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: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
PublicAffairs,
[2014]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 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: | xxiii, 364 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-347) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781610391177 (hbk.) 1610391179 (hbk.) |