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Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story Of How The Left Took Over Your TV (2011)

by Ben Shapiro(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0061934771 (ISBN13: 9780061934773)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Broadside Books

review 1: This is an excellent and objective look at the liberal Hollywood culture and how it dominates television. As a result of this domination of the television entertainment industry, liberalism presents a one-sided and often heavy handed view of American cultural values. This has, over 50+ years, greatly influenced American values. I recommend this book, not because it indicts the Right or Left, but because everyone needs to be cognizant of the powerful and often subtle messages that bombard viewers as they sit in front of the TV.
review 2: This is the sort of book that wouldn't have been as good if anyone other than Ben Shapiro had written it. First of all, Ben clearly loves the TV industry, and is not writing this book as a right winger trying to rally the n... moreation against liberal hollywood. He is legitimately trying to improve telavision for both liberals and conservatives. He was really able to move the debate to the next level. There have been many books or articles on trying to prove hollywood is liberal. And he does include many examples of liberalism on tv. But he also was able to talk to many of the industrys major players, and gotten them to go on the record about hollywoods liberalism. Shapiro first gives a history of TV, and the shift from rural, more conservative audiences, to the more urban, more liberal audiences of today. He talks to TV executives about their desire to create content that causes their viewers to question values, and to move in a more liberal direction. And because it's not done in a "gotcha" kind of way, he was able to have some very candid and revealing interviews. There's not a lot of that these days. He goes on to give histories and examples from many of the most liberal shows in history, and gives an extensive timeline showing the progression of liberal ideals being presented on TV. Shapiro finally gives his ideas on how to improve the industry, in such a way that everyone would benifit. He blows holes in the argument that younger viewers are more important than older viewers, which is one of the ways that the networks have justified targeting the younger, and naturally more liberal, viewers.Overall, I was very impressed with the book. less

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