02474cam a2200445 i 4500 80331 80331 BJBSDDR 20230410130801.0 ta 141203s2014 nyua 001 0 eng 9780307476838 (pbk.) 0307476839 (pbk.) 18394448 DLC eng DLC eng pcc PN 4749 D287n 2014 302.23 23 De Botton, Alain, 1969- The news : a user's manual / Alain De Botton. First Vintage International edition. New York : Vintage International, Vintage Books, a division of Random House, LLC, 2014. 268 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes index. Preface -- Politics -- World news -- Economics -- Celebrity -- Disaster -- Consumption -- Conclusion. The News: A User’s Manual is an insightful analysis of the impact of the incessant news machine on us and our culture. The news is everywhere. We can’t stop constantly checking it on our computer screens, but what is this doing to our minds? We are never taught how to make sense of the torrent of news we face daily, which has a huge influence on our sense of what matters and of how we should lead our lives. Alain 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 intense analysis. Why are disaster stories often so uplifting? Why do we enjoy watching politicians being brought down? Why are upheavals in far-off lands often so boring? What makes the love lives of celebrities so interesting? De Botton has written the ultimate guide for our frenzied era, designed to bring calm, understanding, and a measure of sanity to a news-obsessed age. -- Amazon.com. Journalism Social aspects. Journalism Political aspects. Mass media Social aspects. Mass media Political aspects. News audiences. Periodismo 5668 Aspectos sociales Periodismo 1392 Aspectos políticos Medios de comunicación Aspectos sociales 4051 Medios de comunicación 5669 Aspectos políticos lcc BK dpf 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 PN 4749 D287n 2014 00000118776 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 BK