Hollywood Nation: Left Coast Lies, Old Media Spin, and the New Media Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 1400081939
- ISBN-13
- 9781400081936
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 273
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Crown Forum
- Author
- James L. Hirsen
Description
In an updated study, a conservative spokesperson and author of Tales from the Left Coast offers an insightful look at how the line between news and entertainment has become blurred, as well as how the situation has allowed the liberal media to present their political views within entertainment product. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
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