{"product_id":"2940169270730","title":"Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"You¿ve seen it all before. A malicious online rumor costs a company millions. A political sideshow derails the national news cycle and destroys a candidate. Some product or celebrity zooms from total obscurity to viral sensation. What you don¿t know is that someone is responsible for all this. Usually, someone like me. I¿m a media manipulator. In a world where blogs control and distort the news, my job is to control blogs¿as much as any one person can. In today¿s culture¿\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlogs like \u003ci\u003eGawker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e drive the media agenda.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBloggers are slaves to money, technology, and deadlines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManipulators wield these levers to shape everything you read, see and watch¿online and off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Why am I giving away these secrets? Because I'm tired of a world where blogs take indirect bribes, marketers help write the news, reckless journalists spread lies, and no one is accountable for any of it. I'm pulling back the curtain because I don't want anyone else to get blindsided. I¿m going to explain exactly how the media really works. What you choose to do with this information is up to you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123028214000,"sku":"2940169270730","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169270730_p0.jpg?v=1763773361","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169270730","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}