Propaganda Blitz

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How the Corporate Media Distort Reality

By David Edwards and David Cromwell

Summary

Propaganda Blitz by David Edwards and David Cromwell scrutinises the influence of media in shaping public perception and opinion. It explores how certain narratives are prioritised while others are marginalised, often serving powerful interests. The book challenges readers to critically assess the sources of their news and consider the broader impact of media control on democratic society.
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Propaganda Blitz

A powerful, forensic critique of the mainstream media in the era of 'Fake News'

Description

Do you trust the liberal media? While the tabloid and right-wing press - the Sun, The Times, the Mail and the Express - are constantly criticised for dangerous bias, outlets like the BBC and the Guardian are trusted by their readers to report in the interests of the public. However, the reality is that all corporate media is systematically filtered by the powerful interests that own, manage and fund it.

Propaganda Blitz shows that the corporate media does not just 'spin' the news - it fundamentally distorts everything it touches, hiding the real issues from public view, and often completely reversing the truth. This book uncovers a storm of top-down campaigns behind war reporting from Iraq, Syria and Palestine, as well as the destruction of the credibility of figures on the left, including Jeremy Corbyn and Hugo Chavez.

Exposing propagandists at the top levels of the BBC, as well as their reporting on the Scottish independence referendum, the dismantling of the NHS and looming climate chaos, Propaganda Blitz explains the real meaning of 'objective' journalism, exposes the fake news about 'fake news' and outlines a model for anti-business media activism.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780745338118

Publisher: Pluto Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 September 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pluto Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 336

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David Cromwell David Edwards Education & Reference Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Science & Nature

About the Author

David Edwards is is co-editor and co-founder of Media Lens. He is the author of Free To Be Human (1995), The Compassionate Revolution (1998), and co-author, with David Cromwell, of Guardians of Power (2006), Newspeak in the 21st Century (2009), and Propaganda Blitz: How and Why Corporate Media Distort Reality (Pluto, 2018). David Cromwell is co-editor and co-founder of Media Lens. His previous books include Private Planet (2001) and Why Are We The Good Guys? (2012). He is the co-author, with David Edwards, of Guardians of Power (2006), Newspeak in the 21st Century (2009) and Propaganda Blitz: How and Why Corporate Media Distort Reality (Pluto, 2018).