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Title: A long magazine article
Review: I wanted very much to like this book. I'm keenly interested in the affect media has on individuals and society and have read quite a lot in this area. Zengotita's breezy, intelligent and humorous style merely frustrated me. He presents mostly opinion, an extended essay. It is fascinating opinion, but not the sort of helpful fact-based analysis or data-driven synthesis I was hoping for. Perhaps if this is your first introduction to the field, the book would be enjoyable (though Neil Postman's "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business" is for my money a great essay-like introduction to this field.
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