From the
Common Courage Press:
Toxic Sludge is Good for You! blows the lid off of today’s multi-billion-dollar propaganda-for-hire PR industry.
Naming names, this book reveals how public relations wizards concoct and spin the news, organize phony “grassroots” front groups, spy on citizens and conspire with lobbyists and politicians to thwart democracy.
Reviews
“One of the most censored stories of 1996.”
Project Censored
www.projectcensored.org
“Scarier than anything by Stephen King.”
— Martin Teitel
“From the wiseguy cover to the sledge-hammer prose, this book would never have made it into Newtie’s college course...”
The Bookbag
About the Authors
John Stauber
Founder and executive director of the Center for Media & Democracy, a non-profit dedicated to public interest reporting on government and industry PR. He writes for and edits the Center’s investigative quarterly,
PR Watch.
John Stauber is also the author of: Mad Cow USA
Sheldon Rampton
An investigative journalist and the associate editor of
PR Watch.
A Princeton graduate, he has a diverse background as reporter, editor, activist, missionary, author and graphics artist.
Sheldon Rampton is also the author of:
How Corporations Get In Your Head
Mad Cow U.S.A.
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