The influencing machine : Brooke Gladstone on the media / illustrated by Josh Neufeld ; with additional penciling by Randy Jones and Susann Ferris-Jones.
"Updated and with a new afterword" --Cover. Originally published in 2011. Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-177) and index.
Contents:
In the beginning -- The American exception -- Existential angst -- Canis journalisticus -- Birds on a wire -- News you can't use -- The great refusal -- Bias -- War -- Objectivity -- Disclosure -- The matrix in me -- The influencing machines -- Um, panic? -- I, robot -- I, media.
Summary:
"A million listeners trust NPR's Brooke Gladstone to guide them through the complexities of the modern media. Bursting onto the page in vivid comics by acclaimed artist Josh Neufeld, this brilliant radio personality guides us through two millennia of media history, debunking the notion that "The Media" is an external force beyond our control and equipping us to be savvy consumers and shapers of the news. An invaluable introduction to how the media works from one of the acknowledged masters of the industry, this tenth anniversary edition brings the story up to date, with new illustrations and an afterword that offers a deep examination of the rise of social media and the public's responsibility in a time of division and disinformation." -- Amazon.com. The cohost of NPR's 'On the Media' narrates, in cartoon form, two millennia of history on the influence of the media on the populace, from newspapers in Caesar's Rome to the penny press of the American Revolution to today.
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