How the News Makes Us Dumb: The Death of Wisdom in an Information Society
We who live at the end of the twentieth century are better informed—and more quickly informed—than any people in history. So why do we also seem more confused, divided and foolish than ever before?\ Some pundits criticize the news media for political bias. Other analysts worry that up-to-the-minute news reports on radio and television oversimplify complex realities. Still more critics point out that today's reporters can't possibly be experts on the wide variety of subjects they cover....
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This eye-opening book is for everyone dissatisfied with the state of the news media, but especially for those who think the news actually does inform them about and connect them with the real world. Read it and you may never again know the tyranny of the daily newspaper or the nightly news broadcast. ForeWord Magazine - Cari Noga It is likely this book will not receive a warm reception, since Sommerville is an outsider critiquing an inherently suspicious industry.
Preface\ 1. Why the News Can't Be Fixed\ 2. News Product as Creative Expression\ 3. Being Informed Versus Being Wise\ 4. How News Schedules Drive Our Government\ 5. Politics as a Perpetual Campaign\ 6. Why News Product Looks Nothing Like History\ 7. How News Turns Science into Superstition\ 8. Polls, Statistics & Fantasy\ 9. Values, Blame & Nagging\ 10. Deep Theory: News as Culture Substitute\ 11. Virtual Society or Real Community?\ Notes
\ Chuck Colson"Sommerville's book . . . helps us to put the news in perspective. And if we aren't caught up in all of the media babble, we might discover the beginning of wisdom."\ \ \ \ \ Richard John Neuhaus"One of the most winsomely wise pieces we have."\ \ \ Cari NogaIt is likely this book will not receive a warm reception, since Sommerville is an outsider critiquing an inherently suspicious industry.\ — ForeWord Magazine\ \
