Bourdieu not only presents a damming portrait of television as a domain of instant experts - les 'fast thinkers' - dedicated to the production of sensationalism and historical amnesia, he explains why this is so. Anyone who is seriously interested in journalism must read this book.
Katha Pollitt, The Nation
As television became normal, so did its systematic corruption. This indispensable polemic, a little marvel of compression, is both a passionate call to resistance and a convincing account of its difficulties.
Todd Gitlin, Columbia University
Prologue
Journalism and Politics
Preface
Part One
In Front of the Camera and Behind the Scenes
Part Two
Invisible Structures and Their Effects
The Power of Journalism
Appendix
The Olympics - An Agenda for Analysis
Translator's Note
Bibliography
Notes
Index