{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/672795e3c715c55b4a249749/6a62d0eb8c6152b11f494770?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Death of a Newsman","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/672795e3c715c55b4a249749/1787655450213-3eacd648-6cce-4b62-b6b0-872b3309cf25.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ross kicks off season 3 with returning guests Drs. Brad Schwartz and Joshua Shepperd talking about NETWORK. They discuss the film's continuing relevancy 50 years later, the mythology of Murrow, and the corporatization of American news media. Plus, a mailbag segment, a detailed breakdown of the QB drama in Cleveland, and something called \"Thunderpants\". Welcome back!</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>FURTHER READING:</u></strong></p><p>Postman, Neil. Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business.</p><p>Fisher, Mark. Capitalist Realism: Is There no Alternative?</p><p>Johnston, Carla B. Screened Out: How the Media Control Us and What We Can Do About it.</p><p>West, Darrell. The Rise and Fall of the Media Establishment.</p><p>Schudson, Michael. Discovering The News: A Social History of American Newspapers.</p><p>Boorstin, Daniel. The Image: A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America.</p><p>Itzkoff, David. Mad as Hell: The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies.</p><p>Halberstram, David. The Powers That Be.</p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>FURTHER WATCHING:</u></strong></p><p>The Candidate (1972)</p><p>Born in Flames (1983)&nbsp;</p><p>Bulworth (1998)</p><p>Don’t Look Up (2021)</p><p>Thunderpants (2002)</p><p>Clerks: the Animated Series</p>","author_name":"Ross Lennon"}