The Fair Reader

Discussing issues relating to the press and politics in the 1990s, this is a collection of essays from "Extra!", the publication of the New York organization, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), which is dedicated to the principle that independent, aggressive and critical communications media are essential to an informed democracy. Among the topics covered are the Clarence Thomas hearings, the Gulf War, the 1992 presidential campaign, Clinton and the communications media, health care, NAFTA, Rush Limbaugh and conservative talk-radio, and the crime scene. Each essay includes factual information about the topic and how it was reported.