Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media [Paperback]

Michael Parenti (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0312020139 | ISBN-13: 978-0312020132 | Publication Date: November 15, 1992 | Edition: 2

Taking a critical perspective on the economics and politics of "presenting" the news, this topical supplement argues that the media systematically distorts news coverage.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 2 edition (November 15, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312020139
• ISBN-13: 978-0312020132
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #696,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Parenti (Berkeley, CA) is the acclaimed author of more than twenty books, including, most recently, Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader; The Assassination of Julius Caesar; and The Culture Struggle. The New York Times Book Review, the Washington Post, the New York Review of Books, Harper's, The Nation, and Antioch Review, are among the countless publications that have praised Parenti's work. For further information, visit his Web site: michaelparenti.org

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Tool that Can Change the World, January 8, 2003

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Mark Rendeiro "bicyclemark" (Amsterdam, Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media (Paperback)

The media is a weapon. And in order to exist safely in this world, people must be armed with the knowledge that Michael Parenti exposes in INVENTING REALITY. In a world where people are manipulated and miseducated by the news media, every high school student should have this book in his/her current events class. It is a powerful read with an excellent empirical background. Workers and intellectuals alike need such a book if they are ever to improve this world.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Eye Opener, February 7, 2002

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Munawar Ali "Munawar - blog.munawarali.com" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media (Paperback)

I've followed Michael around on his lecture circuit, and recently had a chance to read this book. Michael does an excellent job of exposing the "free" media for what it really is. He goes into detail on the censorship of newspapers, journalists, and the ridiculous right wing slant that is prevalent in the news today.

Some of his viewpoints are a little sketchy, but most of them hit home and make a terrible amount of sense. I can safely say that Michael has made a believer out of me. I look forward to reading his other books.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real eye-opener, highly recommended., April 24, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media (Hardcover)

The author explains clearly the ideological monopoly of our news media and how they control our thinking in so many ways. Americans need to be aware of the tremendous scope of media biasness(and its NOT towards the left, as many believe), shallowness of reporting, and how the media so often undermines substantial thought, especially in the area of foreign affairs and policy. Because of "Inventing Reality", I very much look forward to ordering the author's book on entertainment media, "Make-Believe Media: The Politics of Entertainement", if only the publisher would reprint it!