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Nyusŭ ŭi sidae : nyusŭ e taehae uri ka araya hal modŭn kŏt / Allaeng Dŭ Potʻong chiŭm ; Chʻoe Min-u omgim = The news : a user's manual.

by De Botton, Alain.

Kyŏnggi-do, Pʻaju-si : Munhak Tongne, 2014.

Journalism -- Social aspects.

Journalism -- Political aspects.

Mass media -- Social aspects.

Mass media -- Political aspects.

News audiences.

9788954625241 (pbk.)

302 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Chŏngchʻi nyusŭ (Politics) -- Haeoe nyusŭ (World news) -- Kyŏngje nyusŭ (Economics) -- Sellŏbŭritʻi nyusu (Celebrity) -- Chaenan nyusŭ (Disaster) -- Sobija chŏngbo nyusŭ (Consumption).

The news is everywhere. We can't stop constantly checking it on our computes, but what is this doing to our minds? We are never really taught how to make sense of the torrent of news we face every day, writes Alain de Botton, but this has a huge impact on our sense of what matters and of how we should lead our lives. Here, de Botton takes twenty-five archetypal news stories--including an airplane crash, a murder, a celebrity interview and a political scandal--and submits them to unusually intense analysis with a view to helping us navigate our news-soaked age. He raises such questions as: Why are disaster stories often so uplifting? What makes the love lives of celebrities so interesting? Why do we enjoy watching politicians being brought down? Why are upheavals in far-off lands often so boring? De Botton has written the ultimate guide for our frenzied era, certain to bring calm, understanding and a measure of sanity to our daily (perhaps even hourly) interactions with the news machine.--From English publisher description.

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