Title: Scare tactics rampant
Product review: The Culture of Fear is a well researched look at how the media misreports and misinterprets statistics, overemphasizes anecdotal "evidence", and creates unwarranted scares and policy changes in regards to a variety of topics anyone living through the 80's and 90's is familiar with. The media's job (from their shareholders' perspective) isn't to bring you the news out of a sense of duty, it's to keep their ratings up so their parent company can make advertising money. This unfortunately often leads to unjustified sensationalism.The book is seven years old now, but still as relevant as the date it was published. If you're subjected to family members who are always forwarding emails to you about the dangers of everything, get them this book to help them develop some critical thinking.
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