Friday, February 24, 2006
Media Blurs Our Lives, Says Gitlin
In his provocative book, Media Unlimited: How the Torrent of Images and Sounds Overwhelms Our Lives; Todd Gitlin writes
“The steady pulse, hum and flashing images” of the ever- increasing rush of media is warping our views of trends, contributing to our sense of a frenetic speed-up of time, and more according to author Gitlin.
The New York University professor believes many of the media messages are, in fact “no message.”
“The steady pulse, hum and flashing images” of the ever- increasing rush of media is warping our views of trends, contributing to our sense of a frenetic speed-up of time, and more according to author Gitlin.
The New York University professor believes many of the media messages are, in fact “no message.”
