Postman's Cause

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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

The Medium is the Message 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...

Required class reading sparks  student action 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.

12/09/2011

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Technoslave | Adbusters Culturejammer Headquarters 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...

11/16/2011

“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

10/25/2011

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

10/25/2011

figures do not lie (facts) but liars do figure (opinions).

Marshall McLuhan 10/24/2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ApZGGY9RU

Marshall McLuhan The Medium is the message. Clip from an honors project.

Mc Luhan - The Medium is the Message 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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