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Bloggers Rewrite History, Says Writer Who Wrote Own Reviews [Books]

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January 17, 2008

Bloggers Rewrite History, Says Writer Who Wrote Own Reviews [Books]
Much like bloggers, Stalin “rewrote history, made anonymous accusations, hired and elevated hacks and phonies, ruined reputations at will, and airbrushed suddenly unwanted associates out of documents and photographs,” explains New Republic editor Lee Siegel. And that’s only one choice bit from the Times’ review of his book, Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob. For his part, Siegel refers to his praiseful anono-commenting on his very own essays as “my…

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