NOTED: Why so much grimness and so little hope?

Book review of: The News: A User’s Manual, by Alain de Botton, London: Hamish Hamilton, 2014, 267pp., ISBN9780241146477. The News:Sociologists, ethnographers, political scientists have all focussed their critical faculties on journalism and the news, so it is not surprising, perhaps, that a philo...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:99b11eefc03b4e328b9c4f4b1bca57b92021-12-02T11:51:20ZNOTED: Why so much grimness and so little hope?10.24135/pjr.v20i1.2041023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/99b11eefc03b4e328b9c4f4b1bca57b92014-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/204https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 Book review of: The News: A User’s Manual, by Alain de Botton, London: Hamish Hamilton, 2014, 267pp., ISBN9780241146477. The News:Sociologists, ethnographers, political scientists have all focussed their critical faculties on journalism and the news, so it is not surprising, perhaps, that a philosopher might do the same. And with what relish does Alain de Botton aim his powerful intellect upon the news, freshly honed on such discrete topics as love, travel, happiness, religion, architecture and sex. In the developed world, he says, the news now occupies position of power at least equal to that formerly enjoyed by religion. However, the news does not merely report on the world, it is ‘constantly at work crafting a new planet in our minds in line with its own often highly distinctive priorities’. De Botton uses examples of headlines to illustrate the news’ focus on disaster and mayhem and asks, plaintively, why? ‘Why so much grimness and so little hope?’ Allison OostermanDavid RobieAsia Pacific Networkarticlejournalismmedia ethicsphilosophyreviewsMicronesiaCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 20, Iss 1 (2014)
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topic journalism
media ethics
philosophy
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Micronesia
Communication. Mass media
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Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
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media ethics
philosophy
reviews
Micronesia
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Allison Oosterman
David Robie
NOTED: Why so much grimness and so little hope?
description Book review of: The News: A User’s Manual, by Alain de Botton, London: Hamish Hamilton, 2014, 267pp., ISBN9780241146477. The News:Sociologists, ethnographers, political scientists have all focussed their critical faculties on journalism and the news, so it is not surprising, perhaps, that a philosopher might do the same. And with what relish does Alain de Botton aim his powerful intellect upon the news, freshly honed on such discrete topics as love, travel, happiness, religion, architecture and sex. In the developed world, he says, the news now occupies position of power at least equal to that formerly enjoyed by religion. However, the news does not merely report on the world, it is ‘constantly at work crafting a new planet in our minds in line with its own often highly distinctive priorities’. De Botton uses examples of headlines to illustrate the news’ focus on disaster and mayhem and asks, plaintively, why? ‘Why so much grimness and so little hope?’
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