Oct 23, 20 eric altermans invective against my book in his column and blog in the nation fits that last category of smear this book could have been published by the hamas bookofthemonth club. Alterman is the author of ten books, including the cause. Eric alterman will investigate the political and cultural landscape of post newspaper america. In i spy with one little eye the nation, april 29, 1996, journalist eric alterman examined the level of scholarship of some of those saying that released soviet files and venona decrypts automatically corroborate the espionage charges leveled in the 1940s against alger hiss and others. What liberal media the truth about bias and the news by. Eric alterman is professor of english at brooklyn college of the city university of new york, media columnist for the nation, the altercation weblogger for and a senior fellow at the center for american progress, where he writes and edits the think again column. If your goal is to learn about, and understand, one of this countrys most. Alterman, a columnist for the nation, refers to the bush administration as a posttruth presidency, but in general he is hardest on democrats.
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Eric alterman is the nations media columnist, a cuny distinguished professor of english at brooklyn college, and a history ph. Based on interviews with dozens of key figures in new york politics, including the mayor himself, eric altermans new ebook is a rigorous, fascinating and indispensable account of what happened next. When books disappear by eric alterman february 2, 2012, 9. Simpson trial and the rise of msnbc as well as on the clinton scandals, the medias obsession with monica lewinsky, and the resulting conflation of investigative reporting with gossip. Find the best way to get in touch with eric by joining muck rack. This is a cogently written, timely and profoundly troubling book for the new age of conspiracy theory, fake news and online disinformation. The truth about bias and the news, as well ten other books, including the lying in state. He is the author of the bestseller what liberal media. He is also the liberal media columnist for the nation, a senior fellow at the center for american progress in washington, dc, and at the world policy institute in new york, as well as former columnist for the daily beast. He is the author of five previous books, including the book on bush with mark green, what liberal media. Altermans new book, the cause, written with an assist from the historian kevin mattson, is something of a companion volume. Eric alterman is an expert blatherer, but really doesnt know much, as was painfully evident during the his exchanges with blumenthal about goliath. Alterman interprets this pattern as a consequence of mistaken american beliefs.
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It is, as he writes in the preface, an attempt to move beyond the. His weblog named altercation was originally hosted by msnbc. Or at least i was until i read eric altermans new book, why were liberals. Then bigbrand liberal eric alterman, who should be maxs fellow traveler, called mr. Eric altermans invective against my book in his column and blog in the nation fits that last category of smear this book could have been published by the hamas bookofthemonth club. Find eric alterman of the nations articles, email address, contact information, twitter and more. Pundits rule america, the author argues, by constructing and maintaining informed opinion. Ratings for abc news skyrocketed, and a new era in public discourse was born. Eric alterman on max blumenthals antiisrael book partners. While most critics of the media say reporters are too liberal, alterman contends the opposite is true. Eric alterman, media columnist for the nation, is a distinguished professor of english and journalism at brooklyn college of the city university of new york, a senior fellow of the center for american progress, and the altercation weblogger for. January 14, 1960 age 59 years, queens, new york city, ny,movies. The fight for american liberalism from franklin roosevelt to barack obama.
He is also the liberal media columnist for the nation, a senior fellow at the center for american progress in washington, d. They do wonderful adult education in new york, but it wasit wasit was the home to many of the european refugees who came here and revolutionized the social sciencessocial sciences after hitler. Alterman is the national bestseller what liberal media. In this way, altermans book stands as the definitive work on its subject. The following is max blumenthals reply to eric altermans ninth piece attacking him and his book goliath. Eric alterman books list of books by author eric alterman. It is, as he writes in the preface, an attempt to move beyond the daytoday headlines that dominate our political debate. Why presidents lie and why trump is worse, to be published by basic books in in june, 2020. It wasit was particularly famousits a great place, actually.
Eric alterman is a distinguished professor of english, brooklyn college, city university of new york, and professor of journalism at the cuny. In 1992, eric alterman, then a leftwing scourge of rightwing pundits, published sound and fury, a vitriolic if often funny assault on such conservative luminaries as george f. Journalist eric alterman his new book is what liberal media. Eric alterman of the nation is an important liberal, and he made the statement two years ago at the 92d street y, and im deeply grateful to him for his honesty. His weblog named altercation was originally hosted by. He writes of roosevelts deliberate mendacity at yalta and kennedys nasty double game during the cuban missile crisistactics that, respectively, he claims. Mar, 2008 eric alterman, media columnist for the nation, is professor of english at brooklyn college of the city university of new york, senior fellow of the center for american progress, and altercation weblogger for. Bestselling author, journalist, and historian eric alterman, together with historian kevin mattson, traces the history of liberal ideals through the lives and struggles of fascinating personalities. One of the bestknown leftofcenter journalisthistorians in america, alterman argues that those costs are not merely moral but practical. At a time when most americans assume that their presidents lie to them, no book could be more essential than bestselling author eric altermans devastating analysis of the costs of executive duplicity.
