The Age of Missing InformationImagine watching an entire day's worth of television on every single channel. Acclaimed environmental writer and culture critic Bill McKibben subjected himself to this sensory overload in an experiment to verify whether we are truly better informed than previous generations. Bombarded with newscasts and fluff pieces, game shows and talk shows, ads and infomercials, televangelist pleas and Brady Bunch episodes, McKibben processed twenty-four hours of programming on all ninety-three Fairfax, Virginia, cable stations. Then, as a counterpoint, he spent a day atop a quiet and remote mountain in the Adirondacks, exploring the unmediated man and making small yet vital discoveries about himself and the world around him. |
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Page 143
... star or the sun sinking beneath the horizon . TV doesn't even shut off for the night anymore : a few stations still carry " The Star - Spangled Banner " and a sermonette and then a test pattern , but most are eternal . In much the same ...
... star or the sun sinking beneath the horizon . TV doesn't even shut off for the night anymore : a few stations still carry " The Star - Spangled Banner " and a sermonette and then a test pattern , but most are eternal . In much the same ...
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... stars and confines our sight to distances of a few miles , it's no wonder that we consider ourselves and our concerns all - important . Even the sun , the one distant object that we can see , seems to have a direct one - to - one ...
... stars and confines our sight to distances of a few miles , it's no wonder that we consider ourselves and our concerns all - important . Even the sun , the one distant object that we can see , seems to have a direct one - to - one ...
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... stars and feeling how small you are — that's not a television idea . Everything on television tells you the opposite - that you're the most im- portant person , and that people are all that matter . “ We do it all for you " ; " Have it ...
... stars and feeling how small you are — that's not a television idea . Everything on television tells you the opposite - that you're the most im- portant person , and that people are all that matter . “ We do it all for you " ; " Have it ...
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References to this book
The Political Economy of Communication: Rethinking and Renewal Vincent Mosco No preview available - 1996 |