935 lies : the future of truth and the decline of America's moral integrity /
Lewis describes the ways in which he sees that "truth can be manipulated and distorted by governments, corporations, even [lone] individuals. He [posits that] truth is often distorted or diminished by delay: truth in time can save terrible erroneous choices. In part a history of communication i...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
PublicAffairs,
2014
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Summary: | Lewis describes the ways in which he sees that "truth can be manipulated and distorted by governments, corporations, even [lone] individuals. He [posits that] truth is often distorted or diminished by delay: truth in time can save terrible erroneous choices. In part a history of communication in America, a cri de couer for the principles and practice of objective reporting, and a journey into several notably labyrinths of deception, [this book is a] search for honesty in an age of casual, sometimes malevolent distortion of the facts"-- |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 364 pages .) |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-347) and index. |
ISBN: | 1610391187 9781610391184 |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |