Banana Republicans and the One-Party State

events | Sheldon Rampton co-author of ‘Weapons of Mass Deception', ‘Toxic Sludge is Good for You', and ‘Trust Us We're Experts', will be speaking at the NUJ HQ in London on Wednesday 9 June to promote his book ‘Banana Republicans' (written with John Stauber). Sheldon and John are two of the most important analysts of the propaganda used by the rich and powerful to control USA citizens.

In ‘Banana Republicans', they show how how the techniques developed by the Bush team in Texas in the 2000 and 2002 elections and in the run up to the Iraq invasion will be deployed in the next six months in an attempt to secure a second term for Bush. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear Sheldon, an expert on the public relations industry, provide a unique insight into the workings of the modern media. 6.30pm Wednesday 9 June, NUJ HQ, 308 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1 (fully accessible). Banana Republicans: How the Right Wing is Turning America into a One-Party State by Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber is published by Robinson on 10 June; £7.99 Paperback.

DATELINE: 24 January, 2010

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