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Now entering Hollywood Nation?where fact blurs with fiction, virtue with vice
Crown
September 2005
272 pages ISBN: 1400081920 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
Millions of Americans are outraged by the radical politics
of self-appointed celebrity pundits like Michael Moore,
Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, and Susan Sarandon. And
actually, these stars’ public pronouncements could be the
least of our worries, as New York Times bestselling
author and media critic James Hirsen reveals in
Hollywood Nation. Now more than ever, Hirsen shows, Hollywood elites are
blurring the lines between entertainment and news to force
their views onto the rest of the country. With their
politically charged films, distorted documentaries, and
skewed docudramas, they’re trying to set the agenda with
little regard for the truth. Even worse, many so-called
journalists are doing the same thing, dangerously mixing
information and entertainment in an attempt to ratchet up
ratings—and to inject their own views into the news. Hollywood Nation also reveals how the New Media are now
leading the counterattack against the relentless liberal
assault that comes from East Coast newsrooms and Left Coast
studios. Through his extensive research and exclusive
interviews with news and entertainment iconoclasts—
including Bill O’Reilly, Mel Gibson, Ann Coulter, Dick
Morris, Peggy Noonan, Laurie Dhue, and many others—Hirsen
shows how liberals can no longer dominate the political and
cultural debates. With a sharp eye and a keen wit, Hirsen takes the reader on
a fun and fascinating journey through this Hollywood nation
of ours. Along the way you’ll discover: •How mainstream media figures’ fame fundamentally distorts
the delivery of news •How far news organizations are going in their quest to sex
things up—and what celebrity journalists are saying about
the plastic surgery push •An exclusive behind-the-scenes account of Mel Gibson’s The
Passion of the Christ—a fascinating story that captures how
the Left is finally losing its stranglehold on information •A cable news journalist spilling the beans about a rival
news channel’s commercial stunt •How Michael Moore’s films are heralding a new trend toward
over-the-top liberal propaganda—but how a newly emerging
conservative Hollywood is fighting back •How the New Media are shaking things up and evening things
out These days we’re just one big Hollywood nation. James
Hirsen reminds us all that we need to pay attention to the
Hollywood influence—not least because we must combat it.
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