Hate Inc.
by Matt Taibbi · OR Books
Media critique by journalist Matt Taibbi arguing that US news outlets profit by sorting audiences into partisan camps and selling outrage, updating the propaganda model of Manufacturing Consent and including an interview with Noam Chomsky. Readers can analyze how commercial incentives shape news coverage.
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