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Static
by Amy Goodman • 2006
When government lies, the press should expose it. Instead, they broadcast the script.
4.05
384
Static Summary
Static 89%
When government lies, the press should expose it. Instead, they broadcast the script.
by Amy Goodman 2006
4.05
384 ratings
The Silenced Majority
by Amy Goodman • 2012
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
4.06
251
The Silenced Majority Summary
The Silenced Majority 89%
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
by Amy Goodman 2012
4.06
251 ratings
Truth in Our Times
by David E. McCraw • 2019
A newspaper lawyer versus a president who called the press the enemy. The inside story.
4.14
609
Truth in Our Times Summary
Truth in Our Times 89%
A newspaper lawyer versus a president who called the press the enemy. The inside story.
by David E. McCraw 2019
4.14
609 ratings
The Long Slide
by Tucker Carlson • 2021
A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.
4.13
2k+
The Long Slide Summary
The Long Slide 89%
A reporter's thirty-year tour: magazine adventures, foreign wars, and the slow death of free speech.
by Tucker Carlson 2021
4.13
2k+ ratings
We Are Bellingcat
by Eliot Higgins • 2021
A jobless blogger proved that public data can expose war crimes, hit squads, and missile launchers.
4.12
6k+
We Are Bellingcat Summary
We Are Bellingcat 89%
A jobless blogger proved that public data can expose war crimes, hit squads, and missile launchers.
by Eliot Higgins 2021
4.12
6k+ ratings
Hard News
by Seth Mnookin • 2004
The New York Times's worst wound: how autocracy, not one fraudster, tore the newsroom apart.
3.91
274
Hard News Summary
Hard News 89%
The New York Times's worst wound: how autocracy, not one fraudster, tore the newsroom apart.
by Seth Mnookin 2004
3.91
274 ratings
Dark Alliance
by Gary Webb • 1998
The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.
4.30
2k+
Dark Alliance Summary
Dark Alliance 89%
The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.
by Gary Webb 1998
4.30
2k+ ratings
Operation Hollywood
by David L. Robb • 2004
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
3.46
72
Operation Hollywood Summary
Operation Hollywood 89%
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
by David L. Robb 2004
3.46
72 ratings
Enemy of the People
by Marvin Kalb • 2018
Trump's war on the press follows a 1950s script. The democracy-saving ending is not guaranteed.
4.13
137
Enemy of the People Summary
Enemy of the People 89%
Trump's war on the press follows a 1950s script. The democracy-saving ending is not guaranteed.
by Marvin Kalb 2018
4.13
137 ratings
Copaganda
by Alec Karakatsanis • 2025
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
4.49
582
Copaganda Summary
Copaganda 88%
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
by Alec Karakatsanis 2025
4.49
582 ratings
Personal History
by Katharine Graham • 1997
Her husband's suicide left her publisher of The Washington Post. The board expected her to sell.
4.09
25k+
Personal History Summary
Personal History 88%
Her husband's suicide left her publisher of The Washington Post. The board expected her to sell.
by Katharine Graham 1997
4.09
25k+ ratings
Slanted
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2020
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
4.31
1k+
Slanted Summary
Slanted 88%
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2020
4.31
1k+ ratings
How to Stand Up to a Dictator
by Maria Ressa • 2022
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
4.36
7k+
How to Stand Up to a Dictator Summary
How to Stand Up to a Dictator 88%
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
by Maria Ressa 2022
4.36
7k+ ratings
Very Bad People
by Patrick Alley • 2022
How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.
4.05
799
Very Bad People Summary
Very Bad People 88%
How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.
by Patrick Alley 2022
4.05
799 ratings
Conspiracy
by Ryan Holiday • 2018
How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.
3.96
7k+
Conspiracy Summary
Conspiracy 88%
How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.
by Ryan Holiday 2018
3.96
7k+ ratings
inside tagesschau
by Alexander Teske • 2025
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
3.63
97
inside tagesschau Summary
inside tagesschau 88%
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
by Alexander Teske 2025
3.63
97 ratings
Backstory
by Ken Auletta • 2003
Why America's best newspaper kept winning Pulitzers while its parent company kept losing money.
3.50
74
Backstory Summary
Backstory 88%
Why America's best newspaper kept winning Pulitzers while its parent company kept losing money.
by Ken Auletta 2003
3.50
74 ratings
Bad City
by Paul Pringle • 2022
The dean smoked meth. The doctor assaulted hundreds. The newspaper tried to bury both stories.
