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Didn't expect to meet my favourite poet (Yeats) in this book.

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I've got several problems with this book... It seemed quite superficial for me, not going enough into details. It's a very difficult subject, and I feel it has been simplified far too much here. I also think that some other subjects like the price of information would have been worth developing.
The tone bothered me, I found it too infantilizing... I think it could have been better if it was longer.

If this book had been assigned to me in a high school journalism class, I probably would have appreciated the break from slogging through a textbook. However, as an independent read, the subject material is presented too much like a textbook to really work as a graphic novel. There were some interesting facts sprinkled throughout, but Gladstone's main points never seem to commit and only manage to circle the drain like the turd this book is.

This book had plenty of interesting facts about the media throughout history, and the drawings were generally entertaining and helped move the text along. The book was quite thought-provoking, although also scattered, too broad, and frequently played devil's advocate (which Gladstone addressed in media coverage).

As it was published in 2011, I would LOVE to see an updated edition. Would Gladstone still say "we get the media we deserve"?

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My latest library stack!!!! 💃🏽🕺🏼💃🏽🕺🏼💃🏽🕺🏼

Just lent out this book again, reminding me of my ultimate Brooke Gladstone love. I admire her commitment to journalism, and am still in awe that I had the chance to meet her! @Murphytall

If I am going to read something for the Panels #ReadHarder retro 2015 Challenge category of comics journalism, it might as well actually be about journalism. This was a quick, but thoughtful read about the history of the media. I find myself thinking about the echo chamber a lot lately, and the book had some interesting things to say about that. #comics #panelsreadharder