Book review of Trust Us We're Experts by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber.
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In an era of blatant disregard for journalistic objectivity, alleged vast right-wing conspiracies and the myriad books that attempt to enlighten the average citizen of the evils of corporate America, advertising, media bias and any form of sensible government, we have yet another boogey-man exposé by the editors of PR Watch: Trust Us We're Experts by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber.
In the true spirit of "The X Files" and yellow journalism,
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PR industry sees the public as brainless sheep that can easily be led into believing everything thrown at them. Unfortunately, that's not too far from reality. What the American public doesn't know is what makes it the American public. This book can persuade those who read it to become more vigilant; however, the authors have no answers for this problem's systemic causes. This book lists all the symptoms but has no cure for the disease.
PR industry sees the public as brainless sheep that can easily be led into believing everything thrown at them. Unfortunately, that's not too far from reality. What the American public doesn't know is what makes it the American public. This book can persuade those who read it to become more vigilant; however, the authors have no answers for this problem's systemic causes. This book lists all the symptoms but has no cure for the disease.