Penguin Books. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Synopsis

A scathing and prescient look at television news?now updated for the new tech-savvy generation Television news : genuine information or entertainment fodder? Fifteen years ago, Neil Postman, a pioneer in media education and author of the bestselling Amusing Ourselves to Death , and Steve Powers, an award-winning broadcast journalist, concluded that anyone who relies exclusively on their television for accurate world news is making a big mistake. A cash cow laden with money from advertisers, so-called news shows glut viewers with celebrity coverage at the cost of things they really should know. Today, this message is still appallingly true but the problems have multiplied? along with the power of the Internet and the abundance of cable channels. A must-read for anyone concerned with the way media is manipulating our worldview, this newly revised edition addresses the evolving technology and devolving quality of America?s television news programming.

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Bookseller: Wonder Book (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: W05I-00216
Title: How to Watch TV News
Author: Postman, Neil, Powers, Steve
Book Condition: Used - Good
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0140132317
ISBN 13: 9780140132311
Publisher: Penguin Books
Place of Publication: U.s.a.
This edition first published: 1992-09-01

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