Hate Inc: How, and Why, the Media Makes Us Despise One Another | 
so-soBy this time most are aware of journalism‘s role in dividing the country. Media that now caters to its audience rather than presenting unbiased news. CNN caters to its base. FOX NEWS caters to its base. MSNBC caters to its base. And we are left with a nation who thinks it‘s own people are the enemy. This book makes the pint very well. However, I didn‘t finish the whole book. Because I‘m sick of the subject and I sick of the hatred.
pickA fascinating perspective on corporate news media, on how it has transformed from “news” to “entertainment”, increasingly becoming more focused on profits than integrity. A dispiriting read at times, but an important one.
About 100 pages into this. So far, I‘ve found it to be a fascinating and insightful breakdown of how corporate profit-motives undermine even the most well-meaning journalism. Highly recommended. #politics
pickTerrific. This is the fifth book I've read by Matt Taibbi, and with the exception of Insane Clown President, this one is my favorite.
Why use the most advanced communications technology in history to teach people basic geography, or how World Bank structural adjustment lending works, when we can instead show people idiots drinking donkey semen for money?
When you look back at the generation of Heathers-style coverage, the evolution of Trump starts to make sense. We can excuse almost anything in America except losing. And we love a freak show.
so-soBook Review for Hate Inc. - Why Today‘s Media Makes Us Despise One Another by Matt Taibbi
http://www.athinsliceofanxiety.com/2020/05/review-hate-inc-why-todays-media-make...
#athinsliceofanxiety #hateinc #matttaibbi #media #journalism #bookstagram #bookreview
pickI could quibble with Taibbi's paragraphing, with the odd typo, and with the fact that the author makes moves he castigates others for even as he swears that he is atoning for them--and this would still be an important read if you care about the media's downward spiral (and ours). Honestly, someone has to have the guts to broach all of this.
