Media Virus!: Hidden Agendas in Popular Culture

by Douglas Rushkoff

Overview

The most virulent viruses today are composed of information. In this information-driven age, the easiest way to manipulate the culture is through the media. A hip and caustically humorous McLuhan for the '90s, culture watcher Douglas Rushkoff now offers a fascinating expose of media manipulation in today's age of instant information.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780345397744
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/06/1996
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.12(h) x 0.86(d)

About the Author

Douglas Rushkoff is a widely known media critic and documentarian. He has written ten books, and his documentaries include Frontline’s award-winning “The Merchants of Cool” and “The Persuaders.” He teaches media studies at the New School, hosts The Media Squat on radio station WFMU, and serves on the board of directors of the Media Ecology Association, the Center for Cognitive Liberty and Ethics, and the National Association for Media Literacy Education. He has won the Marshall McLuhan Award for Outstanding Book in the Field of Media Ecology and was the first winner of the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity.

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INTRODUCTION THE NATURE OF INFECTION
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