Toxic Sludge is Good For You: Lies, Damn Lies and the Public Relations Industry

Stauber, John; Rampton, Sheldon

ISBN 10: 1567510612 ISBN 13: 9781567510614

Publisher: Common Courage Press, 2002

Synopsis

Reveals how public relations firms "spin" the news, including their role in controlling political debates and protecting corporations from public scrutiny

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Review:

Sure, many of us in this modern world are cynical. The most cynical may even suspect that the news is manipulated and massaged by sponsors, that corporations act in their best interests, that political campaigns are determined not by votes, but by bucks, and that we don't get "all the news that's fit to print" but instead, "all the news that gets the ink". But even the most media-savvy amongst you will be awed by the behind-the-scenes descriptions of the Public Relations industry in action so masterfully described in this book. If you want your eyes to be opened, open them upon the pages of this book. (But remember: there are some very important people counting on you, and they really would prefer that you didn't ever hear about this book, much less buy it.)

About the Author:

John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton are the authors of Trust Us, We're Experts and the bestselling Weapons of Mass Deception. Find out more about their work for the Center for Media and Democracy at www prwatch.org www prwatch.org. They both live in Madison Wisconsin

About this edition

• Publisher: Common Courage Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1567510612
• ISBN 13: 9781567510614
• Binding: Library Binding
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236