Uncovered

How the Media Got Cozy with Power, Abandoned Its Principles, and Lost the People

By: Steve Krakauer

Narrated by: Steve Krakauer

Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

From the COVID lab leak theory to Hunter Biden's laptop to Jeffrey Epstein, media critic and former CNN producer Steve Krakauer spotlights the problems of a news industry filled with geographically isolated, introspection-free, egomaniacal journalists.

In Uncovered, America’s sharpest media critic, former CNN insider Steve Krakauer, reveals exactly what went wrong—and why the media went off the rails. The fourth estate is supposed to be a conduit to the people and a check on power. But instead, we have geographically isolated, introspection-free, cozy-with-power, egomaniacal journalists thirsty for elite approval.

Krakauer dives deep into some of the most egregious examples of the elite censorship collusion racket, like how tech suppression and media fear led to the New York Post-Hunter Biden email debacle before the 2020 election. Krakauer takes listeners inside CNN after the shock Trump election, inside the New York Times after the Tom Cotton op-ed backlash, inside ESPN after the shift away from sports-only coverage, and more.

No one understands these problems (and people) better than Krakauer. He has spent years getting to know the most influential players in the industry and this fascinating book is what he’s learned. But most importantly, Krakauer equips listeners with the crucial tools to sniff out when the press is lying or misleading the people of America in the future—so together, we can bypass them altogether.

©2023 Steve Krakauer (P)2023 Center Street

Critic reviews

"Steve Krakauer's new book, Uncovered, is vital reading. It's the best and most perceptive deep dive into legacy media bias out there, from someone who knows where all the bodies are buried."—Ben Shapiro

"In Uncovered, Steve Krakauer brilliantly lays out exactly how the media lost its soul, its honesty, and the trust of the American people in forensic and devastating detail. An insider with a front-row seat to the decision making of some of America’s largest media outlets, Krakauer writes with authority about the corrupt and pervasive bias behind much of the news today. While Krakauer offers possible solutions, his expose leaves one seriously doubting whether this group of dishonest brokers deserves the gift of another chance."—Megyn Kelly

"One of the most insightful critiques that has been published on this topic in years." ― Glenn Greenwald

Good, concise look at a serious problem

In this book, former CNN producer manages to cover many of the major problems with the media while doing it fairly briefly - less than seven hours.

Krakauer looks at political bias, geographic bias, social media, "fact checking", cable networks, newspapers and reporters.

Unique to this book, in my experience, is the use of actual voice for his on the record interviews. Instead of hearing the narrator (Krakauer) recite other people's quotes, he uses the actual recorded interviews. The listener gets to hear people like Eric Wemple, Salena Zito and David Folkenflick. That makes a more interesting listen.

I recommend this book as a worthwhile listen,

Excellent

Excellent work. Well reported and presented. The audio format works great. It is nice to hear quotes in the speakers’ own voices. Thanks.

Great book!

I found the context of events was really important. I also appreciated the balance of this book!

Worth your Time

This is a very interesting and thoughtful book. I enjoyed the balance, for a change.

Great read

I enjoyed the format of the audio. I loved the content and how well written this book was.

Balanced fact based reporting.

A great read and listen. Very much enjoyed this book. I hope you find it as satisfying as I did.

Surprisingly simplistic. Very few fresh insights.

This is a short book, and FILLED with lengthy quotes from other people.

Very early on, the author bizarrely makes the case that "there is no media conspiracy." He bases this on nothing but is inability to notice patterns. This a dated book about the media -- he should have published this two years ago, before his readers learned how all this works. He is playing catchup.

And the audiobook is 1/4 clips from TV shows and interviews. And it STILL isn't even 7 hours long. It's shocking that a "Media Expert" doesn't have much to say. It's like a padded college term paper. It didn't really bring any new insights.