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The brass check

Book • 1919

The Brass Check, published in 1919, is a critical analysis of American journalism, focusing on its commercialization and political biases.

Sinclair critiques newspapers and the Associated Press for serving the interests of their owners rather than the public.

He proposes reforms to address these issues, including laws to ensure accuracy and the unionization of journalists.

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Mentioned in 13 episodes

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Ryan Holiday

as an expose of the media system.

If They Control Your Attention, They Control YOU | Chris Hayes (PT. 1)

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Ryan Holiday

as a major influence for his book, highlighting its exploration of journalism's dark side.

If They Control Your Attention, They Control YOU | Chris Hayes (PT. 2)

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Ryan Holiday

as the inspiration for his book "Trust Me, I'm Lying", which predicted the rise of fake news.

#90 - Ryan Holiday: Stillness, stoicism, and suffering less

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Ryan Holiday

as the author of an exposé on the media industry.

#1836 - Ryan Holiday

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Ryan Holiday

as an expose of the news industry around the same time as The Jungle.

This Is The Most Valuable Real Estate In The World | Keeping "The News" In Check

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Ryan Holiday

as an early 20th-century expose of the media system.

Attention Wars: How Lies Spread Online Have Real-World Consequences | Renée DiResta

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Ryan Holiday

as an exposé of the news industry.

Waste No More Time Doing This | Keeping "The News" In Check

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Ryan Holiday

as one of his all-time favorite books about media.

The New Age of Media Manipulation | Renée DiResta

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Ryan Holiday

as an influential book that inspired his own work on media manipulation.

It’s Going To Take A While, So You Need To Do This | Ask DS

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Ryan Holiday

as an exposé of the news industry, written around the same time as "The Jungle."

No One Can Hold Anything Over You | Keeping “The News” In Check

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as books that Mark Zuckerberg should read.

You’d Be A Fool To Not Do This

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Ryan Holiday

as an expose of the news industry.

There Needs To Be Outlets | Keeping “The News” In Check

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to

James Pogue

; an exposé of media from 1913.

Journalist James Pogue on Political Principles and Cultivating Virtue | We All Must Go Into The Wilderness

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Ryan Holiday

as an exposé of the news industry.

Leaders Are Made Not Born | Keeping “The News” In Check

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