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In this characteristically turbocharged book, now in a new post-election edition, celebrated Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi provides an insider's guide to the variety of ways today's mainstream media, across the political spectrum, increasingly shapes the news in order to tell its audiences what they want to hear, thereby expanding their markets and profits. After the elections, Hate, Inc. is a necessary antidote to the distortions dished up by a media, both conservative and liberal, that has sacrificed objective reporting for the narrow distortions of partisanship. Hate, Inc. was released last year as a hardback and has sold nearly 17,000 copies (as well as 7,000 e books) in the trade. It has been reviewed by Jacobin, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, The Washington Post, and Kirkus Reviews. Matt Taibbi is a contributing editor for Rolling Stone and winner of the 2008 National Magazine Award for columns and commentary. He's also the author of I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street, about the infamous killing of Eric Garner by New York City police officers, Insane Clown President, The Divide, Griftopia, and The Great Derangement.

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The best explanation of media behavior since Manufacturing Consent.” —Glenn Greenwald “Fantastic... Everyone should read [it].” —Krystal Ball “The best American journalism has to offer. ” —David Sirota “Where other mainstream news sources fail, Matt Taibbi madly embraces his role as an honest political observer/writer/citizen in a democracy. ” —Janeane Garofalo “Excellent.” —Joe Rogan “An invigorating polemic against tactics the news media use to manipulate and divide their audiences.” —Kirkus Reviews “Taibbi, a writer of striking intelligence and bold ideas, is as hilarious as he is scathing.” —Publishers Weekly “In a smart and scathing freewheeling analysis, the Rolling Stone journalist analyzes political campaign coverage and other media powder kegs.” —The New York Times “Taibbi aims a cannon, blasting [the] American media industry.” —The Washington Post “Scathing and irreverent.” —The Los Angeles Review of Books “A raucous updating of Noam Chomsky and Ed Herman’s classic dissection of capitalist news. Its message is hilarious yet grim: behind the buffoonery of the 24-hour partisan news machine is a propaganda system devoted to upholding the power of entrenched elites.” —Jacobin “Brilliantly captures the current circus atmosphere and explores its roots in the political, economic and technological transformations of the last half century. ” —CounterPunch “A bracing piece of media analysis… Should be required reading in all three remaining journalism schools. ” —Paste

The best explanation of media behavior since Manufacturing Consent. -Glenn Greenwald Fantastic... Everyone should read [it]. -Krystal Ball The best American journalism has to offer. -David Sirota Where other mainstream news sources fail, Matt Taibbi madly embraces his role as an honest political observer/writer/citizen in a democracy. -Janeane Garofalo Excellent. -Joe Rogan An invigorating polemic against tactics the news media use to manipulate and divide their audiences. -Kirkus Reviews Taibbi, a writer of striking intelligence and bold ideas, is as hilarious as he is scathing. -Publishers Weekly In a smart and scathing freewheeling analysis, the Rolling Stone journalist analyzes political campaign coverage and other media powder kegs. -The New York Times Taibbi aims a cannon, blasting [the] American media industry. -The Washington Post Scathing and irreverent. -The Los Angeles Review of Books A raucous updating of Noam Chomsky and Ed Herman's classic dissection of capitalist news. Its message is hilarious yet grim: behind the buffoonery of the 24-hour partisan news machine is a propaganda system devoted to upholding the power of entrenched elites. -Jacobin Brilliantly captures the current circus atmosphere and explores its roots in the political, economic and technological transformations of the last half century. -CounterPunch A bracing piece of media analysis... Should be required reading in all three remaining journalism schools. -Paste

In a smart and scathing freewheeling analysis, the Rolling Stone journalist analyzes political campaign coverage and other media powder kegs. --The New York Times An invigorating polemic against tactics the news media use to manipulate and divide their audiences. --Kirkus Reviews A seething, if amusing, indictment of American political media in the Trump era. --Jacobin A relentless investigative reporter. --The Washington Post Perhaps the greatest reporter on Wall Street's crimes in the modern era. --Salon The best American journalism has to offer. --David Sirota, author of Hostile Takeover Where other mainstream news sources fail, Matt Taibbi madly embraces his role as an honest political observer/writer/citizen in a democracy. --Janeane Garofalo

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Matt Taibbiis a contributing editor forRolling Stoneand winner of the 2008 National Magazine Award for columns and commentary. His most recent book isI Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street, about the infamous killing of Eric Garner by the New York City police. He's also the author of theNew York TimesbestsellersInsane Clown President,The Divide,Griftopia, andThe Great Derangement.

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