TAILIEUCHUNG - The Influencing Machine: An Introduction

Nearly one million weekly listeners trust NPR's Brooke Gladstone to guide them through the distortions and complexities of the modern media. This brilliant radio personality now bursts onto the page as an illustrated character in vivid comics drawn by acclaimed artist Josh Neufeld. The cartoon of Brooke conducts the reader through two millennia of history-from the newspapers in Caesar's Rome to the penny press of the American Revolution and the manipulations of contemporary journalism. Gladstone's manifesto debunks the notion that "The Media" is an external force, outside of our control, since we've begun directly constructing, filtering, and responding to what. | INFLUENCING MACHINE BROOKE GLADSTONE ON THE MEDIA II M ILLUSTRATED BY JOSH NEUFELD KN II H An indispensable guide- book for anyone who hopes to navigate the mirages and constantly shifting sands of our media landscape. Brooke Gladstone s text and Josh Neufeld s images illuminate one another with crackling wit and intelligence. Alison Bechdcl author of Fun Home and The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For Brooke Gladstone s The influencing Machine is so remarkable that it is hard to describe. The best I can do is it s a book about the history and current controversies of the media all done as a Spiegelman-style comic-strip narrative. Brooke herself or at least an avatar leads you through it all. and her voice well known after her years as host of NPR s On the Media comes through loud and clear thanks to Josh Neufeld s witty drawings. I learned a lot. including a lot that I should have known already and enjoyed every minute. Michael Kinsley columnist for Politico A first-rate comics manifesto. The Influencing Machine has influenced me to think much more deeply about the media landscape we live A in. Gladstone and Neufeld can show and tell with the best F of em. Scott McCloud author of Understanding Comics 1 Most of the words spoken herein by actual people are drawn from historical documents transcripts or interviews. Ellipses are used to indicate both pauses and internal edits. Great care was taken to ensure that no remark was taken out of context. Copyright 2011 by Brooke Gladstone and Josh Neufeld With additional penciling by Randy Jones and Susann Ferris-Jones All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First Edition n For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book write to Permissions W. W. Norton Company Inc. 500 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10110 For information about special discounts for bulk purchases please contact W. W. Norton Special Sales at specialsales@ or 800-233-4830 Manufacturing by Courier Westford Book

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