United States of distraction : media manipulation in post-truth America (and what we can do about it) /

"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...

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Main Authors: Higdon, Nolan, 1983- (Author), Higdon, Nolan (Author), Huff, Mickey (Author)
Other Authors: Nader, Ralph (writer of foreword, writer of introductory text)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco : City Lights Books, 2019
San Francisco : [2019]
Series:Open Media book
Open Media book
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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.""--
"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
Item Description:This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC
Physical Description:245 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-245)
ISBN:0872867676
9780872867673