The news
Subtitle: a user's manual
By: Alain de Botton
Publisher: Signal
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780771027673; 9780771027680
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Social aspects; Journalism; Aspect social; Médias; News audiences; Aspect psychologique; Presse; Aspect politique; Mass media; Psychological aspects; Lectorat (Presse); Political aspects; Journalisme
Description: In this book, Alain de Botton takes 25 archetypal news stories and submits them to a meticulous analysis to reveal the insidious ways they impact us.
Notes: Includes index.

Issued also in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Politics; title: World news; title: Economics; title: Celebrity; title: Disaster; title: Consumption; title: Conclusion.