Gladstone, Brooke

Brooke Gladstone, an American journalist and media analyst for NPR's "On the Media," explores the history of the media in cartoon illustrations, covering from tabloids in ancient Rome to contemporary journalism in the twenty-first century, and examining the influence of consumers on the shape of the media.

"Reality. It used to seem so simple -- reality just was, like the weather. Why question it, let alone disagree about it? And then came the assault, and unending stream of 'fake news,' 'alternative facts,' and lies disguised as truths, all of it overwhelming our notions of reality. Now we can't even agree on what a fact is, let alone what is real. How onearth did we get here? Here's how." --Back cover.

Brooke Gladstone, an American journalist and media analyst for NPR's "On the Media, " explores the history of the media in cartoon illustrations, covering from tabloids in ancient Rome to contemporary journalism in the twenty-first century, and examining the influence of consumers on the shape of the media.