Books by Michael Massing
Now They Tell Us
by Michael Massing
Massing’s careful analysis of US news reports during the build-up to war with Iraq show how The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Time and The New Yorker failed to write about those in the intelligence community in 2002 who disputed the Bush administration’s claims about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Less powerful news organisations – notably Knight Ridder’s news service – did, but they were not setting the public’s agenda.
Interviews where books by Michael Massing were recommended
The best books on The Truth Behind the Headlines, recommended by Lorraine Adams
Why do huge stories sometimes go unreported? Our news media are good at promulgating conventional wisdom but find it much more difficult to deal with evidence that contradicts it, says the former Washington Post reporter
