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ISBN: 9780857986849
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2015
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA
Pages: 368
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The War on Journalism is a harrowing story of megalomaniac press barons, conspiracies, sackings, cutbacks, and self censoring journalists, cowed by what legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh called ochicken shit editorso.
When first Chelsea Manning and then Edward Snowden blew the whistle, they did more than reveal extraordinary secrets, they struck the first solid blows against centuries old traditions, where journalism was played by agreed rules. Governments oleakedo secret information to their favorite journalists in return for sympathetic coverage.
Now racked by public distrust, the cash-starved mainstream media is struggling to survive. Newspapers which flourished for hundreds of years and TV networks that once ruled the world are in serious decline. Andrew Fowler gives the inside story on how and why the media helped write its own epitaph. Fowler, an investigate reporter with Australia's prestigious Four Corners documentary program for almost 20 years, and author of the international best seller
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ISBN: 9780857986849
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2015
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE AUSTRALIA
Pages: 368
Description:
The War on Journalism is a harrowing story of megalomaniac press barons, conspiracies, sackings, cutbacks, and self censoring journalists, cowed by what legendary investigative reporter Seymour Hersh called ochicken shit editorso.
When first Chelsea Manning and then Edward Snowden blew the whistle, they did more than reveal extraordinary secrets, they struck the first solid blows against centuries old traditions, where journalism was played by agreed rules. Governments oleakedo secret information to their favorite journalists in return for sympathetic coverage.
Now racked by public distrust, the cash-starved mainstream media is struggling to survive. Newspapers which flourished for hundreds of years and TV networks that once ruled the world are in serious decline. Andrew Fowler gives the inside story on how and why the media helped write its own epitaph. Fowler, an investigate reporter with Australia's prestigious Four Corners documentary program for almost 20 years, and author of the international best seller
This product has FREE shipping however combined shipping for other products is not available with this item. Please allow up to 10 days for shipping.
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