Defamers: How Fake News Terrorized a Community and Those Who Dared to Fight It (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781796421699)

Based in San Luis Obispo County, California, a pernicious online tabloid claimed they published investigative journalism that shined a light on public corruption. Instead, they corrupted journalism, defaming for profit. As a result, lives were torn apart. Communities were sharply divided. Political wars were waged. Public confidence in legitimate news sources eroded. When the community began questioning their methods, they engaged in years of personal vengeance, conspiracy theories and wild, unsubstantiated allegations. Aided by a local radio icon, activists, politicians and online trolls, they terrorized their critics for years.One of those critics lived through it all to tell his story, unfiltered and without the spin."Defamers" is one of 2019's bestselling nonfiction books in San Luis Obispo County, California. Learn more about the controversial online tablod Cal Coast News.

Author: Aaron Ochs
ISBN-10: 1796421693
ISBN-13: 9781796421699
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 02/13/2019
Pages: 330
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.69d