Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News Folklore & Mythology Born in San Francisco

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Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News Folklore & Mythology Born in San FranciscoIn this groundbreaking expose essential for understanding rising authoritarianism, award winning civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis introduces the concept of "Copaganda." Copaganda is a special kind of propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media to stoke fear of police recorded crime and distort society's response to it. What readers will discover: How mass media manipulates our perception of what keeps us safe. Why fear of poor