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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Ed Shane

Description: Media consultant Ed Shane convincingly demonstrates that we are moving from a society in whichMedia consultant Ed Shane convincingly demonstrates that we are moving from a society in which the mass media created a sense of connection among individuals to one in which the media now foster a "self-editing" consumer who filters out collective experience and universal knowledge, the organizational benchmarks of culture. As a result, he foresees an uncivil society composed of inwardly focused citizens with little or no ability to learn from historical experience....

2006-05-29

  & 8 users

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Malcolm Gladwell

2006-05-29

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Bill Osgerby

Description: Bill Osgerby's innovative introduction traces the development of contemporary youth cultureBill Osgerby's innovative introduction traces the development of contemporary youth culture and its relationship with the media, from the days of diners, drive-ins and jukeboxes, to today's world of iPods and the Internet, examining youth media in its economic, cultural and political contexts. Youth Media explores: youth culture and the media the 'Fab Phenomenon': markets, money and media generation and degeneration in the media: representations, responses and 'effects' media, subculture and lifestyle global media, youth culture and identity youth and new media.
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2006-05-29

  & 10 users

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Type: documentary

Status: I recommend

Author: Tom Wolfe

Tags: drugs hippies counterculture new_journalism psychedelic

Description: New Journalism classic.

2006-05-29

  & 6 users

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Barry Schwartz

2006-05-29

  & 9 users

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: A. J. Jacobs

Description: haha, this reads the entire encyclopedia Britannicahaha, this reads the entire encyclopedia Britannica and tells his story about it. Lots of fun...

2006-05-29

  & 1 users

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Camille Paglia

2006-05-29

  & 3 users

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Jennifer Traig

2006-05-29

  & 1 users

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Author: Russ Kick

2006-05-29

  & 20 users

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Type: documentary

Status: —

Author: James Frey

Tags: crappy

Description: over-rated

2006-05-29