The news

The news: a user's manual

by De Botton, Alain

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The news is everywhere. We can't stop constantly checking it on our computers, but what is this doing to our minds? We are never really taught how to make sense of the torrent of news we face every day, writes Alain de Botton, but this has a huge impact on our sense of what matters and of how we should lead our lives. Here, 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 unusually inte…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :The news : a user's manual / Alain De Botton.

Summary

The news is everywhere. We can't stop constantly checking it on our computers, but what is this doing to our minds? We are never really taught how to make sense of the torrent of news we face every day, writes Alain de Botton, but this has a huge impact on our sense of what matters and of how we should lead our lives. Here, 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 unusually intense analysis with a view to helping us navigate our news-soaked age. He raises such questions as: Why are disaster stories often so uplifting? What makes the love lives of celebrities so interesting? Why do we enjoy watching politicians being brought down? Why are upheavals in far-off lands often so boring? De Botton has written the ultimate guide for our frenzied era, certain to bring calm, understanding and a measure of sanity to our daily (perhaps even hourly) interactions with the news machine.--From publisher description.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Pantheon Books
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2014.

Notes

Includes index.

The Physical Object

  • Description:268 pages : : illustrations ; : 19 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780307379122, 0307379124, 9780307476838, 0307476839
  • oclc:ocn855606942
  • LC Classification:PN4749
  • Dewey Decimal:302.23

Table of Contents

Preface -- Politics -- World news -- Economics -- Celebrity -- Disaster -- Consumption -- Conclusion.

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Subjects

Journalism -- Political aspects Journalism -- Social aspects Lectorat (Presse) Mass media -- Political aspects Mass media -- Social aspects Médias -- Aspect social News audiences Presse -- Aspect politique Presse -- Aspect social

Writers

De Botton, Alain

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