The Sound Bite Society: How Television Helps the Right and Hurts the Left
It was once said that all politics is local. But today, all politics is televisual. Candidates spend millions on TV ads. Most people get their news from TV's sound bites. Television doesn't just affect politics--it is politics. But how does that mega-medium shape our political ideas and values? In THE SOUND BITE SOCIETY, Jeffrey Scheuer argues that the rise of television is directly linked to the decline of the American left and the ascent of the Electronic Right. Political argument has been simplified to quick, telegraphic TV sound bites which, he argues, inherently favor the right wing. Television's visual and rhetorical conventions are biased toward simplicity, Scheuer argues, making it the perfect vehicle for conservative messages advocating a simpler society and smaller government. Web site: www.thesoundbitesociety.com
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The Sound Bite Society: How Television Helps the Right and Hurts the Left
It was once said that all politics is local. But today, all politics is televisual. Candidates spend millions on TV ads. Most people get their news from TV's sound bites. Television doesn't just affect politics--it is politics. But how does that mega-medium shape our political ideas and values? In THE SOUND BITE SOCIETY, Jeffrey Scheuer argues that the rise of television is directly linked to the decline of the American left and the ascent of the Electronic Right. Political argument has been simplified to quick, telegraphic TV sound bites which, he argues, inherently favor the right wing. Television's visual and rhetorical conventions are biased toward simplicity, Scheuer argues, making it the perfect vehicle for conservative messages advocating a simpler society and smaller government. Web site: www.thesoundbitesociety.com
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The Sound Bite Society: How Television Helps the Right and Hurts the Left

The Sound Bite Society: How Television Helps the Right and Hurts the Left

by Jeffrey Scheuer
The Sound Bite Society: How Television Helps the Right and Hurts the Left

The Sound Bite Society: How Television Helps the Right and Hurts the Left

by Jeffrey Scheuer

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It was once said that all politics is local. But today, all politics is televisual. Candidates spend millions on TV ads. Most people get their news from TV's sound bites. Television doesn't just affect politics--it is politics. But how does that mega-medium shape our political ideas and values? In THE SOUND BITE SOCIETY, Jeffrey Scheuer argues that the rise of television is directly linked to the decline of the American left and the ascent of the Electronic Right. Political argument has been simplified to quick, telegraphic TV sound bites which, he argues, inherently favor the right wing. Television's visual and rhetorical conventions are biased toward simplicity, Scheuer argues, making it the perfect vehicle for conservative messages advocating a simpler society and smaller government. Web site: www.thesoundbitesociety.com

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781135350475
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 11/05/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 240
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Jeffrey Scheuer writes about politics and media. His criticism and commentary has appeared in The New YorkTimes, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, The Los AngelesTimes and Dissent. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Politics of Electronic Information Chapter 1: The Ascent of the Electronic Right Chapter 2: Shouting Heads: The Language of Television Chapter 3: Video Games: Television and Reality Chapter 4: Complexity and Ideology Chapter 5: Critical Vision: Television and the Attentive Society Notes Selected Bibliography
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