A columnist for the nation, he is the author of ten previous titles, including the new york times bestseller what liberal media. History academics college education yale university the daily. Three years later, in 2015, his tenth book, inequality in one city. Eric alterman is distinguished professor of english and journalism, brooklyn college, city university of new york, and professor of fournalism at the cuny graduate school of journalism. The making of the punditocracy 19922000, won the 1992 george orwell award and. For this new edition, eric alterman has made revisions throughout the book, with new material on the impact of the o. Kevin mattson is the connor study professor of contemporary history at the university of ohio. He taught journalism classes at nyu and columbia university born. Nominated for the grand jury prize for best documentary at.
Eric alterman is the author of eight previous books, including the new york times bestseller the book on bush and what liberal media. Interview with paul jay two months before the book came out that eric alterman would. Alterman is the author of the national bestsellers the truth about bias and the news 2003, 2004 and. Eric alterman is a cuny distinguished professor of english and journalism, a media columnist for the nation, a senior fellow at the center for american progress, and the author of seven books, including the national bestsellers what liberal media. It is, he believes, under the control of venal, expanding corporations, and its bestknown practitioners are. Eric alterman born january 14, 1960 is an american historian, journalist, author, media critic, blogger, and educator. Eric alterman is distinguished professor of english at brooklyn college, city university of new york, and professor of journalism at the cuny graduate school of journalism. Alterman is perhaps most noted for his equally distorted book what liberal media where he tried to make the case that the standard news media outlets do not have the obvious liberal bias that they do. Altermans contention is that conventional beliefs are molded and common sense is formed in large measure through the influence of observers who are more famous than informed.
Liberal author eric alterman longs for another moment. The truth about bias and the news by eric alterman basic. Eric alterman, the liberal author of the new book what liberal media. The truth about bias and the news 2003, 2004, and the book on bush. City university of new york and the liberal media columnist for the nation. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read inequality and one city. It aint no sin to be glad youre alive book by eric alterman. I just finished reading eric alterman s brand new book on bruce springsteen, entitled it aint no sin to be glad youre alive the promise of bruce springsteen, and i can safely say it is a very solid, wellresearched, and thoughtful book. Eric alterman is part of the extreme left and like any extremists right or left their view of the reality becomes greatly distorted due to their overarching ideological dogmas.
May 20, 2012 altermans new book, the cause, written with an assist from the historian kevin mattson, is something of a companion volume. Eric altermans i hate max blumenthal handbook mondoweiss. Eric alterman is a distinguished professor of english, brooklyn college, city. It aint no sin to be glad youre alive book by eric.
Eric alterman is distinguished professor of english and journalism, brooklyn college, city university of new york. Three new books try to explain how we got such a massive jerk in the white. Eric alterman is a distinguished professor of english at cuny brooklyn college and holds a phd in history from stanford university. The subtitle promises a political handbook for postbush america. He is currently cuny distinguished professor of english and journalism at brooklyn college, the media columnist for the nation, and a senior fellow at the center for american progress. Because he really is an unbelievable asshole and a really, really great. The cause, by eric alterman and kevin mattson the new. I just finished reading eric altermans brand new book on bruce springsteen, entitled it aint no sin to be glad youre alive the promise of bruce springsteen, and i can safely say it is a very solid, wellresearched, and thoughtful book. The cause tells the remarkable story of politicians, intellectuals, visionaries. Life and loathing in greater israel the nation rejected blumenthal.
Eric alterman currently writes the stop the presses media column for the nation and the altercation web log for. Eric alterman, media columnist for the nation, is a distinguished professor of english. This weeks issue never miss a big new yorker story again. Mar 16, 2008 or at least i was until i read eric altermans new book, why were liberals. Oh, its aits a very famous university thats been around forever. In recent years, he has been a contributing editor to, or columnist for worth, rolling stone, elle, mother jones, world policy journal, and the sunday express london. Why democracy matters in foreign policy by eric alterman cornell. Based on interviews with dozens of key figures in new york politics, including the mayor himself, eric alterman s new e book is a rigorous, fascinating and indispensable account of what happened next.
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