A Nation Seized: How Karl Rove and the Political Right Stole Reality, Beginning With the News - Softcover

Israel, Bill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982659768 ISBN 13: 9780982659762

Publisher: Marquette Books, 2011

Synopsis

*Bill Israel's ... book explains exactly how Karl Rove and the political right falsely framed information for the news media and the American people, effectively distorting and re-defining reality in order to manufacture consent. It should be a wake-up call to every American ... . --Charles Lewis, founder, Center for Public Integrity; and founder, Investigative Reporting Workshop, American University *An impressive and indispensable book Bill Israel tracks how Karl Rove hijacked our politics, updated the art of propaganda and set out to emasculate mainstream American journalism. Be forewarned: You'll never view news again in quite the same way. --Wayne Slater, co-author, Bush s Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential *For those who wish to understand Karl Rove in a historical and social context, here is an indispensable account. Professor Israel who once taught with Rove and observed his modus operandi at first hand has [produced] ... an analysis ... that should stimulate debate on the present state of political communication in America. --Professor Philip Schlesinger, University of Glasgow, U.K. *Rove and the Right still are undercutting news to achieve long-term political control. This book tells how. --William P. Hobby, Jr., former Texas Lieutenant Governor and former president, The Houston Post *Israel has put clothes on the stick figure of Rove, the man behind ... George W. Bush. Israel has written an ... important and highly personal story of Rove s early days in Texas ... as well as his later success in neutralizing the Washington press corps in the run-up to the war in Iraq. An important work of both history and journalism. --Edward M. Fouhy, former executive at CBS News, ABC News, and NBC News; founding director, Pew Center for Civic Journalism *[A] fine writer and scholar, Bill Israel has applied perspective and data to show how Rove s approach is distorting our fundamental beliefs in everything from journalism to government ... . --James C

Edition details

• Publisher: Marquette Books
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0982659768
• ISBN 13: 9780982659762
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 290