Charles Lewis
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Lewis describes the ways in which he sees that "truth can be manipulated and distorted by governments, corporations, even [lone] individuals. He [posits that] truth is often distorted or diminished by delay: truth in time can save terrible erroneous choices. In part a history of communication in America, a cri de couer for the principles and practice of objective reporting, and a journey into several notable labyrinths of deception, [this book is...
Author
Publisher
Heritage Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"One of the early acts of defiance to British authority in the American colonies came in June 1772, and took place in Narragansett Bay. The evening of 9 June 1772, in retaliation for the seizure of American ships and cargo, a party of local Sons of Liberty from Providence swarmed over the HMS Gaspee, captured crew and burned the ship. This act of rebel defiance set the stage for British reprisals in Rhode Island for the next three years, culminating...
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Brings together an ex-"60-Minutes" producer, a United States congressman, as well as some of the country's leading intellectual voices on the media to examine the mix of business, politics and idealogy that is the modern mainstream media. From the very size of the media monopolies and how they got that way to who decides what gets on the air and what doesn't, this film moves through a troubling list of questions and news stories that go unanswered...
