The smear, how shady political operatives and fake news control what you see, what you think, and how you vote, Sharyl Attkisson
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The smear, how shady political operatives and fake news control what you see, what you think, and how you vote, Sharyl Attkisson
Language
eng
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The smear
Oclc number
956624704
Responsibility statement
Sharyl Attkisson
Sub title
how shady political operatives and fake news control what you see, what you think, and how you vote
Summary
The veteran journalist exposes the practices of opposition research to reveal how political leaders use their influence to shape public opinion, connecting popular misconceptions to strategic smear campaigns that have influenced voters
Table Of Contents
Birth of the modern smear: spies, Bork, and the Clintons -- David Brock's smear frontier -- The smear industrial complex: smear merchants and scandalmongers -- Media matters (but money matters more) -- Plausible deniability: conjuring an Astroturf reality -- Transactional journalism: the black market information trade -- the anti-smear candidate (and the disloyal opposition) -- The road to the conventions -- General election -- Brave new world of #FakeNews (and chilling efforts to censor it) -- Epilogue: The smear gone global
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- Mass media and public opinion -- United States
- Communication in politics -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet
- Mass media + Political aspects
- Mass media + Political aspects -- United States
- Journalism + Corrupt practices
- Politics and culture
- United States
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism
- Communication in politics
- Politics and culture -- United States
- Mass media and public opinion
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- Mass media and public opinion -- United States
- Communication in politics -- United States
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Media & Internet
- Mass media + Political aspects
- Mass media + Political aspects -- United States
- Journalism + Corrupt practices
- Politics and culture
- United States
- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism
- Communication in politics
- Politics and culture -- United States
- Mass media and public opinion
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