Reply #59: ANNOUNCING TWO NEW BOOKS FROM 'THE NEWS DISSECTOR' [View All]

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Dear Friends,

As a MediaChannel.org blogger and on-line journalist I know that work posted on the Internet can be ephemeral, here today, gone tomorrow. That's why I also write books that permit more reflection and elaboration. I want to tell you about my two latest efforts that I hope will interest you.
One, THE DEATH OF THE MEDIA is a media manifesto, the other, WHEN NEWS LIES examines media complicity in the Iraq War (my film WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception is included in the book). The book charges that among the war crimes we have been reading about are media crimes that go way beyond the transgressions and duplicity of individual reporters like Judith Miller, who has just left the New York Times.

I am appealing to those of you who think these subjects are important to help me get the word out by forwarding this e-mail to interested friends and publications. The small publishing houses that publish my work are at a competitive disadvantage in the marketplace. It takes a grass roots campaign to alert potential readers. I have to reach out to people I’ve met and know.

Please also request these titles at bookstores and libraries and tell people and journalists who you think might be interested.

In this holiday season, we are also seeking support to continue the work of MediaChannel.org which carries my daily News Dissector blog. Tax-deductible donations to support MediaChannel can be made out to our fiscal sponsor, The Global Center, and sent to 575 8th Avenue, #2200, New York, NY, 10018, or you can donate online at: www.mediachannel.org/membership

MediaChannel is at the forefront of an emerging media and democracy movement, I hope these books and our work can become a WMI -- Weapon of Mass Instruction. We need media reform more than ever, but first we have to educate the public about issues that for obvious reasons are often not covered in our media.

You can order these books on line at: http://www.newsdissector.org/store.htm.

For an additional tax-deductible gift of $50, I will sign the books as well.

Onward,
Danny Schechter
News Dissector
Editor Mediachannel.org
Danny@mediachannel.org
Here's more on the books:

THE DEATH OF MEDIA: And the Fight to Save Democracy
The Publisher writes: So, how do we revitalize the Fourth Estate? In a book that is half manifesto and half piercing investigation, Schechter searches for an answer-exploring the promise of new media and considering how these new outlets are fueling the efforts by average citizens to reclaim the public airwaves. THE DEATH OF MEDIA is an inspiring guide to what can be done now. And thanks to Schechter's passion and vast experience, it is also something more: a brilliant and thrilling look at a turning point in our history. “

WHEN NEWS LIES: Media Complicity and The Iraq War

The book includes the feature-length DVD of the prize-winning film WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception and the complete script. WHEN NEWS LIES also includes a foreword by acclaimed media writer and Vanity Fair columnist Michael Wolff and prefaces by independent Iraq reporter Dahr Jamail and information warfare specialist Colonel (Ret) Sam Gardiner, a war analyst for the PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer.

Danny Schechter will be doing media appearances and lectures about the book and film.

For more on WMD, and to order the video: visit www.wmdthfilm.com

For earlier books and films: http://www.newsdissector.org/dissectorville

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