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Be Careful Who You Trust
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September 2010
On Sale: September 14, 2010
200 pages
ISBN: 1439273294
EAN: 9781439273296
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Non-Fiction Biography
"Cirque Du Salahi: Be Careful Who You Trust" tells the
INSIDE STORY of Michaele and Tareq Salahi --the never before
revealed details of what happened before, during, and after
their November 2009 appearance at the Obama administration'
first state dinner. This journalistic autopsy reveals how
one event can capture a ravenous media's attention, become
the fodder for bogus political drama, and with razor-sharp
and misplaced attention, ruin the reputation of a
politically connected couple who did little more than attend
a White House function for which they believed they had an
invitation. Make no mistake. The copycat journalism
surrounding the Salahis, which resulted in headlines like,
"White House Gate-Crashers Investigated, Likely to be
Indicted," could happen to any citizen who stumbles into the
eye of a media storm. But this book is about more than what
happens when the unsuspecting find themselves in the
crosshairs of the national media. It reveals the truth about
Michaele and Tareq Salahi: where they came from; what shaped
their personalities; what obstacles they overcame; and what
motivates them to do what they do. It is quite simply the
background of the story heard 'round the world and how this
couple, from the tiny town of Hume, Virginia, was able to
survive the onslaught. What happened to the Salahis is much
more than any reality television show can capture. The true
story about this couple should serve as a mirror held up to
the media to point out the disturbing trend of
trimmed-to-the-bone newsrooms overreacting and exploiting
certain stories. It also offers a wake-up call to Americans
who believe that their news sources of choice are still
trustworthy, when in reality they are often simply parroting
the poorly researched work of others. The reader will be
left wondering what ever happened to good journalism but not
wondering what really happened that night at the White
House.
Diane Dimond, award winning investigative
journalist, made her reputation working on multiple media
platforms – as a TV correspondent, a syndicated crime and
justice columnist and an author. She has worked at National
Public Radio, CNBC and MSNBC, Fox News and Court TV. She is
currently a Special Correspondent for Entertainment Tonight.
Dimond, raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico credits her
middle-America upbringing with shaping her common sense,
humanistic approach to journalism. Dimond has a gift of
unraveling complicated events, whittling them down to the
most basic and understandable elements in order to tell
informative and compelling stories. She believes that only
when we can comprehend the behavior behind the
events-of-the-day can we reach any real understanding of
those events. Dimond resides in Rockland County, New York
with her husband, broadcast journalist and voiceover artist,
Michael Schoen. They have one daughter and two cats.
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