4.21
4k+
Bad City Summary
Bad City 88%
The dean smoked meth. The doctor assaulted hundreds. The newspaper tried to bury both stories.
by Paul Pringle 2022
4.21
4k+ ratings
American Prison
by Shane Bauer • 2018
Undercover as a guard, a reporter finds that profiting from captivity built the American prison.
4.23
13k+
American Prison Summary
American Prison 88%
Undercover as a guard, a reporter finds that profiting from captivity built the American prison.
by Shane Bauer 2018
4.23
13k+ ratings
An American Summer
by Alex Kotlowitz • 2019
172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.
4.31
5k+
An American Summer Summary
An American Summer 88%
172 killed, 793 wounded. One Chicago summer, inside the lives the violence leaves behind.
by Alex Kotlowitz 2019
4.31
5k+ ratings
The Smear
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2017
Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.
4.22
1k+
The Smear Summary
The Smear 88%
Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2017
4.22
1k+ ratings
Truth Worth Telling
by Scott Pelley • 2019
Four decades chasing the truth: a reporter on what we lose when facts become optional.
4.45
1k+
Truth Worth Telling Summary
Truth Worth Telling 88%
Four decades chasing the truth: a reporter on what we lose when facts become optional.
by Scott Pelley 2019
4.45
1k+ ratings
Freak Kingdom
by Timothy Denevi • 2018
Hunter S. Thompson spent a deadly serious decade trying to stop America's descent into fascism.
4.26
567
Freak Kingdom Summary
Freak Kingdom 88%
Hunter S. Thompson spent a deadly serious decade trying to stop America's descent into fascism.
by Timothy Denevi 2018
4.26
567 ratings
Storycraft
by Jack R. Hart • 2011
Journalists can deploy every fiction technique except making things up. A veteran editor shows how.
4.25
1k+
Storycraft Summary
Storycraft 88%
Journalists can deploy every fiction technique except making things up. A veteran editor shows how.
by Jack R. Hart 2011
4.25
1k+ ratings
Kleptopia
by Tom Burgis • 2020
Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.
3.80
4k+
Kleptopia Summary
Kleptopia 88%
Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.
by Tom Burgis 2020
3.80
4k+ ratings
Midnight in Mexico
by Alfredo Corchado • 2013
A reporter's search for home turns into a survival fight after a cartel warning.
3.78
2k+
Midnight in Mexico Summary
Midnight in Mexico 88%
A reporter's search for home turns into a survival fight after a cartel warning.
by Alfredo Corchado 2013
3.78
2k+ ratings
United States of Distraction
by Mickey Huff • 2019
Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.
3.74
114
United States of Distraction Summary
United States of Distraction 88%
Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.
by Mickey Huff 2019
3.74
114 ratings
The Fort Bragg Cartel
by Seth Harp • 2025
America's deadliest soldiers run a drug cartel. The military shields them; investigations vanish.
4.05
11k+
The Fort Bragg Cartel Summary
The Fort Bragg Cartel 88%
America's deadliest soldiers run a drug cartel. The military shields them; investigations vanish.
by Seth Harp 2025
4.05
11k+ ratings
The New Rulers of the World
by John Pilger • 2002
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
4.14
1k+
The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 88%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ ratings
Hate Inc.
by Matt Taibbi • 2019
The news isn't failing to inform you. It's succeeding at its real job: selling your outrage.
4.09
6k+
Hate Inc. Summary
Hate Inc. 88%
The news isn't failing to inform you. It's succeeding at its real job: selling your outrage.
by Matt Taibbi 2019
4.09
6k+ ratings
Telling True Stories
by Mark Kramer • 2007
Finding true stories, reporting from the inside, and building scenes that read like novels.
4.08
1k+
Telling True Stories Summary
Telling True Stories 88%
Finding true stories, reporting from the inside, and building scenes that read like novels.
by Mark Kramer 2007
4.08
1k+ ratings
Los señores del narco
by Anabel Hernández • 2010
Mexico's drug war is a staged conflict, waged by the government on behalf of its preferred cartel.
4.04
2k+
Los señores del narco Summary
Los señores del narco 88%
Mexico's drug war is a staged conflict, waged by the government on behalf of its preferred cartel.
by Anabel Hernández 2010
4.04
2k+ ratings
Trust Me, I'm Lying
by Ryan Holiday • 2012
Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.
3.85
12k+
Trust Me, I'm Lying Summary
Trust Me, I'm Lying 88%
Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.
by Ryan Holiday 2012
3.85
12k+ ratings
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette
by Stephen Hess • 1998
The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.
