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Author Attkisson, Sharyl, 1961- author.

Title The smear : how shady political operatives and fake news control what you see, what you think, and how you vote / Sharyl Attkisson.

Publisher New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017]

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 Auburn PL Nonfiction Stacks  PN 4888 .C6 A85 2017    AVAILABLE  
 Curtis ML Adult Non Fiction  320 Attkisson sme 2017    AVAILABLE  
 Goodall Adult Non-Fiction  302.23 A885s    TEMPORARY CLOSURE  
 Lithgow PL Non Fiction  320.973 ATT    AVAILABLE  
 Patten Free Non Fiction  070.4 Att    AVAILABLE  
 Rockport PL Adult NF  320 ATT    AVAILABLE  
 Rumford Non-Fic  320 Att    AVAILABLE  
 Scarborough PL Nonfiction  302.23 ATTKISSON    AVAILABLE  
 WCCC Calais Stacks  PN 4888 .C6 A85 2017    AVAILABLE  
 Wells PL Nonfiction  070.4 ATT    AVAILABLE  
Edition First edition.
Physical Description 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note Includes index.
Summary "Behind most major political stories in the modern era, there is an agenda; an effort by opposition researchers, spin doctors, and outside interests to destroy an idea or a person. The tactic they use is the Smear. Every day, Americans are influenced by the Smear without knowing it. Paid forces cleverly shape virtually every image you cross. Maybe you read that Donald Trump is a racist misogynist, or saw someone on the news mocking the Bernie Sanders campaign. The trick of the Smear is that it is often based on some shred of truth, but these media-driven 'hit pieces' are designed to obscure the truth. Success hinges on the Smear artist's ability to remain invisible; to make it seem as if their work is neither calculated nor scripted. It must appear to be precisely what it is not."-- Publisher.
Note Birth of the modern smear: spies, Bork, and the Clintons -- David Brock's smear frontier -- The smear industrial complex: smear merchants and scandalmongers -- Media matters (but money matters more) -- Plausible deniability: conjuring an Astroturf reality -- Transactional journalism: the black market information trade -- the anti-smear candidate (and the disloyal opposition) -- The road to the conventions -- General election -- Brave new world of #FakeNews (and chilling efforts to censor it) -- Epilogue: The smear gone global.
Subject Journalism -- Corrupt practices.
Mass media and public opinion -- United States.
Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States.
Communication in politics -- United States.
Politics and culture -- United States.