Student Recommendations: Books and References

Note: The following books are recommended by students of producing and media as valuable sources of information. Their comments may or may not reflect the views of the author.

AMUSING OURSELVES TO DEATH: PUBLIC DISCOURSE IN THE AGE OF SHOW BUSINESS

Neil Postman (Penguin Books, 1986, 2005)

Postman addresses the real dangers of media misuse, and discusses how media shapes our lives with suggestions for ways we can shape the media in response.

STUDENT COMMENTS: A great source of media evaluation and its culture, highlights the positive/negative effects the media can have on society.

ARISTOTLE'S POETICS FOR SCREENWRITERS: STORYTELLING SECRETS FROM THE GREATEST MIND IN WESTERN CIVILIZATION

Michael Tierno ...

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