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📺 Media And Power

An unflinching look at how those who control information control everything — from political outcomes to public consciousness.
Slanted
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2020
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
4.31
1k+
📰 Media Bias🎭 Narrative Control🗣️ Weaponized Language🕹️ Media Manipulation🔍 Investigative Journalism
Slanted Summary
Slanted 92%
How newsrooms kill inconvenient stories, and the words that tell you they're doing it.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2020
4.31
1k+ ratings
📰 Media Bias🎭 Narrative Control🗣️ Weaponized Language🕹️ Media Manipulation🔍 Investigative Journalism
Manufacturing Consent
by Edward S. Herman • 1988
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
4.23
25k+
📰 Media Criticism📢 Propaganda Studies⚙️ Structural Bias🏢 Corporate Media⚡ Media Power
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent 92%
Why a free press produces propaganda as reliably as a state ministry: the structural answer.
by Edward S. Herman 1988
4.23
25k+ ratings
📰 Media Criticism📢 Propaganda Studies⚙️ Structural Bias🏢 Corporate Media⚡ Media Power
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
🧐 Media Criticism📣 War Propaganda🏢 Corporate Power🎭 Manufacturing Consent📡 Media Ownership
Propaganda Blitz Summary
Propaganda Blitz 91%
The news isn't broken. It's working exactly as designed: manufacturing consent for the powerful.
by David Edwards 2018
4.28
184 ratings
🧐 Media Criticism📣 War Propaganda🏢 Corporate Power🎭 Manufacturing Consent📡 Media Ownership
inside tagesschau
by Alexander Teske • 2025
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
3.63
97
📰 Media Criticism📺 Public Broadcasting🇩🇪 German Politics🗞️ Newsroom Culture⚖️ Media Bias
inside tagesschau Summary
inside tagesschau 91%
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
by Alexander Teske 2025
3.63
97 ratings
📰 Media Criticism📺 Public Broadcasting🇩🇪 German Politics🗞️ Newsroom Culture⚖️ Media Bias
Conspiracy
by Ryan Holiday • 2018
How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.
3.96
7k+
🎙️ Media Power⚖️ Legal Warfare📰 Media Ethics🕵️ Secret Operations🔒 Privacy Rights
Conspiracy Summary
Conspiracy 91%
How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.
by Ryan Holiday 2018
3.96
7k+ ratings
🎙️ Media Power⚖️ Legal Warfare📰 Media Ethics🕵️ Secret Operations🔒 Privacy Rights
National Security Cinema
by Matthew Alford • 2017
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
3.81
113
📢 Propaganda Studies🎬 Military-Entertainment Complex📺 Media Manipulation📜 Historical Revisionism🏢 Media Consolidation
National Security Cinema Summary
National Security Cinema 91%
The Pentagon secretly approved or killed your favorite movies, one script at a time.
by Matthew Alford 2017
3.81
113 ratings
📢 Propaganda Studies🎬 Military-Entertainment Complex📺 Media Manipulation📜 Historical Revisionism🏢 Media Consolidation
Manufacturing Consent
by Mark Achbar • 1994
No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.
4.41
699
📖 Critical Media Studies📊 Political Economy🔍 Propaganda Studies🏢 Corporate Media📡 Political Communication
Manufacturing Consent Summary
Manufacturing Consent 91%
No conspiracy, no censorship: why the news in a free society still serves the powerful.
by Mark Achbar 1994
4.41
699 ratings
📖 Critical Media Studies📊 Political Economy🔍 Propaganda Studies🏢 Corporate Media📡 Political Communication
Twilight
by Mark Cotta Vaz • 2008
Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.
4.20
451k+
🏢 Corporate Dynasties📺 Media Empires💔 Family Dysfunction📋 Corporate Governance📰 Media Manipulation
Twilight Summary
Twilight 91%
Behind every media empire is a family at war. Lessons in power, loyalty, and survival.
by Mark Cotta Vaz 2008
4.20
451k+ ratings
🏢 Corporate Dynasties📺 Media Empires💔 Family Dysfunction📋 Corporate Governance📰 Media Manipulation
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+
📰 Media Criticism😡 Outrage Economy🎭 Media Manipulation🏛️ Partisan Division📱 News Addiction
Hate Inc. Summary
Hate Inc. 91%
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
📰 Media Criticism😡 Outrage Economy🎭 Media Manipulation🏛️ Partisan Division📱 News Addiction
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
🗞️ Media Criticism📰 News Literacy📡 Propaganda Studies🏢 Corporate Media🤥 Disinformation Age
United States of Distraction Summary
United States of Distraction 90%
Six companies own nearly all American media. The product is a public too distracted for democracy.
