True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society

Why has punditry lately overtaken news? Why do lies seem to linger so long in the cultural subconscious even after they've been thoroughly discredited? And why, when more people than ever before are documenting the truth with laptops and digital cameras, does fact-free spin and propaganda seem to work so well? True Enough explores leading controversies of national politics, foreign affairs, science, and business, explaining how Americans have begun to organize themselves into echo chambers that harbor diametrically different facts-not merely opinions-from those of the larger culture.

Author: Farhad Manjoo
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 03/17/2008
Pages: 258
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d
ISBN13: 9781620458402
ISBN10: 1620458403
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Process | Media & Internet
- Social Science | Media Studies
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism