (and what we can do about it) / Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff ; foreword by Ralph Nader.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Higdon, Nolan, 1983- author.
- Huff, Mickey, author.
- Series:
- Open Media book.
- City Lights Open Media Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Media literacy--United States.
- Media literacy.
- Mass media--Political aspects--United States--History--21st century.
- Mass media.
- Political culture--United States--History--21st century.
- Political culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (245 pages.)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : City Lights Books, [2019]
- Summary:
- "Written in the spirit of resistance and hope, United States of Distraction offers a clear, concise appraisal of our current situation, and presents readers with action items for how to improve it. "Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon emphasize what we can do today," says Ralph Nader in the foreword, "to restore the power of facts, truth, and fair, inclusive journalism as tools for people to keep political and corporate power subordinate to the engaged citizenry and the common good.""-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prologue: How Did We Get Here?
- A Crumbling Fourth E(D)State
- Breaking News, Broken News
- The Truth Is the Greatest Enemy of the State
- We Distort, You Abide
- Make America Think Again.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-87286-795-1
- OCLC:
- 1453196133
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.