{"product_id":"how-to-watch-tv-news-paperback","title":"How to Watch TV News - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Postman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteve Powers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA scathing and prescient look at television news' now updated for the new tech-savvy generation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Television news: genuine information or entertainment fodder? Fifteen years ago, Neil Postman, a pioneer in media education and author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eAmusing Ourselves to Death\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Postman (1931-2003) was chairman of the Department of Communication Arts at New York University and founder of its Media Ecology program. He wrote more than twenty books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.79 x 5.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749689098528,"sku":"9780143113775","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/105e9989e5858e08ec08fad75b9c51a7.webp?v=1779936345","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-to-watch-tv-news-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}