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Hate Inc.
Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another
Book • 2019
In this book, Matt Taibbi provides an insider's guide to the ways in which today's mainstream media distorts the news.
He argues that the news has become a twisted wing of the entertainment business, where media companies master the art of monetizing anger, paranoia, and distrust.
Taibbi, drawing from his extensive experience covering elections, offers a rich taxonomic survey of American political journalism's dirty tricks and how the media has evolved into a form of entertainment that fosters division and conflict.
He argues that the news has become a twisted wing of the entertainment business, where media companies master the art of monetizing anger, paranoia, and distrust.
Taibbi, drawing from his extensive experience covering elections, offers a rich taxonomic survey of American political journalism's dirty tricks and how the media has evolved into a form of entertainment that fosters division and conflict.
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Mentioned by Jordan Peterson as a book about media division in the internet age.

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392. This Podcast Will Polarize You – And It Should | Matt Taibbi
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as a book critiquing MSNBC and Fox News.


Eoin Higgins

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From Mavericks to Mouthpieces: How Tech Billionaires Broke Journalism (with Eoin Higgins)
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as one of 

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Scott Horton


Matt Taibbi

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4/4/25 Matt Taibbi on Government Censorship, Russiagate and Why he’s Suing a Congresswoman
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in relation to the ethics of marketing and media polarization in the US.

Fonzi

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Influence or Manipulation? Behavioral Science & Marketing ft. Phill Agnew
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as a book about how the modern media business model pushes media outlets to exacerbate conflict.

David Kilcullen

Western Intervention and the Rise of Guerrilla Warfare, with David Kilcullen
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as his most recent book.


Bari Weiss

Matt Taibbi v. Bret Stephens on American Power
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when discussing how the modern media business model pushes media outlets to exacerbate conflict.

David Kilcullen

The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West, with David Kilcullen and Carl Miller
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as a book that tracks how many Americans were persuaded to trust tech oligarchs more than their neighbors with differing political views.


Krystal Ball

2/7/22: Breakdown of the Rogan Controversy, Gofundme Power, Foreign Policy, CNN Drama, Big Pharma, & More!
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in the context of discussing the negative impact of media on political discourse.

Marianne Williamson

Collusion Between Political and Media Elite, and Learning Through Joy, with Marianne Williamson | Ep. 288
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while discussing the state of political discourse in the US.


Joe Rogan

#1599 - Tulsi Gabbard
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as a book about how the modern media business model pushes media outlets to exacerbate conflict.

David Kilcullen

Archive: Western Intervention and the Rise of Guerrilla Warfare, with David Kilcullen
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as a recently read book, praising its insightful analysis of the state of journalism.


Joe Rogan

#1608 - Michael Malice
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as a phenomenal book released last year.


Joe Rogan

#1643 - Jonathan Zimmerman
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as his latest book, discussing the changes in the media business model.


Matt Taibbi

#1386 - Matt Taibbi
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in relation to his shift in political views and media platforms.

Andrew Keen

Episode 2330: Eoin Higgins on how reactionary tech billionaires bought Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi
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as a book written by 

, focusing on the topic of hate and censorship.


Scott Horton


Matt Taibbi

11/14/24 Matt Taibbi: A Retrospective on the 2024 Election