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Hate Inc.

Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another

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Hate Inc.

By: Matt Taibbi
Narrated by: Robert Fass
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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 age, the press have mastered the art of monetizing anger, paranoia, and distrust. Taibbi, who has spent much of his career covering elections in which this kind of manipulative activity is most egregious, provides a rich taxonomic survey of American political journalism's dirty tricks.

Hate Inc. will be an invaluable antidote to the hidden poisons dished up by those we rely on to tell us what is happening in the world.

©2019 Matt Taibbi (P)2020 Tantor Elections & Political Process Media Studies Politics & Government Social Sciences United States Words, Language & Grammar World Writing & Publishing Rage
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Matt does an amazing job of stitching together the invisible threads that connect every media voice selling you propaganda and consent

tied together like a bow

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Must-read for anyone involved in consumption of news.
Well written, well paced and well delivered.

Insightful analysis

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Excellent work of course because it's Matt Taibbi. it would be better if he had read it

better if Taibbi had read it

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This is a scathing and thought provoking critique of the cancerous relationship between the media and government /intelligence, and the parasitic dependence the mainstream media platforms have on fear, outrage, and anger. It also examines how, Simply put, the Internet has forced traditional media to compete for clicks, eyes (thus revenue) by evolving ever more into an outrage machine catering towards carefully defined opposing demographics. Fuelling in flaming and in some cases constructing scandal and fear. Then providing the enemy within: the opposite side of the politcal aisle. Red/Blue tribalism. The enemy within. And they have done it with aplomb to the tune of billions of dollars.

Manufacturing consent has evolved into manufacturing Hate.

This generation's manufacturing consent is HATE INC.

Well done Matt Taibbi.

Outstanding book excellent research. True premise.

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Interesting book and concepts explained well. Should be a handbook for everyone in the USA.

Interesting book

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