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Has anyone read this book?
http://books.google.com/books?id=jVR...esnum=4&pgis=1
I'm only a little over halfway through it so I can't claim I won't change my mind on this, but I find myself more annoyed and more in disagreement the more I read thus far. Last night's read detailed how the telegraph and daguerreotype have ruined information because
-books require more time and detailed analysis before publication,
-the telegraph allows faster communication but not necessarily relevant, and
-photos communicate information out of context.
Like I say, my initial impressions may be premature. I read the last bit, and Dorothea Lange was the first thing that came to mind. How did this lack context?
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.
I'm only a little over halfway through it so I can't claim I won't change my mind on this, but I find myself more annoyed and more in disagreement the more I read thus far. Last night's read detailed how the telegraph and daguerreotype have ruined information because
-books require more time and detailed analysis before publication,
-the telegraph allows faster communication but not necessarily relevant, and
-photos communicate information out of context.
Like I say, my initial impressions may be premature. I read the last bit, and Dorothea Lange was the first thing that came to mind. How did this lack context?
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