Coercion: Why We Listen to What "They" Say

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  Clearly written and provocative. Not as ground-breaking as it was 9 years ago, but still a must-read for anyone interested in the impact of media on the individual. Rushkoff's call for media literacy courses in public schools is as relevant as ever.

   

  by Ev Boyle on Mar 24, 2008 at 02:41AM

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  An interesting view, and reminds me a little bit of Neil Postman. The view is very right wing and conservative. I am not sure I accept that society does have control and we have to battle against them. I think it is more complicated then Rushkoff thinks and there are greater issues. At the bottom of the book though is an interesting issue as to how and what degree are we influenced by the media and what affect does that have on us as people? Rushkoff believes that the media influences us high... (show more)

  An interesting view, and reminds me a little bit of Neil Postman. The view is very right wing and conservative. I am not sure I accept that society does have control and we have to battle against them. I think it is more complicated then Rushkoff thinks and there are greater issues. At the bottom of the book though is an interesting issue as to how and what degree are we influenced by the media and what affect does that have on us as people? Rushkoff believes that the media influences us highly. The question of deception is interesting. (show less)

   

  by Ian Kaszuba on Sep 03, 2009 at 04:30PM

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