Arrogance: Rescuing America from the Media Elite (Abridged Nonfiction)
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Publisher Description
In his #1 New York Times best seller, Bias, Emmy Award-winning journalist Bernard Goldberg created a national firestorm when he exposed the liberal biases of the so-called mainstream media. Now, in his new blockbuster, Goldberg goes even further. He not only takes on Big Journalism, but offers a twelve-step program to help the media elites overcome their addiction to bias.
In Arrogance, Goldberg punctures the bubble in which the media elites live and work, a culture of denial where contrary views are not welcome. He shows how they base their stories on assumptions many Americans don't share-which inevitably leads to biased reporting and slanted news. With blistering wit and passion, he names names and builds his case, revealing:
How the media's coverage of the Jayson Blair scandal missed far more serious problems at the New York Times
How some of the toughest watchdogs in journalism became Hillary Clinton's lapdogs
Why the media refuse to shoot straight when the subject turns to guns
What the real truth is behind the Ms.-information put out by feminists and passed on to you by their friends in the media
Which CBS News icon is "transparently liberal," according to commentator Andy Rooney
Which Hollywood celebrities say the dopiest things about America
Why some think the top journalism school in America is an intellectual gulag
Why the only kind of diversity you cannot find in a lot of newsrooms is a diversity of ideas
How some journalists, like Bob Costas and Tim Russert, do get it ¿ and how they think American journalism can be made better.
Arrogance is one of those rare programs that can change not only a powerful American institution, but the American landscape as well.
Customer Reviews
Judge the substance of the argument
One "review" of this book is nothing but an ad hominem attack against the author. Judge the book on its merits. Goldberg always presents a solid case. He does his homework. Some people who claim to be open-minded only believe in free speech if they agree with the speech.
Great Book!
He presented a well thought out argument for his position.
He was there. Gotta respect that.
If you're unfamiliar with Goldberg, don't assume from the titles of this books at he's a foaming-at-the-mouth right-wing extremist. He is not, and as a conservative, I don't always agree with everything he thinks. But I can put that aside. The thing is, Goldberg is speaking from his experiences as a journalist, and even if you are just curious about the world inhabited by broadcast journalists, you'll find this book interesting. I like the guy. He's just so damn candid and reasonable, and sure, he's teed off a bit; he was not treated very well (just look at the meaner ad hominem attack in one of the reviews here). But he's not rabid, pompous, or meanspirited, and his conclusions are reasonable based on his long experience. I found this book fascinating.
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