The Republican Noise Machine is a 2004 book written by David Brock which chronicles the author's opinion of how the American right wing was able to build their media infrastructure. The book was the prelude to Brock's launching of his organization Media Matters for America, an organization whose stated mission is "to comprehensively monitor, analyze, and correct conservative misinformation in the U.S. media."
[edit] Author
Main article:
David BrockDavid Brock authored The Real Anita Hill in 1993, and became well liked by other Republicans. He then had a hand in many other political books, including examinations of Bill and Hillary Clinton. He himself has disavowed attacks he calls 'smears'. His book Blinded By The Right: The Conscience Of An Ex-Conservative was a 2002 best-seller.
[edit] Summary
Brock details the conservative media strategy subsequent to the time of (Brock hero) Barry Goldwater, predicated on corporate funding of think tanks, such as the Heritage Foundation. Brock believes such think tanks serve not only as propagandists, but as tutors for industry lobbyists, and a training ground for conservative journalists who are not limited by the standards of objectivity and impartiality emphasized in the conventional news media.
Conservative and Republican strategists "concoct smears, distortions, and outright lies", and then disseminate the product as 'talking points' to right-wing radio and Fox News, which Brock says set a narrative echoed by more mainstream news sources.
[edit] Reception
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Media Matters for America
- Media Matters with Bob McChesney Interview of David Brock (Jan 2, 2005)
- BuzzFlash Interview of David Brock
- David Brock Interview, "All Things Considered," National Public Radio (July 2, 2001)
- Ramesh Ponnuru, "The Real David Brock," National Review (May 10, 2001)
- Hendrik Hertzberg, "Can you forgive him? A right-wing conspirator comes clean," New Yorker (March 11, 2002)
- Timothy Noah "David Brock, Liar: A lifelong habit proves hard to break," Slate (March 27, 2002)
- Christopher Hitchens, "The Real David Brock," The Nation (May 9, 2002)
- David Horowitz, "Believe David Brock at your own risk," Salon (April 17, 2002)
- "Brock, Horowitz and the anti-gay slur." Chad Conway responds to David Horowitz, Salon (April 30, 2002)
- Laura Kipnis, "Brock Attack: The formerly right-wing shark behind Media Matters," Slate (May 18, 2004)
- Liberal Smear Machine
