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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Farhad Manjoo |
| ISBN: | 9780470050101 0470050101 |
| OCLC Number: | 174131040 |
| Description: | v, 250 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction: Why facts no longer matter -- "Reality" is splitting -- The new tribalism : swift boats and the power of choosing -- Trusting your senses : selective perception and 9/11 -- Questionable expertise : the stolen election and the men who push it -- The twilight of objectivity, or what's the matter with Lou Dobbs? -- "Truthiness" everywhere -- Epilogue: Living in a world without trust. |
| Responsibility: | Farhad Manjoo. |
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Abstract:
Why do lies seem to linger so long in the cultural subconscious even after they've been thoroughly discredited? This title explores the controversies of national politics, foreign affairs, and business, explaining how Americans have begun to organize themselves into echo chambers that harbor different facts from those of the larger culture.
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"...Manjoo has produced an engaging, illustrative look at the dangers of living in an oversaturated media world." (Publishers Weekly, January 28, 2008)
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