A Post About Postman

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- a sophisticated ability to think conceptually, deductively and sequentially

- a high valuation of reason and order

- a large capacity for detachment and objectivity

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-Telegraphy enabled them to print more national news because news could be spread substancially faster.

-Photography can't generalize. It can only speak about a specific thing. It shows us, instead of telling us. A photo implies we know about the image if we are willing to accept it. We beging to really have an intellectual reaction when we question what it is that we are looking at. This new psychological element knocked Typography out of the race.

3. The peek-a-boo world is one that is "endlessly entertaining".

-My life consists of an endless amount of music, video, news, and entertainment. The internet is the prime example of a peek-a-boo world because of its [literally] endless amount of information.

4.

A. Public discourse about religion

The delivery on religious television shows is way different than in real-life. Therefore the message is different. Religious shows set a goal of attracting audiences by showing people what they want to see. Really, a different religion is created. A less threatening and more general/vague religion. One that will attract more viewers.

B. Public discourse about politics

Television has turned politicians into on-air celebrities. They attend talk shows, commercials, etc. Politicians are also heavily groomed for television. They read from TelePrompTers and say only the things that they are permitted to say. (the opposite: a comedian)

C. Public discourse about education

School on television is like sour patch kids for broccoli on a child's plate. There is no bias involved. Just the facts. Nothing more or less. "Textbook" in all its glory.

5. Postman feels that we must gain an awareness of the control that media have over us. Then we must gain control over all mediums. He offers an idea in which Parody TV shows demonstrate how TV should be viewed, and what it does to news and important information. But he says that for the idea to work, the show would have to be so popular that it would have to be co-opted by TV.

6. No. The internet has changed the way we view all information. Frankly, the internet has made the matter worse. The internet is an interactive television. A television on which you can click around to receive only the information that pleases you.