How the News Makes Us Dumb

The Death of Wisdom in an Information Society

By C. John Sommerville

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 155 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: February 1999

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2203-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2203-4
IVP Order Code: 2203

Related Subjects

Cultural Analysis

• critiques our contemporary media culture
• argues that the current flood of immediate news destroys our ability to discern what is truly significant
• assesses the influence of the news on politics and culture
• provides historical perspective on how the news has changed society in this century
• offers help for recovering wisdom in our information age