MediaSpeak: Three American VoicesThis book defines and analyzes the content, structure, and values of three predominant types of public discourse, which are labeled Doublespeak, Salespeak, and Sensationspeak. These media messages are examined to determine how they are constructed and how they influence individuals, ideology, and culture. Discussions are illustrated with a diverse range of examples from popular culture, magazines, Internet sites, politics, television, and film. Fox argues that the Information Age has replaced actual reality with representations of reality. He states that electronic media dominates our lives. Together, these three voices saturate media and technology, profoundly influencing American culture. Fox suggests specific strategies for recognizing and understanding these coded messages. |
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... human do , but what we read on a page , removed from the human being . Because of its sheer volume , speed , and accessibility , electronic infor- mation can be even more anonymous than hard copy , more divorced from one human talking ...
... human thinking — even superhuman thinking . However , human thinking , such as inventing ideas and solving problems , is far more complex , time - consuming , or- ganic , and deep . “ Deep time " or " flow experience ...
... human interests . The psy- chology of the parvenu is destructive of the appreciation of the qualities of things . His is a quantitative mind . He is intent on expansion rather than on the culti- vation and preservation of value in ...
Contents
Making Sense of MediaSpeak | 17 |
Doublespeak | 45 |
Salespeak | 87 |
Copyright | |
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