{"product_id":"the-editors-9781950301676","title":"The Editors","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A strikingly relevant and compelling suspense novel. With the pace of a thriller and the heart of a drama, Harrison exposes the unseen battles fought in the digital trenches of today's information war.\" ―Taylor Lorenz, Technology Columnist, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAim for Neutrality. We Need Better Sources. Anonymity is Fundamental. Keep Developing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe editors know these principles. The editors follow them--or subvert them--every day. The editors aren't recognized on the street, but they craft the information that is seen on nearly every internet search. Through Infopendium, the ubiquitous, crowd-sourced internet encyclopedia, the editors influence the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFreelance journalist Morgan Wentworth, recently laid off from \u003ci\u003ePopFeed News\u003c\/i\u003e, attends the Global Infopendium Conference in New York expecting a straightforward story to help pay the rent. But the so-called \"'pendium people\" are full of surprises. PhDs rub shoulders with high school students, all quoting the project's rules and regulations like a second language. Sure, millions of people see the facts curated by these editors, but who really cares about the free encyclopedia? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a hacker attacks the conference and posts a cryptic message, it becomes clear that \u003ci\u003esomebody\u003c\/i\u003e does. And Morgan decides to find out who. But the path through an online information war is far from clear. Foreign governments, billionaires, and a global virus threaten to sway the truth on Infopendium. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd far from Morgan's sight, in places as different as Beijing and Kansas, some of the editors have plans of their own . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inkshares\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950301676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 412","brand":"Stephen Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44273817419957,"sku":"9781950301676","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3107c23b-9d7c-41b9-a929-8b4b87c4b4a4.jpg?v=1718082696","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-editors-9781950301676","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}