Ben Fritz, Bryan Keefer, Brendan Nyhan

All the President's Spin

George W. Bush, the Media, and the Truth

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

All the President's Spin, the first book from the editors of the acclaimed nonpartisan website Spinsanity, unmasks the tactics of deception and media manipulation that George W. Bush has used to sell his agenda to the American people. From his campaigns for tax cuts to the debate over war in Iraq, President Bush has employed an unprecedented onslaught of half-truths and strategically ambiguous language to twist and distort the facts. Fritz, Keefer, and Nyhan's powerful critique of Bush's record of policy deception explains why the media has failed to hold him accountable and demonstrates the threat these tactics pose to honest political debate. This is the essential book for every citizen who wants to understand how George W. Bush has misled the nation and why, if left unchallenged, all the President's spin could soon become standard practice -- a devastating development for our democracy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Touchstone
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 497g
• ISBN-13: 9780743262514
• ISBN-10: 0743262514
• Artikelnr.: 21355968

Autorenporträt

Ben Fritz is a reporter for the entertainment trade paper Variety. He also edits the satirical website Dateline Hollywood (www.datelinehollywood.com) and was recently named one of the nation's top thirty business journalists under thirty. Originally from New York, Ben graduated from Swarthmore College and served for a year in the AmeriCorps* National Civilian Community Corps. He lives in Los Angeles and can be reached at [e-mail]

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
1
BUSH'S WHITE HOUSE: THE VANGUARD OF SPIN
2
FROM WATCHDOG TO LAPDOG: HOW BUSH HAS EXPLOITED THE PRESS
3
CAMPAIGN 2000: THE ORIGINS OF THE BUSH PLAYBOOK
4
TAX AND SPIN: SELLING THE 2001 TAX CUT
5
THE NATURE OF THE TRUTH: SCIENCE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
6
UNDERMINING DISSENT AFTER SEPTEMBER 11
7
NO DEFICIT OF DISHONESTY: TAX AND BUDGET REDUX
8
SELLING THE WAR IN IRAQ
9
REVISING THE RECORD ON IRAQ
10
CAMPAIGN 2004: SPIN-RELATED PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
CONCLUSION
THE ROAD WE'RE ON AND HOW TO CHANGE COURSE
APENDICES
SOURCES AND METHODS
NOTES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX