Michael Smerconish
Autor(a) de Muzzled
About the Author
Michael A. Smerconish is a SiriusXM radio host, CNN television host, and a former Sunday Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News newspaper columnist. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Lehigh University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School, he is of counsel to the law firm of Kline mostrar mais Specter. He resides in the Philadelphia suburbs, where he and his wife have raised four children. mostrar menos
Obras de Michael Smerconish
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
Membros
Resenhas
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Membros
- 155
- Popularidade
- #135,097
- Avaliação
- 3.2
- Resenhas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 14
This week I stumbled upon his novel in my kindle and it felt like the time to read it. OMG. It's a scathing expose of the media/talk radio/cable TV. It's not the most well written thing (there's a lot of redundancy) but he creates a great (if overly crude) character in Stan Powers, talk show host on the rise, and a plot that seems shockingly plausible. Because I have followed so much of his career I recognize a lot of Michael in his character and I wonder how much truth hides in the rest of this story.
Besides the plot, there are several passages describing the state of American politics and the role of media in it and for that alone I think this is a good read for this period leading up to the fall election.
I'd categorize this as a quick beach read with some hidden serious and thought provoking undertones.… (mais)