Amusing ourselves to death
Subtitle: public discourse in the age of show business
By: Neil Postman.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 184
Subjects: Mass media -- Influence; Mass media -- United States
Description: Examines the effects of television on American society, arguing that media messages, which were generally coherent, serious, and rational when in print, have become shriveled and absurd due to the medium of television.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 173-175.
"Elisabeth Sifton books."
Includes index.