
Flat Earth News: An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media (Paperback)
Nick Davies (author)Published: 01/01/2009
Does 'fake news' really exist? Find out from the ultimate insider.
After years of working as a respected journalist, Nick Davies, in this shocking expose, reveals what really goes on behind the scenes of this contentious industry.
From a prestigious newspaper that allowed intelligence agencies to plant fiction in its columns, to the newsroom that routinely rejected stories due to racial bias, to the number of papers that accepted cash bribes. Gripping, thought-provoking and revelatory, this is an insider's look at one of the most tainted professions.
'Meticulous, fair-minded and utterly gripping' Telegraph
'Powerful and timely...his analysis is fair, meticulously researched and fascinating' Observer
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
ISBN: 9780099512684
Number of pages: 432
Weight: 298 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 26 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Meticulous, fair-minded and utterly gripping -- Sam Leith * Daily Telegraph *
If you read newspapers, you MUST read this book -- John Humphrys
A must-read for anyone worried about journalism - which, on this analysis, should be everyone -- Ian Hislop
Powerful and timely...his analysis is fair, meticulously researched and fascinating * Observer *
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“Shocking but necessary reading”
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