"Fog facts are things that have been published or are easily known but have disappeared in the fog. And there are lots of facts that should disappear in the fog; they're trivia, they're nonsense, and we don't need to know them. I'm talking about things that are important -- that once you bring them to the foreground it changes your picture of reality".
Larry Beinhart is the well-known author of the novel "Wag the Dog". Now, in his latest book "Fog Facts: Searching for Facts in the Land of Spin" he deals with what he describes as fog facts.
With the media around the world under such scrutiny at the moment - and spin by politicians so topical - the interview with Beinhart in Alternet is not only timely but also most interesting and more than somewhat revealing. Read the interview here.
Larry Beinhart is the well-known author of the novel "Wag the Dog". Now, in his latest book "Fog Facts: Searching for Facts in the Land of Spin" he deals with what he describes as fog facts.
With the media around the world under such scrutiny at the moment - and spin by politicians so topical - the interview with Beinhart in Alternet is not only timely but also most interesting and more than somewhat revealing. Read the interview here.
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