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Flat Earth News

An Award-winning Reporter Exposes Falsehood, Distortion and Propaganda in the Global Media

Nick Davies author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:1st Jan '09

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Explosive, controversial and timely - award-winning investigative journalist Nick Davies exposes the shocking corruption of today's media.

Gripping, thought-provoking and revelatory, this is an insider’s look at one of the most tainted professions.

‘Meticulous, fair-minded and utterly gripping’ Telegraph

‘Powerful and timely...his analysis is fair, meticulously researched and fascinating’ Observer

Does ‘fake news’ really exist? Find out from the ultimate insider.

After years of working as a respected journalist, Nick Davies, in this shocking exposé, reveals what really goes on behind the scenes of this contentious industry.

From a prestigious newspaper that allowed intelligence agencies to plant fiction in its columns, to the newsroom that routinely rejected stories due to racial bias, to the number of papers that accepted cash bribes. Gripping, thought-provoking and revelatory, this is an insider’s look at one of the most tainted professions.

‘Meticulous, fair-minded and utterly gripping’ Telegraph

‘Powerful and timely...his analysis is fair, meticulously researched and fascinating’ Observer

Important, vital, urgent * Financial Times *
Meticulous, fair-minded and utterly gripping -- Sam Leith * Daily Telegraph *
If you read newspapers, you MUST read this book -- John Humphrys
A must-read for anyone worried about journalism - which, on this analysis, should be everyone -- Ian Hislop
Powerful and timely...his analysis is fair, meticulously researched and fascinating * Observer *

ISBN: 9780099512684

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 26mm

Weight: 298g

432 pages