{"product_id":"inventing-reality-the-politics-of-news-media","title":"Inventing Reality: The Politics of News Media","description":"This study looks at the role of the print and electronic media in defining \"respectable\" political discourse in the United States. From a critical perpective, Parenti looks at the economics and politics of \"presenting\" the news and argues that the media systematically distort the news. This manufactured reality deprives the public of necessary information for effective participation in government. This edition has been updated throughout, and there is coverage of the media's treatment of the US invasion of Panama, the war against Iraq and the collapse of communism. Other titles by Michael Parenti include \"Democracy for the Few\", \"Power and the Powerless\", \"The Sword and the Dollar: Imperialism, Revolution and the Arms Race\" and \"Make-Believe Media: The Politics of Entertainment\".\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1471731820\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: GBV.1471731820.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Parenti, Michael\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Crisp copy with a sturdy binding and light shelf wear. Used copies may not include access codes or CDs.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Good Books Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55340076892465,"sku":"GBV.1471731820.VG","price":57.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/3730\/2065\/files\/1471731820-0.jpg?v=1784410073","url":"https:\/\/goodbookscompany.org\/products\/inventing-reality-the-politics-of-news-media","provider":"Good Books Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}