FYI with Chris Martin

FYI with Chris Martin

Neil Postman on the Internet

"I mean, am I using this technology or is it using me?"

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Chris Martin
Oct 29, 2020
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Earlier this week I came across a video of Neil Postman being interviewed on PBS’s NewsHour program from 1995. You can watch the interview below, but I want to highlight and reflect on some quotes from it. (Some of my quoting is paraphrased for ease-of-reading.)

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