The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work (Counterblasts)
The Imperial Messenger: Thomas Friedman at Work (Counterblasts) by Belen Fernandez
English | November 1, 2011 | ISBN: 1844677494 | EPUB | 240 pages | 2 MB
English | November 1, 2011 | ISBN: 1844677494 | EPUB | 240 pages | 2 MB
Debunking the bluster of New York Times columnist and capitalist apologist Thomas Friedman, as part of Verso’s new “Counterblasts” series.
Factual errors, ham-fisted analysis, and contradictory assertions—compounded by a penchant for mixed metaphors and name-dropping—distinguish the work of Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times columnist and author Thomas Friedman. The Imperial Messenger reveals the true value of this media darling, a risible writer whose success tells us much about the failures of contemporary journalism. Belén Fernández dissects the Friedman corpus with wit and journalistic savvy to expose newsroom practices that favor macho rhetoric over serious inquiry, a pacified readership over an empowered one, and reductionist analysis over integrity.
The Imperial Messenger is polemic at its best, relentless in its attack on this apologist for American empire and passionate in its commitment to justice.