by Mickey Huff 2019
3.74
114 ratings
🗞️ Media Criticism📰 News Literacy📡 Propaganda Studies🏢 Corporate Media🤥 Disinformation Age
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+
📰 Media Manipulation📈 Attention Economy🔍 Misinformation😡 Outrage Culture🎙️ Media Criticism
Trust Me, I'm Lying Summary
Trust Me, I'm Lying 90%
Blogs run on lies. A former insider shows who supplies them and why truth loses.
by Ryan Holiday 2012
3.85
12k+ ratings
📰 Media Manipulation📈 Attention Economy🔍 Misinformation😡 Outrage Culture🎙️ Media Criticism
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
🚫 Military Censorship📢 Propaganda Studies🏛️ Pentagon Influence🤫 Self-Censorship📜 First Amendment Law
Operation Hollywood Summary
Operation Hollywood 90%
The military lent Hollywood its jets and ships, then demanded veto power over the script.
by David L. Robb 2004
3.46
72 ratings
🚫 Military Censorship📢 Propaganda Studies🏛️ Pentagon Influence🤫 Self-Censorship📜 First Amendment Law
You are Being Lied To
by Russ Kick • 2001
The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.
3.87
1k+
📰 Media Criticism📜 Hidden Histories📢 Propaganda Studies🌐 Media Ecology🏛️ Institutional Power
You are Being Lied To Summary
You are Being Lied To 90%
The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.
by Russ Kick 2001
3.87
1k+ ratings
📰 Media Criticism📜 Hidden Histories📢 Propaganda Studies🌐 Media Ecology🏛️ Institutional Power
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
🇺🇸 American Democracy📰 Press Freedom🕵️ Mccarthyism📡 Media Manipulation🧠 Disinformation
Enemy of the People Summary
Enemy of the People 90%
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
🇺🇸 American Democracy📰 Press Freedom🕵️ Mccarthyism📡 Media Manipulation🧠 Disinformation
The Smear
by Sharyl Attkisson • 2017
Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.
4.22
1k+
🎯 Character Assassination📰 Media Manipulation🤥 Fake News💰 Dark Money📢 Propaganda Techniques
The Smear Summary
The Smear 90%
Billion-dollar industry of leaks, astroturf, and dark money controls the news. Insider shows how.
by Sharyl Attkisson 2017
4.22
1k+ ratings
🎯 Character Assassination📰 Media Manipulation🤥 Fake News💰 Dark Money📢 Propaganda Techniques
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
📻 Independent Media📺 Media Criticism🔍 Investigative Journalism✊ Grassroots Movements💸 Economic Inequality
The Silenced Majority Summary
The Silenced Majority 90%
The news decides which wars and uprisings didn't happen. Here is what they buried.
by Amy Goodman 2012
4.06
251 ratings
📻 Independent Media📺 Media Criticism🔍 Investigative Journalism✊ Grassroots Movements💸 Economic Inequality
Journalism and PR
by John Lloyd • 2014
PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.
3.78
9
📢 Public Relations📺 Media Studies💻 Digital Disruption🔍 Corporate Transparency🛡️ Reputation Management
Journalism and PR Summary
Journalism and PR 90%
PR is bypassing the newsroom and speaking directly to you. Journalism hasn't caught up.
by John Lloyd 2014
3.78
9 ratings
📢 Public Relations📺 Media Studies💻 Digital Disruption🔍 Corporate Transparency🛡️ Reputation Management
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+
🏴 Anti-Imperialism🔍 Investigative Journalism📰 Media Criticism📡 Propaganda Studies🌐 Globalization Critique
The New Rulers of the World Summary
The New Rulers of the World 90%
The global economy was built on mass graves. A reporter shows you who filled them.
by John Pilger 2002
4.14
1k+ ratings
🏴 Anti-Imperialism🔍 Investigative Journalism📰 Media Criticism📡 Propaganda Studies🌐 Globalization Critique
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
🗽 Free Speech Defense🙊 Religious Censorship🏢 Corporate Silence📢 Whistleblowing🖥️ Digital Authoritarianism
You Can't Read This Book Summary
You Can't Read This Book 90%
Censorship didn't vanish after book burnings. It learned to smile and send a legal notice.
