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.
- ISBN10 0670804541
- ISBN13 9780670804542
- Publish Date 31 October 1985
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 October 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Viking Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English