The Myth of the Liberal Media: An Edward Herman Reader

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Summary: another valuable book
Review: As usual Edward Herman gives us some more insightful information into the US media and their corporate control and utterly biased reporting on criminal US foreign policy. Be aware this book is far too complex for simple minded right-wingers who live in their fantasy world....but for the rest of us this book is very insightful.

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Summary: A valuable account of mass media
Review: Herman provides an interesting account of mass media and propaganda. I agree with him with regard to the Middle East and U.S. foreign policy but I strongly disagree with him when it comes to the wars in Bosnia and Kosovo. Basing his theory on Diana Johnstone's Fools' Crusade, Herman claims that the war in Bosnia was not a Serbian aggression. This is a flagrant misrepresentation of the actual events and a gross distortion of the pertinent facts. There is unequivocal and overwhelming evidence which refutes Herman's and Johnstone's preposterous assertions as regard the war in Bosnia. For rebuttal, see for example renowned authors like David Rohde, Noel Malcolm, David Rieff, Michael Sells, Tim Judah etc.

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Summary: All True
Review: If the media's unwillness to question the past and policies of George W Bush or its ignoring its own theft of 800 billon dollars worth of spectrum didn't tip you off to the fact that the media is moving rightward this book will