True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society

Type

Book

Authors

Farhad Manjoo

ISBN 10

0470050101

ISBN 13

9780470050101

Tags

Interpersonal Relations, Humor & Entertainment, United States, World, Journalism & Nonfiction, Communication & Media Studies, General, Commentary & Opinion, History, Political Science, Journalism, Media Studies

Description

Why has punditry lately overtaken news? Why do lies seem to linger so long in the cultural subconscious even after they’ve been thoroughly discredited? And why, when more people than ever before are documenting the truth with laptops and digital cameras, does fact-free spin and propaganda seem to work so well? True Enough explores leading controversies of national politics, foreign affairs, science, and business, explaining how Americans have begun to organize themselves into echo chambers that harbor diametrically different facts—not merely opinions—from those of the larger culture. - from Amzon

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