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The Image A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America

Daniel J. Boorstin

First published in 1962, this wonderfully provocative book introduced the notion of “pseudo-events”—events such as press conferences and presidential debates, which are manufactured solely in order to be reported—and the contemporary definition of celebrity as “a person who is known for his well-kno...

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This book was recommended as an eye-opening read that gives a sense of why one should consume as little news as possible and how manipulative and harmful it is.

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there's great book by Daniel Boersten called the image that I suggest people read

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This book was recommended as an eye-opening read that gives a sense of why one should consume as little news as possible and how manipulative and harmful it is.

"

there's great book by Daniel Boersten called the image that I suggest people read

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