Post-Truth, Post-Press, Post-Europe

Reviews / Votes

"Paul Rowinski's typically robust polemic pulls few punches and is not for the faint-hearted or the closed-minded. Ardent fans of tabloid xenophobia masked as Euroscepticism are unlikely to enjoy this rollercoaster ride, an uncompromising critique of the political and journalistic rhetoric of contemporary European nationalism. This book fights fire with fire. It isn't so much a cure for the rabid pack of the populist press and their demagogic masters. Rowinski has brought a shotgun to the party, and his cartridges are well primed." (Professor Alec Charles, Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Winchester, UK)"The thesis by Rowinski - that a beleaguered mainstream press is failing to confront the emotiveness of Post-Truth and nationalism, but actually feeding it - is a very relevant one. The focus is on "Euroscepticism", which of course is more than only "EU-scepticism". The thesis extends further, arguing that the response of the mainstream media could threaten its role as the gatekeeper of democracy, while actually exacerbating the risk of its own demise. According to Rowinski the sanctity of veracity and holding governments to account is at stake. These problems are very important ones for democratically constituted societies." (Professor Sebastian Köhler, HMKW University of Applied Sciences, Germany)- "In the new Covid-19 era it is very important to understand the dynamics of political communication via Web and Paul Rowinski's book is essential to understand the dynamics of political communication, particularly on social media. This book is a compass for orientation in a sea of fake news shaken by the waves of populism." (Alessandro Scipione, journalist and geopolitical analyst at Agenzia Nova, Italian News Agency.