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

Preface, 7
1. Why the News Can't Be Fixed, 9
2. News Product as Creative Expression, 27
3. Being Informed Versus Being Wise, 41
4. How News Schedules Drive Our Government, 57
5. Politics as a Perpetual Campaign, 73
6. Why News Product Looks Nothing Like History, 81  
7. How News Turns Science into Superstition, 95
8. Polls, Statistics & Fantasy, 109
9. Values, Blame & Nagging, 121  
10. Deep Theory: News as Culture Substitute, 131
11. Virtual Society or Real Community?, 141
Notes, 153