by Nick Cohen 2012
4.08
736 ratings
🗽 Free Speech Defense🙊 Religious Censorship🏢 Corporate Silence📢 Whistleblowing🖥️ Digital Authoritarianism
Copaganda
by Alec Karakatsanis • 2025
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
4.49
582
🎥 Media Criticism⚖️ Criminal Justice🔒 Mass Incarceration🗞️ News Manipulation😨 Fear Politics
Copaganda Summary
Copaganda 90%
The hidden PR system that converts police spin into headlines and crime panic into tougher laws.
by Alec Karakatsanis 2025
4.49
582 ratings
🎥 Media Criticism⚖️ Criminal Justice🔒 Mass Incarceration🗞️ News Manipulation😨 Fear Politics
Amusing Ourselves to Death
by Neil Postman • 1985
The real danger isn't censorship. It's a culture so entertained it forgets how to think.
4.17
39k+
🏞️ Media Ecology📰 Media Criticism🗳️ Political Communication📡 Medium Theory👁️ Attention Economy
Amusing Ourselves to Death Summary
Amusing Ourselves to Death 90%
The real danger isn't censorship. It's a culture so entertained it forgets how to think.
by Neil Postman 1985
4.17
39k+ ratings
🏞️ Media Ecology📰 Media Criticism🗳️ Political Communication📡 Medium Theory👁️ Attention Economy
Echo Chamber
by Kathleen Hall Jamieson • 2008
Three outlets, one ideology, and a shared strategy for keeping their audience inside the walls.
3.41
49
📡 Media Ecosystems↔️ Political Polarization🐘 Conservative Media📺 Media Effects🔍 Selective Exposure
Echo Chamber Summary
Echo Chamber 90%
Three outlets, one ideology, and a shared strategy for keeping their audience inside the walls.
by Kathleen Hall Jamieson 2008
3.41
49 ratings
📡 Media Ecosystems↔️ Political Polarization🐘 Conservative Media📺 Media Effects🔍 Selective Exposure
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+
🗞️ Press Freedom🔴 Disinformation⛓️ Authoritarianism🔍 Investigative Journalism💻 Big Tech Criticism
How to Stand Up to a Dictator Summary
How to Stand Up to a Dictator 90%
How to fight back when your government weaponizes social media, from the journalist who lived it.
by Maria Ressa 2022
4.36
7k+ ratings
🗞️ Press Freedom🔴 Disinformation⛓️ Authoritarianism🔍 Investigative Journalism💻 Big Tech Criticism
Post-Truth
by Matthew d'Ancona • 2017
Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.
3.75
921
📺 Media Criticism🦠 Misinformation🕵️ Conspiracy Theories🔄 Echo Chambers👁️ Attention Economy
Post-Truth Summary
Post-Truth 90%
Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.
by Matthew d'Ancona 2017
3.75
921 ratings
📺 Media Criticism🦠 Misinformation🕵️ Conspiracy Theories🔄 Echo Chambers👁️ Attention Economy
Anatomy of Fake News
by Nolan Higdon • 2020
Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.
4.00
35
📰 Media Literacy📋 News Literacy🔍 Disinformation Studies📢 Propaganda Analysis💰 Attention Economy
Anatomy of Fake News Summary
Anatomy of Fake News 89%
Censorship backfires against fake news. Tech fixes flop. The only cure is a skill schools abandoned.
by Nolan Higdon 2020
4.00
35 ratings
📰 Media Literacy📋 News Literacy🔍 Disinformation Studies📢 Propaganda Analysis💰 Attention Economy
Static
by Amy Goodman • 2006
When government lies, the press should expose it. Instead, they broadcast the script.
4.05
384
📺 Media Criticism🌐 U.S. Foreign Policy🔍 Investigative Journalism🤫 Government Secrecy📢 Whistleblowing
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
📺 Media Criticism🌐 U.S. Foreign Policy🔍 Investigative Journalism🤫 Government Secrecy📢 Whistleblowing
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
⚖️ Campaign Ethics📰 Political Journalism🔍 Media Bias💰 Campaign Finance🗳️ Election Reform
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette Summary
The Little Book of Campaign Etiquette 89%
The unwritten rules campaigns and journalists keep breaking, and the case for writing them down.
by Stephen Hess 1998
1.00
1 ratings
⚖️ Campaign Ethics📰 Political Journalism🔍 Media Bias💰 Campaign Finance🗳️ Election Reform
Propaganda
by Jacques Ellul • 1962
Propaganda is not a tool but a total environment, and its aim is action, not belief.
