I didn't realize that one profession was responsible for everything that's wrong with our society, well that's at least what Rampton and Stauber want us to believe. To tell the truth I came in to reading this book a little on guard, I’m public relations minor and so it's hard for me to go read a book bashing my chosen profession with out feeling defensive. They only mention in one short sentence that public relations has some use beyond giving us fake science so we do something that's bad for us like breathe in toxic fumes. Every public relations class I’ve had has talked about how to get your organization's name out there for the good they do and what to do if something goes wrong. When dealing with a crisis we were told not to lie and never to stonewall the media. I must have missed the class on how to manipulate the entire world to believe what you want in a giant conspiracy using fake experts. I will admit that ethics is a problem in public relations and something that needs to be addressed but I really think Rampton and Stauber are blowing it out of proportion. From what I’ve seen most people who work in the public relations field are good people and do their jobs with integrity.