Most journalists work behind the scenes and want to keep it that way. They don't ever want to be the story; they only want to tell it. More important, there are plenty of big and little dirty secrets journalism's "powers-that-be" don't want publicized, particularly by those who work for them and know those secrets. Reporters who tattle risk losing their jobs and being blacklisted in the business.
That should tell you something about the news you're getting. It's been written countless times that the press is our nation's last line of defense for keeping our leaders honest and our government democratic. If you believe this to be true and are concerned, you should read this book very, very carefully.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Can I ADD Five More Stars *****:
It's books like this, far too rare, that proove America has gone the way of ancient Rome. Alexis De Tocqueville says, "...freedom of the press is the principal and, so to say, the constitutive element of freedom". And we only find out, by turning off the TV and holding ourselves independently responsible for our own thought, that freedom of the press is nonexistent in America by reading books like "Into the Buzzsaw". One of the saddest stories I've ever read is the Bobby Garwood story. Google it. You... more info
Superb book; a necessity for being prepared and to be a "good citizen":
We've got a lot of problems in the U.S., and the world, at the present time. It's said that the truth will set "U.S." free, and that's true everwhere, not just the post 9/11 U.S. "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free" is the truest statement ever made, and it doesn't say "maybe", but "shall". Some people, by their actions, show that the truth isn't important to them. When something bad (because of a lack of truth) happens to them, some of them start to see how important the truth... more info
First Published in 1980, Need Another Whole New Book:
There are many excellent reviews of this book, many with real substance that need not be repeated. I searched in vain across all 44 reviews and could not find anyone pointing out that this book was first published in 1980, a quarter-century ago. It's a worthy book, but completely out of date--the practices it describes are not out of date, but we all need a major update. I recommend Fog Facts: Searching for Truth in the Land of Spin and Lost History: Contras, Cocaine, the Press & 'Project... more info
Fait Accompli? "Hey, don't blame us, the government told us its true!" I suppose we should unprivitize the press as middlemen and get it direct from the source. Of course a complication arises: is it a government or corporate source. No questioning either souce unless the intrepid reporter wants to challenge the establishment and go INTO THE BUZZSAW!
Welcome the few, the proud, the need a job. Your unemployable if your speaking truths about the POWER ELITES. Don't you do doublespeak? Don't you know... more info
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