4.28
1k+
📺 Media Theory🏙️ Mass Society🧠 Psychological Manipulation🗳️ Public Opinion🎭 Social Control
Propaganda Summary
Propaganda 89%
Propaganda is not a tool but a total environment, and its aim is action, not belief.
by Jacques Ellul 1962
4.28
1k+ ratings
📺 Media Theory🏙️ Mass Society🧠 Psychological Manipulation🗳️ Public Opinion🎭 Social Control
Backstory
by Ken Auletta • 2003
Why America's best newspaper kept winning Pulitzers while its parent company kept losing money.
3.50
74
📰 News Industry🖊️ Editorial Independence🏛️ Press Ownership📊 Business Journalism👥 Newsroom Leadership
Backstory Summary
Backstory 89%
Why America's best newspaper kept winning Pulitzers while its parent company kept losing money.
by Ken Auletta 2003
3.50
74 ratings
📰 News Industry🖊️ Editorial Independence🏛️ Press Ownership📊 Business Journalism👥 Newsroom Leadership
The Quiet Before
by Gal Beckerman • 2022
Why the movements that changed the world began with letters and zines, not viral posts.
3.79
485
🏴 Social Movements📰 Media History📢 Political Communication🧱 Movement Building👁️ Attention Economy
The Quiet Before Summary
The Quiet Before 89%
Why the movements that changed the world began with letters and zines, not viral posts.
by Gal Beckerman 2022
3.79
485 ratings
🏴 Social Movements📰 Media History📢 Political Communication🧱 Movement Building👁️ Attention Economy
Network Propaganda
by Yochai Benkler • 2018
The internet did not polarize America; a lopsided propaganda machine built over decades did.
4.14
387
🗺️ Media Ecosystems📣 Propaganda Studies🔁 Echo Chambers📰 Political Communication🦠 Disinformation Studies
Network Propaganda Summary
Network Propaganda 89%
The internet did not polarize America; a lopsided propaganda machine built over decades did.
by Yochai Benkler 2018
4.14
387 ratings
🗺️ Media Ecosystems📣 Propaganda Studies🔁 Echo Chambers📰 Political Communication🦠 Disinformation Studies
The Death of Truth
by Michiko Kakutani • 2018
How relativism, algorithms, and a demagogue made facts optional and democracy fragile.
3.79
5k+
🤥 Post-Truth Politics📡 Information Warfare🔁 Echo Chambers📰 Media Criticism🗣️ Political Language
The Death of Truth Summary
The Death of Truth 89%
How relativism, algorithms, and a demagogue made facts optional and democracy fragile.
by Michiko Kakutani 2018
3.79
5k+ ratings
🤥 Post-Truth Politics📡 Information Warfare🔁 Echo Chambers📰 Media Criticism🗣️ Political Language
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
🗳️ Political Memoir🕳️ Conspiracy Theories🎭 Digital Identity📰 Media Criticism🛡️ Information Warfare
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 89%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
🗳️ Political Memoir🕳️ Conspiracy Theories🎭 Digital Identity📰 Media Criticism🛡️ Information Warfare
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
🗽 Press Freedom⚖️ First Amendment🔒 Government Secrecy📜 Media Law📢 Whistleblowing
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
🗽 Press Freedom⚖️ First Amendment🔒 Government Secrecy📜 Media Law📢 Whistleblowing
New Power
by Jeremy Heimans • 2018
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
3.81
2k+
🥊 Power Dynamics🌐 Network Society✊ Digital Activism💡 Contagious Ideas🤝 Peer Collaboration
New Power Summary
New Power 89%
Power spreads through networks, not hierarchies. The blueprint for ideas the crowd will carry.
by Jeremy Heimans 2018
3.81
2k+ ratings
🥊 Power Dynamics🌐 Network Society✊ Digital Activism💡 Contagious Ideas🤝 Peer Collaboration
Audience of One
by James Poniewozik • 2019
Television didn't just cover Trump. It created him, and the presidency became its season finale.
4.19
926
📺 Media Criticism🏛️ Presidential Politics⚔️ American Culture Wars🖥️ Reality Television📼 Nostalgia Politics
Audience of One Summary
Audience of One 89%
Television didn't just cover Trump. It created him, and the presidency became its season finale.
by James Poniewozik 2019
4.19
926 ratings
📺 Media Criticism🏛️ Presidential Politics⚔️ American Culture Wars🖥️ Reality Television📼 Nostalgia Politics
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+
📰 Political Journalism📺 Media Criticism🗣️ Free Speech🏛️ Institutional Decay🎖️ War Correspondence
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
📰 Political Journalism📺 Media Criticism🗣️ Free Speech🏛️ Institutional Decay🎖️ War Correspondence
The News
by Alain de Botton • 2014
Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.
