Astroturf and Manipulation of Media Messages - Sharyl Attkisson (2015)

In this eye-opening TEDx talk, veteran investigative journalist Sharyl Attkisson shows how Astroturf, or fake grassroots movements funded by political, corporate, or other special interests very effectively manipulate and distort media messages.

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But what if all isn't as it seems? What if the reality you found was false; a carefully constructed narrative by unseen special interests designed to manipulate your opinion? A Truman Show-esque alternate reality all around you?

Sharyl Attkisson is a five-time Emmy Award winner and recipient of the Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting and author of two New York Times bestsellers: “The Smear” and “Stonewalled.” For thirty years, Attkisson was a correspondent and anchor at PBS, CNN and CBS News, where the Washington Post described her as "a persistent voice of news-media skepticism about the government's story.”

TEDx YouTube - Feb 6, 2015