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ISBN: 9780470050101 (cloth) : $25.95 0470050101 (cloth) Personal Author: Manjoo, Farhad, 1978- Title: True enough : learning to live in a post-fact society / Farhad Manjoo. Publication Information: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2008. Physical Description: v, 250 p. ; 23 cm. Contents: Introduction: Why facts no longer matter -- "Reality" is splitting -- The new tribalism : swift boats and the power of choosing -- Trusting your senses : selective perception and 9/11 -- Questionable expertise : the stolen election and the men who push it -- The twilight of objectivity, or what's the matter with Lou Dobbs? -- "Truthiness" everywhere -- Epilogue: Living in a world without trust. Subject Term: Mass media Objectivity United States. Mass media Political aspects United States. Journalism Objectivity United States. Journalism Political aspects United States. Conspiracies United States. Truthfulness and falsehood United States.

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