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Weapons of Mass Distortion: The Coming Meltdown of the Liberal Media is a book by conservative activist L. Brent Bozell III, [1] criticizing and documenting what Bozell described as the American news media's "liberal media bias."[ citation needed ]

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Bozell argues that the "Liberal Media" will soon collapse on itself, due to their own refusal to admit their perceived faults and bias. As the alleged cycle continues, the possibility for them to recover from previous grievances becomes less likely.[ citation needed ]

The book may have been ghostwritten by Tim Graham. [2]

It was published in hardcover by Crown Publishing Group July 6, 2004, with ISBN   978-1-4000-5378-0.

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  1. Shields, Todd (December 6, 2004). "Activists Dominate Content Complaints". Mediaweek. Parents Television Council. Archived from the original on February 13, 2005.
  2. Jacobs, Ben (February 13, 2014). "Ex-Employees of Conservative Figure L. Brent Bozell Say He Didn't Write His Books or Columns". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
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