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""This unremitting assault on the impact and pretensions of television demolishes conventional arguments."" Times Literary Supplement ""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

"""This unremitting assault on the impact and pretensions of television demolishes conventional arguments."" Times Literary Supplement ""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"

This unremitting assault on the impact and pretensions of television demolishes conventional arguments. Times Literary Supplement 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

This unremitting assault on the impact and pretensions of television demolishes conventional arguments. Times Literary Supplement <p> 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 <p> 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

This unremitting assault on the impact and pretensions oftelevision demolishes conventional arguments. Times Literary Supplement <p> Bourdieu not only presents a damming portrait of television asa domain of instant experts - les 'fast thinkers' -dedicated to the production of sensationalism and historicalamnesia, he explains why this is so. Anyone who is seriouslyinterested in journalism must read this book. Katha Pollitt, The Nation <p> As television became normal, so did its systematic corruption.This indispensable polemic, a little marvel of compression, is botha passionate call to resistance and a convincing account of itsdifficulties. Todd Gitlin, Columbia University

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Pierre Bourdieu was professor of sociology at the Collège de France and Director of Studies at the École des hautes études en science sociales.

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