"The media dominates our lives. We give more time to viewing, surfing, listening and reading than we do to our families and friends. It's a relationship supposedly built on trust - and it's a relationship currently in crisis." "TV's fake phone-ins, phoney footage from royal reality shows, reporters resorting to phone-bugging to get stories - is there anything left in the media we can believe?" "As audiences wonder which way to turn, former TV news boss and award-winning journalist Adrian Monck casts an insider's eye over the scandals that have sucked the public's trust from the media." "Underneath it all he argues that as we dither about trust, the media doesn't really care. Editors and proprietors want your time, attention and money ... and if the truth gets stretched in the process, then so be it." "But in the interactive internet world, is there anything we can do about this? Online readers are increasingly shaping the media they consume. But will this act as a bulwark against the lies and liberties; or even spur those on top to pay attention to the public debate? Can You Trust The Media? looks at the forces that have shaped the news, and those that are remaking it."--Jacket.