End Times: The Death of the Fourth Estate

by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair

Book Overview

We can no longer trust that our journalists are reporting the news without underlying corporate or governmental agendas. The US government deregulates radio and right-wing Clear Channel gobbles up... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904859372
• ISBN13: 9781904859376
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: AK Press
• Length: 375 Pages
• Weight: 5.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

A collection of their better essays....

but still worth it. A Trenchant tearing apart of the pretensions of the fourth estate, including his classic take down of the McNeil-Lehrer report.

Essential reading for anyone interested in free speech and media democracy!

Recently, I obtained a copy of this excellent CounterPunch anthology by becoming a member of the Friends of AK Press, something you too should consider if you're interested in cutting-edge radical thought. Exposing the corporate media as a propaganda organ of the reactionary right, "End Games" is a passionate call to democratize the news. Whether they're discussing the war on Iraq, Rupert Murdoch, the pro-Israel lobby, Bill O'Reilly, or the attack on micro-radio, Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair will entertain and enlighten you. Smart, urgent, and at times wickedly funny, this is a book you need to read. And then after you read it, go on and make a movement documentary, start a punk band, publish a zine, organize a teach-in, post a story on Indymedia.org, or participate in a poetry slam. In short, become the media!