Postman's Cause
Inspiring the people of America to read the book Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman.
***TOP 5 REASONS TO READ THE BOOK***
- The realization that we are living in a fragmented and sound-bite culture. Everything we encounter is provided in a quick-n-easy manner.
- The realization that our society/culture is encompassed with sensationalism from what's in the media to what's for dinner.
- The idea that the way TV is stage sets the way life is staged, full of fragmentation and entert
12/09/2011
The Medium is the Message Marshall Mcluhan's concept of the medium being the message has evolved our understanding of electroinc media. In his book the Medium is Massage these concpet...
12/09/2011
http://www.theappalachianonline.com/lifestyles/8294-required-class-reading-sparks-student-action-
Required class reading sparks student action The Official Student Newspaper of Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.
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11/23/2011
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2x7A1b/www.adbusters.org/magazine/77/Technoslave.html
"Humans are being trapped in a high-tech cycle that is freezing their minds away from living in the moment, looking at life and taking in what's around them," writes Celente. "While technology has radically altered the externals of life, it has done nothing demonstrable to enhance the internals: moral, emotional, philosophical and spiritual values."
Technoslave | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters Once, while I was riding on a crowded bus, the man sitting next to me threw his cell phone out the window. When his phone rang, instead of dutifully answering it, he casually tossed it away. I was stunned. He looked at me, shrugged and looked away. I had no idea if it was his, if it was stolen or if...
“Our politics, religion, news, athletics, education and commerce have been transformed into congenial adjuncts of show business, largely without protest or even much popular notice. The result is that we are a people on the verge of amusing ourselves to death.” Neil Postman
Neil Postman on technological change | Research tips Neil Postman was Professor of Communication at New York University until his death in 2003. He wrote many wonderfully insightful and thought-provoking articles
figures do not lie (facts) but liars do figure (opinions).
10/24/2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ApZGGY9RU
Marshall McLuhan The Medium is the message. Clip from an honors project.
10/24/2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtycdRBAbXk
Mc Luhan - The Medium is the Message Mc Luhan - The Medium is the Message (c) Canadian Heritage Minute
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