Hate Inc.
Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another
by Matt Taibbi
Recommended by David Heinemeier Hansson and Heinemeier Hansson
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Writing, and Politics.
In this characteristically turbocharged new book, celebrated Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi provides an insider's guide to the variety of ways today's mainstream media tells us lies. Part tirade, part confessional, it reveals that what most people think of as "the news" is, in fact, a twisted wing of the entertainment business.In the Internet...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Writing, and Politics.
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Heinemeier Hansson
“Apropos everything, you should read @mtaibbi's Hate Inc book for a good historical summary of media delusions, malpractice, and ill intent from the Iraq War through the financial crisis through Russiagate. Could scarcely be more relevant than right now.”
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