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Media Madness: Donald Trump, the Press, and the War Over the Truth
Media Madness Front Cover (2018 first edition).jpg
First edition cover
Author Howard Kurtz
CountryUnited States
Subject Presidency of Donald Trump
PublishedJanuary 29, 2018
Publisher Regnery Publishing
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook
Pages256
ISBN 978-1-62157-726-3

Media Madness: Donald Trump, the Press, and the War Over the Truth is a book by Howard Kurtz, released on January 29, 2018. The book details Donald Trump's ongoing fights with the news media during the first year of his presidency. [1] [2] [3]

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