3.58
3k+
📰 Media Criticism🧠 Media Literacy⚠️ Negativity Bias⏳ Attention Economy🎭 Cultural Criticism
The News Summary
The News 89%
Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.
by Alain de Botton 2014
3.58
3k+ ratings
📰 Media Criticism🧠 Media Literacy⚠️ Negativity Bias⏳ Attention Economy🎭 Cultural Criticism
The Image
by Daniel J. Boorstin • 1961
Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.
4.07
1k+
🎙️ Media Criticism🎭 Manufactured Reality🌟 Celebrity Culture🏛️ Image Politics📢 Advertising Critique
The Image Summary
The Image 89%
Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.
by Daniel J. Boorstin 1961
4.07
1k+ ratings
🎙️ Media Criticism🎭 Manufactured Reality🌟 Celebrity Culture🏛️ Image Politics📢 Advertising Critique
Twitter and Tear Gas
by Zeynep Tufekci • 2017
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
4.08
1k+
🧑‍💻 Digital Activism📢 Attention Economics🛡️ Information Warfare🚪 Media Gatekeeping🤝 Collective Action
Twitter and Tear Gas Summary
Twitter and Tear Gas 89%
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
by Zeynep Tufekci 2017
4.08
1k+ ratings
🧑‍💻 Digital Activism📢 Attention Economics🛡️ Information Warfare🚪 Media Gatekeeping🤝 Collective Action
The Big Picture
by Ben Fritz • 2018
How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.
4.02
2k+
🎬 Hollywood Economics📺 Streaming Disruption🎥 Franchise Filmmaking🌏 Global Box Office🏢 Media Consolidation
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture 89%
How Marvel, Netflix, and the Chinese box office dismantled the movies you used to love.
by Ben Fritz 2018
4.02
2k+ ratings
🎬 Hollywood Economics📺 Streaming Disruption🎥 Franchise Filmmaking🌏 Global Box Office🏢 Media Consolidation
Free Speech
by Timothy Garton Ash • 2017
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
3.96
312
🗣️ Free Speech🌐 Internet Freedom📰 Media And Democracy⚠️ Hate Speech💬 Civic Discourse
Free Speech Summary
Free Speech 89%
Free speech was built for a world of nations and newspapers. That world is gone.
by Timothy Garton Ash 2017
3.96
312 ratings
🗣️ Free Speech🌐 Internet Freedom📰 Media And Democracy⚠️ Hate Speech💬 Civic Discourse
Facts and Other Lies
by Ed Coper • 2022
The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.
4.16
242
🗳️ Political Disinformation📡 Media Ecosystems💻 Digital Politics🧠 Cognitive Biases📖 Media Literacy
Facts and Other Lies Summary
Facts and Other Lies 89%
The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.
by Ed Coper 2022
4.16
242 ratings
🗳️ Political Disinformation📡 Media Ecosystems💻 Digital Politics🧠 Cognitive Biases📖 Media Literacy
Dragnet Nation
by Julia Angwin • 2014
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
3.68
659
🛡️ Digital Surveillance🔒 Data Privacy👁️ Mass Surveillance📰 Investigative Journalism🛠️ Digital Self-Defense
Dragnet Nation Summary
Dragnet Nation 89%
A journalist tried to opt out of digital surveillance for a year. The system refused.
by Julia Angwin 2014
3.68
659 ratings
🛡️ Digital Surveillance🔒 Data Privacy👁️ Mass Surveillance📰 Investigative Journalism🛠️ Digital Self-Defense
Antisocial Media
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2018
Facebook promised connection; it delivered surveillance, outrage, and a gift to authoritarians.
3.86
590
📱 Social Media Criticism👀 Attention Economy🕵️ Surveillance Capitalism🦠 Disinformation🫧 Filter Bubbles
Antisocial Media Summary
Antisocial Media 89%
Facebook promised connection; it delivered surveillance, outrage, and a gift to authoritarians.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2018
3.86
590 ratings
📱 Social Media Criticism👀 Attention Economy🕵️ Surveillance Capitalism🦠 Disinformation🫧 Filter Bubbles
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3.98
483 ratings
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