Neil Postman
Media theorist and educator
Neil Postman was an American educator, media theorist and cultural critic. He wrote Amusing Ourselves to Death, a 1985 book about television and public discourse.
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American Born 1931 in New York City, United States Died 2003
Influenced by Marshall McLuhan
About Neil Postman
Neil Postman (1931 to 2003) was an American author, educator and cultural critic who wrote about media, technology and education. He was born in New York. He was linked with New York University for more than four decades, where he created and led the Media Ecology program. His books include Teaching as a Subversive Activity, The Disappearance of Childhood and Technopoly. In Amusing Ourselves to Death, he argues that television pushes public conversation toward entertainment and weakens serious political discussion.