How the News Makes Us Dumb: The Death of Wisdom in an Information Society - Paperback

by C. John Sommerville (Author)

C. John Sommerville argues that even at its best the news is beyond repair, and lost in the tidal wave of information is our ability to discern news of true significance.

Author Biography

Sommerville is professor of English history, Emeritus, at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. His other books include The News Revolution in England and The Secularization of Early Modern England.