the death of wisdom in an information society Sommerville, C. John (Charles John) 1938- creator text bibliography ilu 1999 1999 monographic eng

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155 pages ; 21 cm Somerville, a historian, argues that news began to make us dumber when we insisted on having it daily. Now millions of column inches and airtime hours must be filled with information ... Lost in the tidal wave of information is the ability to discern truly significant news 1. Why the News Can't Be Fixed -- 2. News Product as Creative Expression -- 3. Being Informed Versus Being Wise -- 4. How News Schedules Drive Our Government -- 5. Politics as a Perpetual Campaign -- 6. Why News Product Looks Nothing Like History -- 7. How News Turns Science into Superstition -- 8. Polls, Statistics & Fantasy -- 9. Values, Blame & Nagging -- 10. Deep Theory: News as Culture Substitute -- 11. Virtual Society or Real Community? C. John Sommerville Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) n-us--- Journalism Objectivity United States Mass media Objectivity United States Press and politics United States PN4888.O25 S66 1999 302.23 S697H 0830822038 9780830822034 DLC 990106 20181129114542.0 40619411 eng