Guardians of Power

David Edwards is is co-editor and co-founder of Media Lens. He is the author of Free To Be Human (1995), The Compassionate Revolution (1998), and co-author, with David Cromwell, of Guardians of Power (2006), Newspeak in the 21st Century (2009), and Propaganda Blitz: How and Why Corporate Media Distort Reality (Pluto, 2018). David Cromwell is co-editor and co-founder of Media Lens. His previous books include Private Planet (2001) and Why Are We The Good Guys? (2012). He is the co-author, with David Edwards, of Guardians of Power (2006), Newspeak in the 21st Century (2009) and Propaganda Blitz: How and Why Corporate Media Distort Reality (Pluto, 2018).

• AcknowledgementsForeword by John Pilger1 The Mass Media – Neutral, Honest, Psychopathic2 Iraq – The Sanctions of Mass Destruction3 Iraq Disarmed – Burying the 1991-98 Weapons Inspections4 Iraq – Gunning For War And Burying The Dead5 Afghanistan – Let Them Eat Grass6 Kosovo – Real Bombs, Fictional Genocide7 East Timor – The Practical Limits Of Crusading Humanitarianism8 Haiti – The Hidden Logic Of Exploitation9 Idolatry Ink – Reagan, The ‘Cheerful Conservative’ And ‘Chubby Bubba’ Clinton10 Climate Change – The Ultimate Media Betrayal11 Disciplined Media – Professional Conformity To Power12 Towards A Compassionate Media13 Full Human DissentResourcesIndex

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