Truthteller

An Investigative Reporter's Journey Through the World of Truth Prevention, Fake News and Conspiracy Theories

English language

Published Dec. 17, 2019 by Exisle Publishing Limited.

ISBN:
978-1-77559-407-9
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1 star (2 reviews)

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Review of 'Truthteller' on 'Storygraph'

1 star

This book is all over the place, literally speaking. It contains much-needed critique of journalism, and lack thereof, but lacks editing; reading this book continuously made me feel as though it had not been edited at all.

The writer of this book may have high standing in the field of journalism, but it is often lacking in references, depth, and is somewhat conspiratorial overall. Pointing out faults is one thing, but pointing to "the truth" without scientific evidence is merely speculation, and defeats the purpose of a book that bears the word "truthteller" in its title.

Here's part of the dubious copy:

There is a daring rescue in the icy wastes of Antarctica. An Air Force Hercules flies in.The heroic midwinter flight — in total darkness and with a temperature low enough to freeze the plane’s oil and fuel within minutes — gets worldwide coverage. But who was rescued and …

Review of 'Truthteller' on 'LibraryThing'

1 star

This book is all over the place, literally speaking. It contains much-needed critique of journalism, and lack thereof, but lacks editing; reading this book continuously made me feel as though it had not been edited at all.

The writer of this book may have high standing in the field of journalism, but it is often lacking in references, depth, and is somewhat conspiratorial overall. Pointing out faults is one thing, but pointing to "the truth" without scientific evidence is merely speculation, and defeats the purpose of a book that bears the word "truthteller" in its title.

Here's part of the dubious copy:

There is a daring rescue in the icy wastes of Antarctica. An Air Force Hercules flies in.The heroic midwinter flight — in total darkness and with a temperature low enough to freeze the plane’s oil and fuel within minutes — gets worldwide coverage. But who was rescued and …