pamiverson's review against another edition
4.0
The On the Media host looks at the influence of media on our lives, including history of media and how it is evolving now. She concludes that more media opportunities and freedom does make us more knowledgeable and responsible. Thought-provoking – all this in a graphic form!!
mschlat's review against another edition
4.0
Great book --- I could have read about twice more of the history of media.
pbobrit's review against another edition
4.0
A great book by NPRs Brooke Gladstone on the relationship between the media, government and the public who consume that media, all told in graphic novel form. Part history of the media's involvement in history both as a tool for influencing it and also how it has been manipulated by it. I would highly recommend this to anyone interested in how the information that surrounds them shapes them and they shape it.
heatherbermingham's review against another edition
4.0
One of my favorite things in the world is how there are more and more graphic novels tackling nonfiction material. I think it's often a really ideal marriage between subject and medium. The format of this book is very similar to Scott McCloud's "Understanding Comics." An illustrated version of author Brooke Gladstone walks the reader through a history of the media, tackling various issues - yellow journalism, various media biases, how the Internet has been/will be good and bad for journalism. There's a section on journalism during various wars that the U.S. has been involved with that I thought was particularly interesting and thought-provoking. Definitely recommended, partly because of how good the material is, partly because of how cool the format is.
laurenash's review against another edition
4.0
"Today, reporters aren't supposed to make the world better. Their job is to tell you what's going on, so you can make it better."
This book felt like it took forever to read--not a bad thing, but there was just SO much to take in. There are a lot of things I learned about the media/presidents/censorship for the first time, which is scary.
This book felt like it took forever to read--not a bad thing, but there was just SO much to take in. There are a lot of things I learned about the media/presidents/censorship for the first time, which is scary.
cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
4.0
Recommended by Lindsay and Nate. Listen to their podcast: https://shelflife.cooklib.org/2016/03/21/ep-7-quick-draw-the-influencing-machine/
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jcarter's review against another edition
5.0
Outstanding. I knew that the answer to my questions about the media couldn't be as simple as "Fox News is the problem". The book presents past (from the first written languages through Rome and Gutenberg and presidential influence), present (scientific studies), and future (implants and the Singularity). It all comes down to how each of us individually takes responsibility for our participation in the media and the larger world. It's lovely that these ideas are told through the medium of comic books, possibly the most maligned and certainly one of the most difficult to pull off well when your protagonist is wearing normal clothing.
kellylynnthomas's review against another edition
4.0
This is a great overview of the media: how it works, a brief history, and what the future might look like.