Brian Stelter's book, 'Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth,' comes out Aug. 25
CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter's forthcoming book about the nexus between Fox News Channel and the Trump administration will have a newsy focus, telling the story of the network's sometimes skeptical coverage of the novel coronavirus pandemic., is based on interviews conducted with "over 250 current and former Fox News insiders," and on Aug. 25 by One Signal Publishers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster's Altria Books.
With a particular focus on primetime host Sean Hannity, who used the word "hoax" in describing the response to the pandemic, the publishers say the book "exposes the media personalities who, though morally bankrupt, profit outrageously by promoting the president’s propaganda and radicalizing the American right." .
"We don't really believe all this stuff," a network producer told Stelter for the book. "We just tell other people to believe it." The book will also tell the inside story of anchor Shepard Smith's abrupt resignation from the channel in October 2019 after clashing with opinion host Tucker Carlson.
Hannity and Carlson have both targeted Stelter, and CNN boss Jeff Zucker, with their highly rated nightly commentary., Stelter's first book, was published in 2013 and focused on the competitive world of broadcast morning shows. Jay Carson adapted the book into the Apple TV+ series
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