{"title":"Norman Solomon","description":"\u003cp\u003eNORMAN SOLOMON is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, established in 1997, and co-founder of RootsAction.org. His recent books include \u003cem\u003eWar Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWar Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTarget Iraq: What the News Media Didn't Tell You\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of Solomon’s columns received the George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language. He is a longtime associate of Fairness \u0026amp; Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he’s not writing, Solomon works as a journalist, media critic, and activist. His nationally syndicated weekly column, Media Beat, ran from 1992 to 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorman lives in the San Francisco area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorman Solomon’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"war-made-easy","title":"War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWar Made Easy\u003c\/i\u003e cuts through the dense web of spin to probe and scrutinize the key \"perception management\" techniques that have played huge roles in the promotion of American wars in recent decades. This guide to disinformation analyzes American military adventures past and present to reveal striking similarities in the efforts of various administrations to justify, and retain, public support for war. \u003cem\u003eWar Made Easy\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading. It documents a long series of deliberate misdeeds at the highest levels of power and lays out important guidelines to help readers distinguish a propaganda campaign from actual news reporting. With \u003cem\u003eWar Made Easy\u003c\/em\u003e, every reader can become a savvy media critic and, perhaps, help the nation avoid costly and unnecessary wars.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/047179001X\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780471790013\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Norman Solomon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43212307235032,"sku":"9780471694793","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43212307267800,"sku":"9780471790013","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9780470358672_FC_mockup_v2_1738705339_6abe1448-98d8-4b72-9743-105547be7465.jpg?v=1790999014"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-norman-solomon.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}