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Inventing Reality:

The Politics of News Media
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St. Martin's Press, 1993 - Political Science - 274 pages
How much of what the news media tell us is true, and how does it control our view of the world? In this passionate, controversial critique of the news media, Michael Parenti examines the subtle but profound ways in which the media influence and manipulate the public's perception of reality. It attacks the widely held belief that the news media are controlled by liberals and liberal opinion - and clearly depicts the news media as a controlling institution of the American capitalist system, an institution that serves the interests of the rich and powerful while appearing to serve the many. In this thoroughly revised and updated edition, Parenti dissects news coverage of the most recent world events - including the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Gulf War, the U.S. invasion of Panama, and the contra war in Nicaragua - and demonstrates how the media shape public awareness and attitudes through distortion or suppression of specific information. His argument will reeducate and enrage a public that has come to believe in an impartial, free press.

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Review: Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media

User Review  - Michael Valletta - Goodreads

This is the truth. If you want to open your eyes and step out of Plato's proverbial cave READ THIS BOOK! Read full review

Review: Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media

User Review  - Des - Goodreads

Excellent overview of the function of the mass media today - utterly vindicated by Wikileaks revelations and the role of the corporate media during and post-Wikileaks. Read full review

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About the author (1993)

Michael Parenti (Ph.D., Yale University) is an internationally known, award-winning author, scholar, and lecturer who addresses a wide variety of political and cultural subjects. Among his recent books are "God and His Demons" (2010), "Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader" (2007), "The Culture Struggle" (2006), "The Assassination of Julius Caesar" (2003), and "Democracy for the Few, 9th edition" (2010).

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