Description: "Publishers Weekly" calls this book "a sophisticated, irreverent look at television that will make readers wince--and cry". "A blow-by-blow account of the steady 'dumbing down' of programs and news over the years".--"San Francisco Chronicle". 35 photos.
Review Quotes: "In the era of the incredibly shrinking sound bite . . . producer Danny Schechter stands apart." -Associated Press
"As 'news dissector' on Boston radio, Danny Schechter literally educated a generation. . . . He went on to become what he describes as a 'mole in the media machine.' His account of his struggles, and considerable achievements, should enlighten [and] inspire." -Noam Chomsky
"Schechter has a keen sense of what is happening in network news." -USA Today