I will soon have a single page posted with all the supporting links for the 3rd edition. But until then, I’ll be posting the chapter links as I have them ready. Here are the links for Chapter 1.
Chapter 1. Living in a Media World
Mount Everest and the Media (pg. 13-14)
- Jon Krakauer’s Home Page
- Original Into Thin Air article from Outside magazine
- Everest Film Web Site
- Return to Everest – 10 Years After Into Thin Air
- Other Stories About Everest and the Media
Civic Arts interview with Neil Postman (pg. 18-19)
“Television and the Public Decline of Public Discourse”
Web Comics (Pg. 23-24)
Please note that many of these comics will have PG-13 level content.
- Questionable Content
This is Jeph Jacques’ incredibly popular web comic, attracting as many as 200,000 readers a day. - The Devil’s Panties
This strip by Jennie Breeden carries the subtitle “It’s not satanic porn.” Instead, it’s a semi-autobiographical comic about the woman who draws the strip.
- Girls With Slingshots
“Two girls, a bar, and a talking cactus,” by Danielle Corsetto. - Sheldon
Dave Kellett tells the story of Sheldon, a 10-year-old internet billionaire. There’s a “Sheldon” strip in Chapter 10 in the section about wikipedia. - The Abominable Charles Christopher
Comic book artist Karl Kerschl draws the most beautiful comic ever, about the adventures of an abominable snowman named Charles Christopher.
George Carlin (pg. 32)
- The Seven Words
Needless to say, this video contains lots of bad words, given that it’s the “Seven words you can’t say on television.”
- Of course, Carlin also served as the host of the children’s show Shining Time Station
Generation M: Media in the lives of 8-18year-olds (pg. 36-37)
The Seven Truths, Complete With Web Links (pg. 28-39)