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The Resource Stonewalled : my fight for truth against the forces of obstruction, intimidation, and harassment in Obama's Washington, Sharyl Attkisson

Stonewalled : my fight for truth against the forces of obstruction, intimidation, and harassment in Obama's Washington, Sharyl Attkisson

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Who's been hacking Sharyl Attkisson's computers? Computers that turn themselves on in the night, make strange noises, then shut themselves down. Whoever is doing it is using highly sophisticated spyware available only to our top intelligence agencies. Is someone sending Attkisson a message? Washington, D.C., has always been a tough town for investigative journalists. But in the age of Obama, the government has taken the tried-and-true techniques of bureaucratic stonewalling to unprecedented heights. What's more, it has added harassment, intimidation, and outright spying to the mix. Through more than thirty years as an investigative reporter, Sharyl Attkisson fought tirelessly to uncover wrongdoing by those in power, whether major corporations, government officials, or presidential administrations of both parties. But when she started looking into stories involving the Obama administration's mistakes and misjudgments in a series of high-profile cases, she was confronted with the administration's use of hardball tactics to discourage, block, and actively suppress her investigative work. Attkisson filed a series of groundbreaking stories on the Fast and Furious gunwalking program, Obama's green energy boondoggle, the unanswered questions about Benghazi, and the disastrous rollout of Obamacare. Her news reports were met with a barrage of PR warfare tactics, including emails and phone calls up the network chain of command, criticism from paid-for commenters and bloggers, and a campaign of character assassination that continues to this day. Most disturbing of all, Attkisson reveals that as she broke news on Fast and Furious and Benghazi, her computers and phone lines were hacked and bugged by an unrevealed but tremendously sophisticated party. Stonewalled is the story of the Obama administration's efforts to monitor journalists, intimidate and harass opposition groups, and spy on private citizens. But it is also a searing indictment of the timidity of the press and the dangerous decline of investigative journalism and unbiased truth telling in America today
Language
eng
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Publication
Edition
First edition
Extent
422 pages
Note
Includes index
Contents
  • Prologue: Big Brother: My computer's intruders
  • Media mojo lost: Investigative reporting's recession
  • Fast and Furious redux: Inside America's deadly gunwalking disgrace
  • Green energy going red: The silent burn of your tax dollars
  • Benghazi: The unanswered questions
  • The politics of healthcare.gov (and covering it)
  • I spy: The government's secrets
  • Conclusion: The "Sharyl Attkisson problem."
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9780062322845
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Stonewalled : my fight for truth against the forces of obstruction, intimidation, and harassment in Obama's Washington
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Stonewalled
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my fight for truth against the forces of obstruction, intimidation, and harassment in Obama's Washington
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Sharyl Attkisson
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Language
eng
Summary
Who's been hacking Sharyl Attkisson's computers? Computers that turn themselves on in the night, make strange noises, then shut themselves down. Whoever is doing it is using highly sophisticated spyware available only to our top intelligence agencies. Is someone sending Attkisson a message? Washington, D.C., has always been a tough town for investigative journalists. But in the age of Obama, the government has taken the tried-and-true techniques of bureaucratic stonewalling to unprecedented heights. What's more, it has added harassment, intimidation, and outright spying to the mix. Through more than thirty years as an investigative reporter, Sharyl Attkisson fought tirelessly to uncover wrongdoing by those in power, whether major corporations, government officials, or presidential administrations of both parties. But when she started looking into stories involving the Obama administration's mistakes and misjudgments in a series of high-profile cases, she was confronted with the administration's use of hardball tactics to discourage, block, and actively suppress her investigative work. Attkisson filed a series of groundbreaking stories on the Fast and Furious gunwalking program, Obama's green energy boondoggle, the unanswered questions about Benghazi, and the disastrous rollout of Obamacare. Her news reports were met with a barrage of PR warfare tactics, including emails and phone calls up the network chain of command, criticism from paid-for commenters and bloggers, and a campaign of character assassination that continues to this day. Most disturbing of all, Attkisson reveals that as she broke news on Fast and Furious and Benghazi, her computers and phone lines were hacked and bugged by an unrevealed but tremendously sophisticated party. Stonewalled is the story of the Obama administration's efforts to monitor journalists, intimidate and harass opposition groups, and spy on private citizens. But it is also a searing indictment of the timidity of the press and the dangerous decline of investigative journalism and unbiased truth telling in America today
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1961-
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Attkisson, Sharyl
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index present
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non fiction
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  • Attkisson, Sharyl
  • Attkisson, Sharyl
  • Freedom of the press
  • Mass media
  • Mass media
  • Electronic surveillance
  • Journalism
  • Journalism
  • Journalists
  • United States
  • Journalism
  • Electronic surveillance
  • Freedom of the press
  • Journalism
  • Journalism
  • Journalists
  • Mass media
  • Mass media
  • Politics and government
  • United States
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Stonewalled : my fight for truth against the forces of obstruction, intimidation, and harassment in Obama's Washington, Sharyl Attkisson
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Publication
Note
Includes index
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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Contents
Prologue: Big Brother: My computer's intruders -- Media mojo lost: Investigative reporting's recession -- Fast and Furious redux: Inside America's deadly gunwalking disgrace -- Green energy going red: The silent burn of your tax dollars -- Benghazi: The unanswered questions -- The politics of healthcare.gov (and covering it) -- I spy: The government's secrets -- Conclusion: The "Sharyl Attkisson problem."
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition
Extent
422 pages
Isbn
9780062322845
Lccn
2013557265
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)867611694
Label
Stonewalled : my fight for truth against the forces of obstruction, intimidation, and harassment in Obama's Washington, Sharyl Attkisson
Publication
Note
Includes index
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Prologue: Big Brother: My computer's intruders -- Media mojo lost: Investigative reporting's recession -- Fast and Furious redux: Inside America's deadly gunwalking disgrace -- Green energy going red: The silent burn of your tax dollars -- Benghazi: The unanswered questions -- The politics of healthcare.gov (and covering it) -- I spy: The government's secrets -- Conclusion: The "Sharyl Attkisson problem."
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First edition
Extent
422 pages
Isbn
9780062322845
Lccn
2013557265
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)867611694

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