**⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | An Engaging Critique of Media Failures**

Steve Krakauer’s *Uncovered: How the Media Got Cozy with Power, Abandoned Its Principles, and Lost the People* offers a sharp and insightful critique of the contemporary media landscape. Krakauer examines how media organizations have strayed from their journalistic principles, becoming increasingly aligned with political and corporate interests, which has led to a loss of public trust. The book is well-researched and compelling, providing a clear and engaging narrative on the erosion of media integrity. While some arguments could be more deeply supported with case studies, *Uncovered* remains a thought-provoking read for those concerned about the future of journalism and its role in society.

This book was so incredibly interesting. I feel like what happens behind the scenes in the media world is often glossed over but this was very intimate and gave the readers a lot of insight.

We have a problem with the media. We know that. We knew that for a very long time. Did we do anything about this? No. Nobody cared, nobody cares and that´s why instead of witnessing progress, we see only degradation.
Now, the author, thankfully, cares. And he points out the biggest problems within the industry, such as a geographical bias, coziness with power ( meaning that big guys hung out with big guys and they´re all into media+business+politics=BIAS and agenda), cancel culture, anti-speech activism, etc.
I agree with pretty much everything he says. I´m not sure about the geographical bias, because I don´t live in US, so I can´t comment on that.
The tech companies are awful, they have done probably more bad than good (my opinion). The way they have manipulated people during the pandemic was truly horrifying and they should be held accountable for it. The author gives some examples on the matter, but I will give you one too. When the pandemic broke out I was in Spain. I saw on Spanish tv a woman who was a scientist (the bubble speech was gone before I could read her name and full title). She yelled at one of the government men that the scientists are completely ignored in this country, that the government doesn´t care about them etc. She yelled that they happily pay a footballer a few millions euros every month while scientists get barely 1800 euros a month. She yelled: go and ask THEM (footballers) for help! I was stunned. I saw that piece on Facebook in the evening the very same day. I shared it and half and less than half an hour later I got a message saying that the video is fake so they removed it!!! The same happened with all my friends who shared it too.
Another story. A few months before the pandemic I was doing a research about face masks, their types, uses, benefits and disadvantages. I found two articles in the Lancet, one was bout 5 years old and the other about 7 months old saying, that masks can be dangerous, depending on many factors, but if you don't have to use them, don't. If you do then for no more than 20 minutes. I shared these articles and Facebook once again removed the content.
Back to the book.
There are a lot of interesting things in here, I think I especially like the case studies, because things get real, if you know what I mean.
I´m happy to say that it´s not all gloom and doom. The author gives as hope by suggesting some ideas as solutions. He might be right, who knows?
Me likey.

In this book the author Steve Krakauer explores the medias manipulation with information. Whether that be political geographical or whatever he believes this is a new trend from Twitter‘s handling of the Hunter Biden emails to a plethora of other events he even explains the difference between that coverage The coverage of Hillary Clinton‘s emails. When reading a book I like to read books that are non-biased and have both sides represented equally but the more I read the more I could tell what the authors opinion was and although I’m not going to stay did hear what I will say is he gave more credit to Fox News and even put comments praising the owners of Fox News then he did any other publication. Now having said that I must say I totally agree with the author and despite our differing opinions I think he gave us a valid argument for the medias manipulation of information. I do think it goes back further than just the Trump campaign though as far back as the revolutionary war newspapers only printed flattering articles that bolstered their opinion and although I get it the glaring differences of today’s media as opposed to back then I just think the media has always been manipulated by the owners and the powers that big. I do think this book was really good though and enjoyed reading it. From the coronavirus to the Trump campaign nothing in this book that happened in recent history isn’t discussed and I think anyone who loves to keep up on current events new trends ET see should definitely read uncovered by Stephen Krakauer it is an informed and well researched and no one in the book is quoted without them being credited which I totally appreciated. I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher but I am leaving this review voluntarily please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

This book was not what I expected from the description. It is much more right-wing criticism of more liberal media coverage and I wish the synopsis on the back made that clearer.

Solid Expose Of Media Bias From An 'Inside Man'. This is one of those looks from the inside of a controversial institution - the so-called "main stream media" - where the insider points out that almost no matter what your reasoning is on claiming "media bias", you're most likely at least partially wrong. Not that there isn't bias - Krakauer pretty clearly shows that there is quite a bit of it. But more in how a math student can arrive at the correct answer despite somehow getting crucial or even every step of the way completely incorrect when showing their work. Indeed, as an expose of media bias, this is both one of the more balanced and more incisive books I've read on the topic - and I've read at least a few, as well as having my own thoughts and experiences on the margins of at least local news reporting. The reasons for the three stars ultimately come down to two single star deductions which are both fairly common in my reviews: One star was lost for dearth of bibliography. Here, we clock in at around 14% bibliography, which is short of the more standard 20-30% in my experience with similar advance reader copies. (Indeed, even texts I get much earlier than the two months or so I got this one routinely have at least that, and sometimes as much as nearly 50%.) The other deduction is also common in my reviews, and is because of the frequent discussion of COVID. While I completely understand that topic's relevance to some of the trends and timeframes Krakauer discusses here, I also have a longstanding rule automatically deducting a star for any discussion of it, as I still would rather avoid the topic altogether in my reading. Still, for what it is, this book is quite good, and many similarly objective-ish readers will likely rate it more along the lines of 4-5 stars. Very much recommended.