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For over a hundred years, the New York Times has purported to present straight news and hard facts. But, as Bob Kohn shows with absolute clarity, the founders' original vision has been hijacked, and today, instead of straight news, readers are given mere editorial under the pretense of objective journalism. Kohn shows point by point the methods by which the Times' mission has been subverted by the present management-routinely slanting the presentation of the facts in leads, headlines, and placement; utilizing polls, labels, and loaded language to convey particular views, not genuine news; and staffing the newsroom with hacks who manipulate information to further a leftist agenda. Kohn shows how such fraudulence directly corrupts hundreds of news agencies across the world; and by revealing all their methods of manipulation, he teaches readers how to decipher the slants in even the subtlest of cases, providing an entertaining and enlightening lesson in fraud-busting.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #787850 in Books
• Published on: 2003-08-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

Customer Reviews

Attack on the liberal press
Kohn makes no bones about his intention: To castigate what he labels the "liberal" press. His general premise is that editorials can (and should) be slanted and new must be "objective" and "neutral". Unfortunately, his understanding of what "objective" and "neutral" should be, is tainted by a Republican understanding of the world, and according to Kohn, there is no place for a "liberal" press. It is therefore not surprising that he finds no room to complain about distorted reporting by other newspapers or TV News channels, and contents himself to castigating the NY Times. Instead of writing a book to "prove" how liberal the NY Times us in its news reporting, the natural consequence would have been for Bob Kohn to cancel his subscription. It would have saved many readers the agony of his pseudo-analysis and trying to understand what the "World according to Bob Kohn" should be. A big yawn.

"Jealous Fraud"
It states here that Robert Kohn is a "seasoned" exeutive. I wish he were seasoned, sprayed with hot oil, and then roasted on a hot grill. More and more big corporations are buying news organizations and that's Danger with a capital 'D'. They want their news orgs to be profitable, which means that they can't afford to challenge those they cover, for fear they won't get the next interview. America is in press trouble, and headed for disaster if this trend is allowed to continue. Maybe we need a constitutional amendment that states that a 'free' press is only free and held harmless from law suits if it's owned by itself only, and not a non-news corporation. Kudos for the NY Times. Keep on reporting the news that burns the pants off of 'seasoned' exutives of corporations who are changing our 'news' to their propaganda journals. Or maybe Mr. Kohn hasn't read the Washington Times, or the NY Post, or listened to The Palm Beach Drug Addict/Radio talk show host.

Incredibly revealing
This book is incredibly revealing. The NY Times manipulates its readers to a degree unimaginable.

They are so blind to their own foibles that the editors themselves are in denial.

After you read Journalistic Fraud: How The New York Times Distorts the News and Why It Can No Longer Be Trusted, you will understand that the NYT is pure fraud and deception.