The Republican Noise Machine Author:David Brock A former right-wing journalist, David, uses his keen understanding and experience to show how a conservative media has skewed American politics noticeably to the right. Brock's incisive analysis of right-wing media theories, strategies, financing, and operations makes for a convincing argument that the Republican Right doe snot embrace or encour... more »age journalistic freedom, but instead seeks to control it. With billions of dollars to spend and a readiness to demonize dissenting voices--combined with trends toward media consolidation as well as dereegulation of the airwaves--the conservative media machine possesses the tools neeeded to shape the national consciousness.« less