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Television has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls of time, to the detriment of rational public discourse and reasoned public affairs. In this eloquent, persuasive book, Neil Postman alerts us to the real and present dangers of this state of affairs, and offers compelling suggestions as to how to withstand the media onslaught. Before we hand over politics, education, religion, and journalism to the show business demands of the television age, we must recognize the ways in which the media shape our lives and the ways we can, in turn, shape them to serve out highest goals.
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Amusing ourselves to death. Public discourse in the age of show business, Neil Postman
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- Released
- 2006
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Neil Postman
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN10
- 014303653x
- ISBN13
- 9780143036531
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Technology & Engineering, Political Science & Politics, Psychological Topics, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Psychology, Politics, USA, Technology, Sociology, Death, Society, Culture and Society, Journalism, Social Critique, Culture, Television, Media and Media Communication, Prison, Manipulation, Mass Media, Mass Communication, Entertainment Industry, Media Image
- First published
- 1985
- Original title
- Amusing Ourselves to Death
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- Television has conditioned us to tolerate visually entertaining material measured out in spoonfuls of time, to the detriment of rational public discourse and reasoned public affairs. In this eloquent, persuasive book, Neil Postman alerts us to the real and present dangers of this state of affairs, and offers compelling suggestions as to how to withstand the media onslaught. Before we hand over politics, education, religion, and journalism to the show business demands of the television age, we must recognize the ways in which the media shape our lives and the ways we can, in turn, shape them to serve out highest goals.