How to Watch TV NewsAmerica is suffering from an information glut, and most Americans are no longer clear about what news is worth remembering or how any of it connects to anything else. Thus Americans are rapidly becoming the least knowledgeable people in the industrial world. For anyone who wants to control--not be controlled by--the powerful influence of television, How to Watch TV News shows you how to become a discerning viewer. |
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ARE YOU WATCHING TELEVISION OR IS TELEVISION WATCHING YOU? | 1 |
WHAT IS NEWS? | 11 |
GETTING THEM INTO THE ELECTRONIC TENT | 27 |
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