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Breaking News: Confessions of a Disruptive News Anchor
They call it "Local News." Eric King calls it what it really is.
In this insider exposé, King rips away the velvet curtain on local television news-revealing a world where many anchors are mere performers, reporters are more focused on "likes," and communities pay the price.
Raw, Unfiltered Access: Peek behind the scenes as news managers cherry-pick the most sensational, ratings-grabbing fluff-no matter how shallow-and often leave real stories on the chopping block. How inexperienced reporters are thrown into the deep end without a lifeline, scrambling for "must-watch" moments while decision-makers obsess over eyeballs instead of quality. Substance drowns under a tidal wave of manufactured drama-and King has the receipts.
Blueprint for Change: This isn't just an exposé-it's a call to arms. King lays out six clear, no-BS steps to reclaim integrity, rebuild trust, and restore local news to its rightful role as a public service.
Your Front-Row Seat: If you care about facts, community, or the fate of our information landscape, this book will ignite your skepticism, spark your outrage, and inspire you to demand better.
Candid, urgent, and impossible to ignore, Breaking News will forever alter how you watch-and how you think about-the "news."
Eric King
Eric King is an anarchist who was imprisoned in 2014 for acts of solidarity with the Ferguson, Missouri, uprising. While in federal custody Eric was indicted for a self-defense incident at FCI-Florence. Eric took it to trial and is one of the absolute few people to ever win at Federal Trial. After his victory Eric was sent to the Federal Supermax, ADX, where he spent most of his final two years of his prison bid. During his time in prison Eric coedited the political prisoner anthology Rattling the Cages: Oral Histories of North American Political Prisoners. Eric survived years of documented physical and psychological torture and made it out of prison with heart and soul intact. Eric is an activist, antifascist, and loving father and husband. He lives in Denver, CO.
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