{"product_id":"defamers-aaron-ochs-9781796421699","title":"Defamers: How Fake News Terrorized a Community and Those Who Dared to Fight It","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Ochs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1796421693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781796421699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.69d","brand":"Aaron Ochs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46795400052991,"sku":"9781796421699","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cbcdcdba-467d-4b83-8cb6-207c70ab6346.jpg?v=1744947485","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/defamers-aaron-ochs-9781796421699","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}