There are two new books out on shelves about Clear Channel.

One is from Alec Foege, titled The Monster That Ate Mass Media, which exposes the radio giant for the steamrolling corporate giant that it is.

The second is Clear Vision: The Story of Clear Channel Communications, by Reed Bunzel, the former editor of the trade magazine Radio Ink. And it was commissioned by none other than Clear Channel, for the sole reason of countering Foege's book.

When execs learned of Foege's book back in 2005, they knew they'd have a public relations matter on their hands — and what better way to counter the report with an officially sanctioned tome dedicated to a friendlier retelling of the corporation?

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