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Lapdogs : how the press rolled over for Bush /

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Lapdogs is the first book to demonstrate that, for the entire George W. Bush presidency, the news media have utterly failed in their duty as watchdog for the public. In blistering prose, Eric Boehlert reveals how, time after time, the press chose a soft approach to covering the government, and as a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boehlert, Eric (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Free Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Bush, George W. > (George Walker), > 1946- > Relations with journalists.
Bush, George W. > (George Walker), > 1946-
Press and politics > United States.
Presidents > Press coverage > United States.
Journalism > Political aspects > United States.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.
Presse > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 2001-2009.
Journalism > Political aspects.
Mass media > Political aspects.
Politics and government
Presidents > Press coverage.
Press and politics.
Relations with journalists.
United States.
2001-2009
Online Access:Sample text
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Table of Contents:
  • From the Big Apple to the Big Easy
  • Watching the White House play hardball
  • Noted at ABC
  • The press haters
  • The war over PBS
  • First Lieutenant Bush
  • Attack of the swifties
  • 'This is scripted'
  • Lost on Downing Street
  • The MSM goes to war
  • Still afraid of the facts.