TY  - BOOK
AU  - De Botton,Alain
TI  - The news: a user's manual 
SN  - 9780307476838 (pbk.)
AV  - PN 4749 D287n 2014
U1  - 302.23 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Vintage International, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, LLC
KW  - Journalism
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Mass media
KW  - News audiences
KW  - Periodismo
KW  - Aspectos sociales
KW  - Aspectos políticos
KW  - Medios de comunicación
N1  - Includes index; Preface -- Politics -- World news -- Economics -- Celebrity -- Disaster -- Consumption -- Conclusion
N2  - The News: A User’s Manual is an insightful analysis of the impact of the incessant news machine on us and our culture. The news is everywhere. We can’t stop constantly checking it on our computer screens, but what is this doing to our minds? We are never taught how to make sense of the torrent of news we face daily, which has a huge influence on our sense of what matters and of how we should lead our lives. Alain de Botton takes twenty-five archetypal news stories—including an airplane crash, a murder, a celebrity interview, and a political scandal—and submits them to intense analysis. Why are disaster stories often so uplifting? Why do we enjoy watching politicians being brought down? Why are upheavals in far-off lands often so boring? What makes the love lives of celebrities so interesting? De Botton has written the ultimate guide for our frenzied era, designed to bring calm, understanding, and a measure of sanity to a news-obsessed age. -- Amazon.com
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