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Trust Me, I’m Lying is a bestselling book on the current online journalism system by media strategist Ryan Holiday. Summary of the Book Ryan Holiday draws from his experiences as a media strategist to explain how the world of internet media is largely shaping all that we see and do. In this book, he explains how bloggers are at the behest of money, technology, and deadlines, being manipulator by the wielders of these powers to shape every thing we see, read and hear both in the online and offline world. In today’s world, blogs like Gawker, BuzzFeed, and the Huffington Post drive media agenda and marketing agenda drives the news, reckless journalists spread lies, and there is no accountability. Holiday explains how media works, and leaves the rest to the readers to decide upon. About Ryan Holiday Ryan Holiday is an American writer and marketer, best recognized as the media strategist behind authors Tucker Max and Robert Greene as well as the Director of Marketing for American Apparel. A graduate of University of California, Riverside, Holiday has written for several notable newspapers and works for the New York Observer as the media columnist. He has also written: Growth Hacker Marketing, and The Obstacle Is The Way.