1.00
1
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette Summary
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette 88%
The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.
by Stephen Hess 1998
1.00
1 ratings
Securing Democracy
by Glenn Greenwald • 2021
Brazil's judges conspired to jail a president and elect another. One leak proved it.
4.30
151
Securing Democracy Summary
Securing Democracy 88%
Brazil's judges conspired to jail a president and elect another. One leak proved it.
by Glenn Greenwald 2021
4.30
151 ratings
One Nation Under Blackmail
by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
4.42
712
One Nation Under Blackmail Summary
One Nation Under Blackmail 88%
Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.
by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022
4.42
712 ratings
Griftopia
by Matt Taibbi • 2010
From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.
4.16
10k+
Griftopia Summary
Griftopia 88%
From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.
by Matt Taibbi 2010
4.16
10k+ ratings
To Catch a Fascist
by Christopher Mathias • 2026
An infiltrator pulled 440 gigabytes of chat logs from a hate group, unleashing a wave of unmaskings.
4.44
542
To Catch a Fascist Summary
To Catch a Fascist 88%
An infiltrator pulled 440 gigabytes of chat logs from a hate group, unleashing a wave of unmaskings.
by Christopher Mathias 2026
4.44
542 ratings
National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford • 2017
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
3.81
113
National Security Cinema Summary
National Security Cinema 88%
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
by Matthew Alford 2017
3.81
113 ratings
You Can't Read This Book
by Nick Cohen • 2012
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
4.08
736
You Can't Read This Book Summary
You Can't Read This Book 88%
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
by Nick Cohen 2012
4.08
736 ratings
Perversion of Justice
by Julie K. Brown • 2021
Thirteen months for abusing dozens of girls. The secret deal one reporter exposed.
4.21
4k+
Perversion of Justice Summary
Perversion of Justice 87%
Thirteen months for abusing dozens of girls. The secret deal one reporter exposed.
by Julie K. Brown 2021
4.21
4k+ ratings
She Said
by Jodi Kantor • 2019
Two reporters, hundreds of secret settlements, and the story Hollywood couldn't bury.
4.34
44k+
She Said Summary
She Said 87%
Two reporters, hundreds of secret settlements, and the story Hollywood couldn't bury.
by Jodi Kantor 2019
4.34
44k+ ratings
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 87%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
Tokyo Noir
by Jake Adelstein • 2024
An American journalist in Tokyo exposes yakuza corruption, facing cancer, loss, and a Zen path.
3.90
628
Tokyo Noir Summary
Tokyo Noir 87%
An American journalist in Tokyo exposes yakuza corruption, facing cancer, loss, and a Zen path.
by Jake Adelstein 2024
3.90
628 ratings
The White Album
by Joan Didion • 1979
A writer, a psychiatric breakdown, and the California essays that defined an unraveling decade.
4.02
51k+
The White Album Summary
The White Album 87%
A writer, a psychiatric breakdown, and the California essays that defined an unraveling decade.
by Joan Didion 1979
4.02
51k+ ratings
Propaganda Blitz
by David Edwards • 2018
The news isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed: manufacturing consent for the powerful.
4.28
184
Propaganda Blitz Summary
Propaganda Blitz 87%
The news isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed: manufacturing consent for the powerful.
by David Edwards 2018
4.28
184 ratings
Our Dear Friends in Moscow
by Irina Borogan • 2025
Six friends chased a free Russian press. Two decades later, some wrote propaganda, some were dead.
4.07
238
Our Dear Friends in Moscow Summary
Our Dear Friends in Moscow 87%
Six friends chased a free Russian press. Two decades later, some wrote propaganda, some were dead.
by Irina Borogan 2025
4.07
238 ratings
Say Nothing
by Patrick Radden Keefe • 2018
The peace deal that asked everyone to forget, and the one murder that couldn't stay buried.
4.47
174k+
Say Nothing Summary
Say Nothing 87%
The peace deal that asked everyone to forget, and the one murder that couldn't stay buried.
by Patrick Radden Keefe 2018
4.47
174k+ ratings
Private Empire
by Steve Coll • 2012
How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.
4.00
4k+
Private Empire Summary
Private Empire 87%
How ExxonMobil became a nation-like force, with its own intelligence, foreign policy, and security.
by Steve Coll 2012
4.00
4k+ ratings
Modi, Muslims and Media
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar • 2014
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
3.83
125
Modi, Muslims and Media Summary
Modi, Muslims and Media 87%
No court convicted him. Every headline did. The evidence the Gujarat narrative left out.
by Madhu Purnima Kishwar 2014
3.83
125 ratings
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