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The authors are affiliated with the non-profit Center for Media and
Democracy, and they write and edit for the Center's quarterly, . Here they
detail sneaky methods industry uses to influence public opinion through
bogus experts, doctored data, and manufactured facts. They discuss examples
of "perception management" and consider some characteristics of human
psychology that make this kind of hard sell possible. Examples are given in
biotechnology, lead exposure, cancer research, and the tobacco industry.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)





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