Description: Part 1
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What do anarchy, politics, the news media and fascism have to do with film? I'm not exactly sure, but it's part of the film study curriculum at San Francisco State University. The first of my two-part book review series on the textbooks is right here starting with Noam Chomsky's "Media Control." It's all here on Jaimetud.
Part 2
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Now we're starting to get somewhere. Once the books of my first class are covered, we cover textbooks from classes that actually talk about what they're supposed to, like say, a film history class that talks about film history. Stay tuned for the shocking conclusion.
Other Books Reviewed here
The New Media Monopoly - Ben H. Bagdikian
Bias: A CBS Insider Exposes how The Media Distort The News - Bernard Goldberg
The Elements of Style - William Strunk and E.B. White
How to Watch TV News - Neil Postman and Steve Powers
Film History: An Introduction - Kristin Thompson and David Bordwell