Slanted is the third book by Sharyl Attkisson, and as with her other two, it is a refreshing read.  It is nice to know that there are still independent journalists who put fact over opinion, and she is one of those.  To no one's surprise, she talks about the shift in the news, from a focus on reporting the facts to more on trying to push a narrative on the American people. Attkisson begins Slanted by talking about George Orwell's book 1984.  Attkisson tells the story of "the hapless protagonist, Winston Smith, a government records editor at the Ministry of Truth — which is a job that's all about lies.  The modern media have also discovered how to carefully filter information on the front end to make sure that only the 'correct' view is presented in the first place. That way, the story never has to change." She directly told American Thinker, "We in the media have, to a frightening degree, gotten on...(Read Full Article)